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Milwaukee Office:
First Financial Centre
700 North Water Street
Suite 800
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53202-4206
(414) 271-7271
Fax (414) 271-7272
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JOSEPH BERGER
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
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
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, 2007 and 2008. Email: lgendelman@otjen.com
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JOSEPH GIBART
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
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), Creighton 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
Senior Attorney. 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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CARRIE MAY
PONIEWAZ
Associate. Born
Fort Riley, Kansas. Admitted to bar: 2008, Wisconsin. Education:
University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A. 1999), Florida State University
(J.D. 2008). Executive Editor: Florida State University Law Review,
2007-2008. Executive Editor: Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law,
2007. Judicial Intern, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal[s],
2007. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Bar Association, Dane
County Bar Association, Wisconsin Association of Worker’s Compensation
Attorneys. Practice Areas: Worker’s Compensation. Email: cponiewaz@otjen.com
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WAYNE R. VAN ERT
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
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
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, 2006, 2007 and 2008. 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
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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