Aggravated Litigation™  
Business Fraud Litigation
Securities Fraud
Shareholder Oppression
Employment
Insurance Coverage
Commercial Litigation
RICO
Civil and Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice
White Collar Crime
Fraud Consulting
Appellate Practice

Wisconsin, 1975
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1976
U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 1987
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1976
U.S. Supreme Court, 1981

Harvard University / J.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison / B.A. (Economics), with honors
Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Epsilon

Fox Point Police Commission, 1997; President, 2005-present  
Commissioner, Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission, 1984-1987
Shareholder, Godfrey & Kahn, s.c., 1979-1984 
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1976-1979

Selected as Top 50 Lawyers in Wisconsin, and Super Lawyer by Wisconsin Super Lawyers® for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

Named one of "Best Lawyers in Milwaukee" by Milwaukee Magazine, 1995, 2003, 2005

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, 1991 through 2009

Recipient of U.S. Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service, 1979

Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated

Advocacy Workshop, Harvard Law School, 1978

General Practice Course, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1979

Criminal Law Institute, 1977-2008

Marquette Law School 

NBI Fraud Litigation in Wisconsin

An Aggressive Strategy of RICO Recovery, presented to the Insurance Security Association, American Society for Industrial Security, Asset Protection Executives Association, Excess and Surplus Lines Claims Association, International Association of Insurance Fraud Agencies, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, National Conference of Insurance Legislators

Elected Fellow, Wisconsin Law Foundation, 2000

American Bar Association

State Bar of Wisconsin
Former Chairman, Criminal Law Section

Milwaukee Bar Association
Former Chairman, Criminal Law Section
Former Director and Treasurer  

Complex Crimes Committee Bar Association

Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers

Wisconsin and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

The Network of Trial Law Firms, 1993-2005
Former Chairman