Godfrey & Kahn: Adds New Attorney to its Employment Law, Health Care and Education Practice Groups

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Madison, Wisconsin (January 9, 2006). The law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. announced the addition of Thomas N. Shorter as a shareholder in the Employment, Health Care, and Education Practice Groups in the firm’s Madison office, LaFollette Godfrey & Kahn.

Shorter represents health care and educational institutions, providing counsel in labor and employment and regulatory matters such as collective bargaining, FMLA compliance, discrimination issues, discipline and discharge, services for children with disabilities, HIPAA, EMTALA, Stark, and Anti-Kickback issues. His heath care practice includes working with hospitals, physicians’ groups, research institutions and other health care organizations. His education clients include public and private K-12 educational institutions.

Prior to joining the firm, Shorter was a shareholder in the Labor and Employment Practice Group at the Madison office of Davis & Kuelthau.

Shorter is a member of the State Bars of Wisconsin and Minnesota. He received his law degree from Northeastern University School of Law, Phil Delta Phi, and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Founded in 1957, Godfrey & Kahn maintains offices in Milwaukee, Madison (LaFollette Godfrey & Kahn), Appleton, Green Bay, and Waukesha. With more than 180 attorneys, Godfrey & Kahn provides legal and business advice to clients ranging from small businesses and governmental entities to large privately and publicly held national and international companies. For more information, please visit our web site at www.gklaw.com.