Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.: Announces 2012 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

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Emily Friedrich

414-287-9485

efriedrich@gklaw.com

MILWAUKEE — Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. is proud to announce that 40 of its attorneys have been named 2012 Wisconsin Super Lawyers®. They are among the top 5 percent of lawyers in the state based on research conducted by Super Lawyers®, a service of Thomson Reuters Legal Division.

Additionally, 21 Godfrey & Kahn attorneys have been recognized as 2012 Wisconsin Rising Stars® by Super Lawyers®. Rising Stars® are lawyers age 40 and under or lawyers who have been practicing for 10 or less years. They are among the top 2.5 percent of the best, up-and-coming attorneys in the state based on the results of a survey completed by the most recent group of Super Lawyers®.

2012 Godfrey & Kahn Wisconsin Super Lawyers®:

Appleton

Daniel T. Flaherty, Business Litigation

Green Bay

Timothy F. Nixon, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights

Winston A. Ostrow, Business Litigation

Madison

Jon E. Anderson, Employment & Labor

Paul J. Dombrowski, Real Estate

James A. Friedman, Business Litigation

Kendall W. Harrison, Business Litigation

Thomas A. Hoffner, Employee Benefits/ERISA

Rochelle H. Klaskin, Business/Corporate

Kevin J. O’Connor, Antitrust Litigation

James D. Peterson, Intellectual Property Litigation

Douglas M. Poland, Personal Injury Defense: Products

Brady C. Williamson, Business/Corporate

Milwaukee

Michael B. Apfeld, Appellate

Anthony S. Baish, Business Litigation

Stephen L. Chernof, Real Estate

John A. Dickens, Mergers & Acquisitions

William E. Duffin, Business Litigation

Michael J. Dwyer, Real Estate

Patricia L. Falb, Business/Corporate

Carol A. Gehl, Securities & Corporate Finance

J. Gardner Govan, Estate Planning & Probate

Arthur J. Harrington, Environmental

Paul F. Heaton, Business Litigation

John L. Kirtley, Business Litigation

Joan D. Klimpel, Estate Planning & Probate

Debra Sadow Koenig, Tax

Kristi E. Leswing, Estate Planning & Probate

William H. Levit, Jr., Business Litigation

Diane M. Marchik, Environmental

Christopher B. Noyes, Mergers & Acquisitions

Douglas J. Patch, Tax

James N. Phillips, Tax

Brian L. Pierson, Native American Law

Howard A. Pollack, Business Litigation

James A. Sheriff, Banking

Mark A. Shiller, Estate Planning & Probate

Peter M. Sommerhauser, Mergers & Acquisitions

Nicholas P. Wahl, Mergers & Acquisitions

Mark C. Witt, Mergers & Acquisitions

2012 Godfrey & Kahn Wisconsin Rising Stars®:

Green Bay

Sherry D. Coley, Business Litigation

Madison

Bryan J. Cahill, Business Litigation

Jennifer L. Gregor, Intellectual Property

Jennifer A. Hannon, Estate Planning & Probate

C. Wade Harrison, Employment & Labor

Josh Johanningmeier, Personal Injury Defense: Products

Katherine Stadler, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights

Milwaukee

Daniel J. Blinka, General Litigation

Kristine S. Cherek, Real Estate

Michael D. Huitink, Business Litigation

Jonathan R. Ingrisano, Business Litigation

Lecia D. Johnson, Tax

Brett D. Koeller, Mergers & Acquisitions

Maria L. Kreiter, Business Litigation

Jason E. Kuwayama, Banking

Danielle M. Machata, Mergers & Acquisitions

John R. McDonald, Mergers & Acquisitions

Andrew S. Oettinger, Business Litigation

Jennifer M. Olk, Estate Planning & Probate

John T. Reichert, Banking

C.J. Wauters, Securities & Corporate Finance

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 website at http://www.gklaw.com.