Board of Directors

Officers

President

Mike Gill
Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Skemp & Sleik
505 King Street, Ste. 300
P.O. Box 1927
La Crosse, WI 54602-1927
Phone: (608) 784-3540
mwg@haleskemp.com

 

President-Elect

Rollin Krafft
West Bend Mutual Insurance Companies
1900 S. 18th Avenue
West Bend, WI 53095
Phone: 262-334-6445
RKrafft@WBMI.com

Secretary/Treasurer

Arthur Simpson (2008-10)
Simpson & Deardorff, S.C.          
735 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 720
P.O. Box 2183
Milwaukee, WI 53201-2183
Phone: (414) 273-8550
simpson@simpsondeardorff.com

 

Immediate Past President

Bryce Tolefree
American Family Mutual Insurance Co.
6000 American Parkway
Madison, WI  53783
Phone: (608) 249-2111
btolefre@amfam.com

 

Board of Directors

Emile Banks (2010-12)
Emile Banks & Associates
1200 N. Mayfair Road, Suite 290
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone: (414) 777-0000
emile@emilebankslaw.com

Jeff Leavell (2010-12)
Jeff Leavell, S.C.
723 S. Main St.
Racine, WI 53403
Phone: (262) 633-7322
jeff@jeffreyleavell.com

Mary Richards (2010-12)
American Family Mutual Insurance Co.
P.O. Box 2927
Milwaukee, WI 53201-2927
Phone: (262) 646-6500
mrichar2@amfam.com

Todd Smith (2010-12)
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
One E. Main St., Ste. 500
Madison, WI 53701
Phone: (608) 257-3911
tsmith@gklaw.com

Brian Weber (2011-13)
Johns, Flaherty & Collins
205 5th Avenue South, #600
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: (608) 784-5678
brian@johnsflaherty.com

Mark Budzinski (2010-12)
Corneille Law Group, LLC
325 S. Jefferson St., Suite 3
Green Bay, WI 54305
Phone: (920) 884-2312
budzinskim@corneillelaw.com

Steven Schlitz (2010-12)
Johnson & Schlitz, SC
4330 Golf Terrace, Suite 208
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Phone: (715) 835-4220
svs@johnsonschlitz.com


Thomas Devine (2011-13)
Hostak, Henzl & Eichler
840 Lake Avenue, Suite 300
Racine, WI  53401
Phone:  (262) 632-7541
tdevine@hhb.com


Laura Lyons (2011-13)
Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C.
44 East Mifflin Street, 10th Floor
P.O. Box 1807
Madison, WI 53701
Phone: (608) 257-3764
llyons@bmrlawyers.com

 

 

DRI Representative

Matthew Yde (2010-12)
Strasser & Yde, SC          
505 S. 24th Ave., Suite 100
PO Box 1323
Wausau, WI 54402-1323
Phone: (715) 845-7800
mattyde@strasserandyde.com

 
 

Program Chair

Kara Burgos
Moen Sheehan Meyer, Ltd.
201 Main Street, Suite 700
La Crosse, WI 54602
Phone: (608) 784-8310
kburgos@msm-law.com
 
 

Young Lawyer Representative

Jackie Lorenz Sehloff (2010-12)
Corneille Law Group, LLC
325 South Jefferson Street, #3
Green Bay, WI 54301
Phone: (920) 884-2312
sehloffj@corneillelaw.com
 

Executive Director

Jane Svinicki, CAE
Wisconsin Defense Counsel
6737 W. Washington St., Suite 1300
Milwaukee, WI 53214
Phone: 414-276-1881
Direct:  414-755-6286
jane@wdc-online.org

 

Account Executive

Jenni Rodriguez
Wisconsin Defense Counsel
6737 W. Washington St., Suite 1300
Milwaukee, WI 53214
Phone: 414-276-1881
jenni@wdc-online.org

 

Legislative Advisor

Andy Cook
Hamilton Consulting Group
10 E. Doty St., #500           
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608-258-9506
cook@hamilton-consulting.com 

Jim Hough
Hamilton Consulting Group
10 E. Doty St., #500         
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608-258-9506
hough@hamilton-consulting.com

 

Journal Editor

Andrew Hebl
Boardman Law Firm

One South Pinckney, Suite 410
Madison, WI 53701
Phone: 608-283-1772
ahebl@boardmanlawfirm.com