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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Patricia K. Ballman, a partner with the Firm’s Milwaukee office, has been recognized as one of the top 25 female lawyers in Wisconsin by Law & Politics.
Law & Politics compiles the annual list and surveys attorneys across Wisconsin. Attorneys are asked to vote for the best lawyers they have personally observed in action. The final list of Wisconsin Super Lawyers features the top 5 percent of attorneys in more than 50 practice areas. A total of 58 Quarles & Brady attorneys have been selected as Wisconsin Super Lawyers and five have been recognized among the top 25 female lawyers in Wisconsin.
Ballman focuses her practice in the area of family law, specializing in the issues of divorce, treatment of business interests, tax considerations and drafting of premarital agreements. She also has substantial experience dealing with close corporations and trust interests.
Ballman is former president of the State Bar of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Bar Association. She is also former president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Wisconsin Chapter and was elected to the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Law Foundation and the Milwaukee Bar Foundation. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Association of Women Lawyers, a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a Master Member of the Fairchild Inns of Court.
Ballman has been listed in Who’s Who of American Women for more than 20 years. She also served on the board of directors for the Benedict Center; was a member of the Governor’s Task Force on Ethics Reform in Government; past Chair of the Village of Shorewood’s Board of Review; and past Chair of the United Way Personnel Committee.
Ballman earned her bachelor’s degree from St. Louis University and law degree from Marquette University. She is a resident of Shorewood.
Quarles & Brady LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 400 attorneys practicing from offices in Milwaukee and Madison, Wis.; Chicago, Ill.; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; and Naples, Fla. The Firm offers an array of legal services to corporate and individual clients that range from small, entrepreneurial businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Quarles & Brady represents clients in a broad range of industries and practice areas including, but not limited to, the following: antitrust, trade regulation & franchising; bankruptcy & creditors’ rights; commercial transactions litigation; corporate services; municipal & public finance; employee benefits; environmental; financial institutions; federal Indian & gaming law; government relations; health; immigration; e-commerce & information technology; insurance regulation; intellectual property; international business; labor & employment; product liability; toxic tort litigation; real estate; school; tax; tax-exempt organizations; estate planning; and white-collar criminal and governmental investigations. Additional information about the Firm may be found at www.quarles.com.
