Godfrey & Kahn: Attorney David Peterson elected to board of Milwaukee Bar Association

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Abbey Eisenlauer

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin (June 9, 2010). Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. is pleased to announce that shareholder David G. Peterson was elected to the Board of Directors of the Milwaukee Bar Association. Peterson was honored at the Milwaukee Bar Association’s Annual Meeting on June 8, 2010, at the Italian Conference Center.

Peterson has been a member of the Milwaukee Bar Association (MBA) for almost 20 years. His election to the Board of Directors will help him carry out their mission of serving the interests of the lawyers, judges and people of Milwaukee County. Since its founding, the MBA has successfully advocated for local and state practice standards, ethics codes and lawyer discipline, and licensure, including diploma privilege as it uniquely remains today.

Peterson is a shareholder and member of Godfrey & Kahn’s Litigation Practice Group. He represents clients in disputes involving products liability and commercial litigation. Peterson also has handled numerous tax assessment valuation matters, as well as multiple corporate governance disputes. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, from Michigan State University, and his J.D., cum laude and member of the Order of the Coif, from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

With more than 180 lawyers, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. is one of Wisconsin’s leading business law firms. Founded in 1957, Godfrey & Kahn maintains offices in Milwaukee, Madison, Appleton, Green Bay and Waukesha, Wis.; and Washington, DC. For more information, please visit the firm’s web site at http://www.gklaw.com.