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Meet MYLA 2007-2008 |
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President
Jonathan A. Gruhl
Alan C. Olson & Associates, S.C.
2880 South Moorland Road
New Berlin, WI 53151-3744
Tel: (262) 785-9606
Fax: (262) 785-1324
JGruhl@Employee-Advocates.com
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Jonathan A. Gruhl
is an associate with Alan C. Olson
& Associates, S.C. His firm
focuses on employment law issues
and always gives a free initial
consultation. Jonathan graduated,
with distinction, from the
University of Wisconsin at
Madison, with a B.A. in Legal
Studies. He received his J.D.
from Madison in 2003.
He has spoken on employment law
issues at local and statewide
conferences.
When not working on his new house
in the North Shore of Milwaukee,
he enjoys traveling and listening
to music.
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President-Elect
Christopher
Strohbehn
Gimbel, Reilly,
Guerin & Brown
330 E Kilbourn Ave #
1170
Milwaukee, WI
53202-3146
Phone: (414)
271-1440
Fax: (414) 271-7680
Email:
cstrohbehn@grgblaw.com |
Christopher is
an associate at
Gimbel, Reilly,
Guerin & Brown
where he has
practiced since
2002. His
practice areas
include civil
litigation,
personal injury,
and criminal
law. He was
admitted to the
Wisconsin Bar
in 2002 and is
admitted to
practice before
the Eastern and
Western
Districts of
Wisconsin.
Christopher
received a B.A.
from the
University of
Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign
in 1999 and
received a J.D.
from Marquette
University in
2002. He is a
member of the
State Bar of
Wisconsin, the
Wisconsin Academy
of Trial
Lawyers, and the
Association of
Trial Lawyers of
America. |
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Past President
Jeaneen Dehring
Milwaukee County Corporation
Counsel
901 N 9th St # 303
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1425
Phone: (414) 278-4300
Fax: (414) 223-1249
Email:
jeaneen@gmail.com |
Jeaneen Dehring is a
Principal Assistant Corporation Counsel
for Milwaukee County. Her practice is
focused on guardianship and
protective-placement litigation. She
graduated with honors from University of
Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1992 with a
Bachelor of Arts in political science.
She received her law degree from
Marquette University Law School in 1999.
Following law school, she worked as a
law clerk for the Milwaukee County
Circuit Court, where she eventually
served as the Deputy Court Research
Coordinator. She also served as a law
clerk for Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Judge Ralph Adam Fine. She has worked as
an adjunct professor at Carroll College
since 2004.
Jeaneen became an active member of
MYLA in 2003, when she was elected
secretary and became the chair of the
Community Outreach/Sojourner Truth House
Committee. She currently serves as MYLA
Past President. |
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Director (Past President)
Benjamin S. Wagner
Habush, Habush & Rottier, S.C.
777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2300
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: 414-271-0900
email: bwagner@habush.com
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Benjamin S. Wagner received his
Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000 from the Emory
University, where he was a member of the Political
Science Honor Society. He received his juris
doctor degree in 2003 from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison Law School, where he graduated
magna cum laude and also received the Phillips
Owens Memorial Scholarship for outstanding
academic achievement and community service. He
served as a Judicial Intern for Wisconsin Supreme
Court Justice William Bablitch and also was the
Lafollette-Peck Legal Fellow for Senator Kohl's
Judiciary Committee Counsel in Washington D.C.
Mr. Wagner is a member of the State Bar of
Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers,
the Milwaukee and the Racine County Bar
Associations, the Association of Trial Lawyers of
America, and the American Bar Association. He is a
Court Commissioner for the Honorable Victor Manian,
Milwaukee County Circuit Court, and is
President-Elect for the Milwaukee Young Lawyers
Association. He is admitted to practice before the
State of Wisconsin, the United States District
Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of
Wisconsin, and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. |
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Treasurer
B.J. Westfahl
Westfahl & Westfahl, S.C.
13307 Watertown Plank Rd.
Elm Grove, WI 53122
262.782.6333
262.782.5790 - Fax.
bjwjr@westfahllaw.com
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Bernard J. (B.J.)
Westfahl, Jr. is an officer of
Westfahl & Westfahl, S.C., a general
practice firm with an emphasis in
real estate, business entities, and
estate planning/probate law. B.J.
is a 2004 graduate of Marquette
University Law School. He received
his undergraduate degree in
Economics from Marquette
University’s College of Business
Administration in 2001. He graduated
from Marquette University High
School in 1997.
B.J. is admitted to practice in
Wisconsin state and federal courts.
He is a member of the State Bar of
Wisconsin, Milwaukee Bar
Association, Waukesha County Bar
Association, and Milwaukee Young
Lawyers Association.
B.J.'s volunteer activities
include: Marquette University
College of Business Administration
Mentor Program, Marquette University
Young Alumni Association - Executive
Board, Marquette University Alumni
Association National Board of
Directors, and Milwaukee County
Small Claims Self-Help Clinic |
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Secretary
Natalie G. Maciolek
Quarles & Brady LLP
411 E Wisconsin Ave # 2040
Milwaukee, WI 53202-4426
(414) 277-5311
(414) 978-8811 (fax)
natalie.maciolek@quarles.com |
Natalie G.
Maciolek is an associate in
the litigation group at the
Milwaukee office of Quarles
& Brady, focusing on
securities law, insurance
coverage disputes, and
environmental claims. She
graduated cum laude from
Georgetown University in
2001 with a Bachelor of Arts
in Government. Natalie was a
member and captain of the
Georgetown women's soccer
team, and she currently
serves as an interviewer for
the Georgetown Alumni
Admissions Program. She
graduated magna cum laude
from the University of
Wisconsin law school in 2004
and is a member of the Order
of the Coif. Natalie was a
teaching assistant for legal
research and writing and a
member of the moot court
board. She also served as
judicial intern to the
Honorable Robert A.
DeChambeau in Dane County
Circuit Court. Natalie has
been an active member of
MYLA since graduating from
law school in 2004 and
currently serves on the MYLA
Board of Directors. Outside
of work she enjoys
traveling, playing sports
and reading. A native of
Milwaukee, she currently
lives in Whitefish Bay with
her husband, Tim, and their
Old English Sheepdog, Bucky. |
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Director
Theresa Essig
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.
555 East Wells Street
Suite 1900
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Direct Dial: (414) 978-5458
Fax: (414) 223-5000
tessig@whdlaw.com |
Theresa E.
Essig is an associate
with Whyte Hirschboeck
Dudek S.C. She received
her Bachelor of Arts
degree in 2002 from St.
Norbert College, where
she graduated summa cum
laude. Shereceived her
juris doctor degree in
2005 from Marquette
University.Ms. Essig is
a member of the State
Bar of Wisconsin, the
American Bar
Association, and the
American Immigration
Lawyers Association.She
is admitted to practice
before the State of
Wisconsin and the United
States Courts for the
Eastern and Western
Districts of
WisconsinWhen not
practicing law, Theresa
enjoys spending time
with her family, playing
the piano and vocally
performing at various
events throughout the
Milwaukee area with her
two sisters. |
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Director
Rauly A. Sandoval
Milwaukee County Child
Support Enforcement
Dept.
901 N. 9th Street Room
G4
Milwaukee, WI
53233
(414) 278-4141
rsandoval@milwcnty.com |
Rauly A.
Sandoval is Legal
Counsel to the Milwaukee
County Department of
Child Support
Enforcement. He
graduated Summa Cum
Laude from the
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee where he
received a B.A. in
economics and was
elected into Phi Beta
Kappa. He received his
J.D. in 1999 from the
University of Wisconsin. |
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Director
Mark E. Schmidt
Godfrey & Kahn SC
780 N Water St
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3512
(414) 273-3500
(414) 273-5198 (fax)
mschmidt@gklaw.com |
Mark
Schmidt is a member of
the Litigation
Practice Group in the
Milwaukee Office of
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Mark graduated magna
cum laude from George
Mason University
School of Law in
Arlington, Virginia.
At George Mason, Mark
served as Notes Editor
of the Federal Circuit
Bar Journal and was a
member of the law
school's Moot Court
Board. He won first
place in George
Mason's 2003 Upper
Class Moot Court
Competition, and
earned the award for
best brief at the
Federal Bar
Association's 2004
Thurgood Marshall
Constitutional Law
Moot Court Competition
in Washington, DC.
Mark completed his
undergraduate studies
at the State
University of New York
at Binghamton, where
he was inducted into
Phi Beta Kappa and
graduated magna cum
laude with a B.A. in
History. He also
earned an M.A. in
History from the
University of
Virginia.
Prior to joining the
firm, Mark served as
Director of Programs
for the National
Taxpayers Union,
located in Alexandria,
Virginia. While in
that position, Mark
authored several
policy papers on tax
and fiscal issues, and
his op-eds on those
subjects were
published by
newspapers throughout
the country. |
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Vacated Board
Position please
contact President if
you are interested
in this position. |
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