Godfrey & Kahn: Attorney Thomas Shorter reappointed as chair of The American Health Lawyers Association Labor and Employment Practice Group

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Emily Friedrich

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MILWAUKEE (May 10, 2011) − The American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) has reappointed attorney Thomas Shorter as chair of its Labor and Employment Practice Group. This one-year appointment is effective June 25, 2011.

The AHLA is the nation’s largest, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to legal issues in the healthcare field with more than 10,000 members. Members include attorneys, in-house counsel, solo practitioners, government and public interest attorneys, academicians, students, paralegals and health professionals.

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.