MILWAUKEE (May 1, 2012) – Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP announced today that Nathaniel “Nate” Cade, Jr. has been named to the 2012 Fellows Program of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), made up of general counsels and managing partners from top law firms and in-house legal departments across the country.
“I am honored to be selected to represent Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan in the LCLD Fellows Program,” said Mr. Cade, a partner in the firm’s Milwaukee office. “It offers exceptional opportunities to network with and learn from some of the leading attorneys in the legal profession.”
Mr. Cade is an experienced litigator whose practice includes product and professional liability, complex commercial litigation, construction law, insurance defense matters, patent litigation and legal ethics. He currently sits on the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, having previously served on the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Standing Committee on Professional Ethics, the Wisconsin Supreme Court Ethics 2000 Commission, and the City of Milwaukee Code of Conduct Ethics Task Force.
“Nate was selected for this honor because of his tireless efforts to elevate the standing of the legal profession,” said Emery Harlan, Firm Chairman of Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP. “His participation in this program, and the participation of other excellent lawyers like him, will help ensure that the legal profession will continue to be led by outstanding and diverse attorneys.”
Mr. Cade received his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School after earning an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a 2011 recipient of the State Bar of Wisconsin President’s Award.
About Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan
Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP (http://www.gshllp.com) is a national minority-owned law firm with 15 offices located in Atlanta; Boca Raton, Fla.; Boston; Chicago; Cleveland; Indianapolis; Los Angeles; Milwaukee; Nashville, Tenn.; New York; Phoenix; Stamford, Conn.; Washington, D.C.; Wayne, N.J; and West Des Moines, Iowa. The firm represents midsized to Fortune 1000 companies, governmental entities, and individuals in the areas of litigation, employment, environmental, corporate and transactional, public finance, intellectual property & technology, energy, communications & utilities law, and immigration. Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan practices law with a commitment to quality, diversity and to the communities it serves.
