 
Milwaukee Office:
First Financial Centre
700 North Water Street
Suite 800
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53202-4206
(414) 271-7271
Fax (414) 271-7272
Madison Office:
University Research Park
450 Science Drive
Suite 110
Madison, Wisconsin
53711-1169
(608) 238-9500
Fax (608) 238-9599
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Attorneys
JOSEPH BERGER
Milwaukee Office. Position: Shareholder. Born Munich, Germany. Admitted to bar: 1983, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A. 1971), John Marshall (J.D. 1983). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Association of Worker's Compensation Attorneys. Practice Areas: Worker's Compensation Law, Administrative Hearings and Appeals, Insurance Subrogation, Uninsured Motorist, Insurance Defense Law. Email: jberger@otjen.com |
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JASON FRANCKOWIAK
Milwaukee Office. Position: Associate. Born Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Admitted to bar: 1999, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Lawrence University (B.A. 1996), Washington University School of Law (J.D. 1999). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law, Medical Malpractice Defense, Automobile Law, Personal Injury Law, Subrogation. Email: jfranckowiak@otjen.com |
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LORI GENDELMAN
Milwaukee Office. Position: Shareholder. Born Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Admitted to bar: 1980, Maryland; 1981, Wisconsin. Education: University of Denver, University of Michigan (B.A. 1977), American University (J.D. 1980). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin, Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin. Elected to American Board of Trial Advocates, January 2000. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Law, Medical Litigation, Hospital Law, Wrongful Death Law, Nursing Home Defense/Practice. Ms. Gendelman has been recognized by her peers as a 'Wisconsin Super Lawyer' in 2006. Email: lgendelman@otjen.com |
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JOSEPH GIBART
Milwaukee Office. Position: Associate. Born Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Admitted to bar: 1979, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. . Education: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (B.A. 1973), St. Mary's University (J.D. 1975), Georgetown University (LL.M. 1979). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Association of Worker's Compensation Attorneys. Worker's Compensation Defense. Email: jgibart@otjen.com |
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MICHAEL L. JOHNSON
Milwaukee Office. Position: Associate. Born Omaha, Nebraska. Admitted to bar: 2003, Illinois; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division; 2005, Wisconsin; 2006, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and Northern District of Illinois, Central Division; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A. 1997), Crieghton University (J.D. 2003). Member: Creighton University Law Review, 2002-2003; Member: Milwaukee Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law, Medical Malpractice Defense, Automobile Law, Personal Injury Law. Email: mjohnson@otjen.com |
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LAURIE J. McLeROY
Milwaukee Office. Position: Associate. Born Elmhurst, Illinois. Admitted to bar: 1987, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Wheaton College (B.A. 1982), Marquette University (J.D. 1987). Member: Marquette Law Review (1986-87). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin, Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Litigation, Premises Liability Law, Insurance Defense Law. Email: lmcleroy@otjen.com |
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STEPHEN O. MURRAY
Madison Office. Position: Shareholder. Born Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Admitted to bar: 1981, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A. 1973, J.D. 1981). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin, Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin, Defense Research Institute. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice, Medical Malpractice, Dental Malpractice. Email: smurray@otjen.com |
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BARBARA M. OLIVAS
Madison Office. Position: Associate. Born El Paso, Texas. Admitted to bar: 2005, Wisconsin. Education: University of Texas at El Paso (B.A. 2002), University of Wisconsin (J.D. 2005). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Email: bolivas@otjen.com |
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MATTHEW C. SIDERITS
Milwaukee Office. Position: Shareholder. Born Madison, Wisconsin. Admitted to bar: 1996, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S. 1993), Marquette University (J.D. 1996). Member: Marquette Law Review, 1994-1995; Executive Editor, Marquette Law Review, 1995-1996. Author: Defamation in Cyberspace: Reconciling Cubby, Inc. v. Compuserve, Inc. and Stratton Oakmont v. Prodigy Services Co., 79 Marq. L.Rev. 1065 (Summer 1996). Member: Milwaukee Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Association of Worker's Compensation Attorneys. Practice Areas: Worker's Compensation. Mr. Siderits has been recognized by his peers as a "Wisconsin Super Lawyer Rising Star" in 2006. Email: msiderits@otjen.com |
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WAYNE R. VAN ERT
Milwaukee Office. Position: Senior Attorney. Born Marshfield, Wisconsin. Admitted to bar: 1967, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University (B.A. 1965, J.D. 1967). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations, State Bar of Wisconsin, Defense Research Institute, Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin, American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Law, Malpractice Defense, Insurance Defense Law. |
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KARL VanDeHEY
Milwaukee Office. Position: Associate. Born Elroy, Wisconsin. Admitted to bar: 2001, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S. 1986, J.D. 2000 [cum laude]). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Bar, Wisconsin Association of Worker's Compensation Attorneys. Practice Area: Worker's Compensation Defense. Email: kvandehey@otjen.com |
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TODD M. WEIR
Milwaukee Office. Position: Shareholder. Born Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Admitted to bar: 1979, Ohio and Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A. 1975), Capital University (J.D. 1978). Member: Order of the Curia. Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations, State Bar of Wisconsin, Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin, American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Trial Practice, Malpractice Defense, Health (Health Care) and Hospital Law, Drug & Medical Device Litigation, Professional Liability Law. Mr. Weir has been selected by his peers to be included in the 2005 and 2006 editions of "The Best Lawyers in America". He was recognized as a "Wisconsin Super Lawyer" in 2005 and 2006. In 2006, he was recognized as one of the top fifty attorneys in the State of Wisconsin by Milwaukee Magazine.” Email: tweir@otjen.com |
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DANIEL L. ZITZER
Milwaukee Office. Position: Shareholder. Born Janesville, Wisconsin. Admitted to bar: 1989, Wisconsin; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1993, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Education: Marquette University (Honors B.A. 1986), Marquette University (J.D. 1989). Member: Marquette Law Review. Judicial Clerk, Wisconsin Court of Appeals (1989-90). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin, Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin, Defense Research Institute, Wisconsin Association of Worker's Compensation Attorneys. Practice Area: Worker's Compensation. Email: dzitzer@otjen.com |
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