Board of Directors

Officers

President

Catherine Rottier          
Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field LLP
PO Box 927
One S. Pinckney Street, Ste. 410
Madison, WI 53701-0927
Phone: (608) 283-1749
crottier@boardmanlawfirm.com

President-Elect

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

Secretary/Treasurer

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

Immediate Past President

Robert Lauer
Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik, SC
One Park Plaza, 11270 West Park Place
Milwaukee, WI 53224
Phone: (414) 577-4000
rlauer@kasdorf.com
 

Board of Directors

Emile Banks (2008-10)
Emile Banks & Associates
1200 N. Mayfair Road, Suite 290
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone: (414) 777-0000
emile@emilebankslaw.com

Thomas Devine (2009-11)
Hostak, Henzl & Eichler
840 Lake Avenue, Suite 300
Racine, WI  53401
Phone:  (262) 632-7541
tdevine@hhb.com

Steven Schlitz (2008-10)
Johnson & Schlitz, SC
4330 Golf Terrace, Suite 208
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Phone: (715) 835-4220
svs@johnsonschlitz.com

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

Kara Burgos (2008-10)
Moen Sheehan Meyer, Ltd.
201 Main Street, Suite 700
La Crosse, WI 54602
Phone: (608) 784-8310
kburgos@msm-law.com

Scott Pernitz (2008-10)
Winner, Wixson & Pernitz
22 E. Mifflin Street, Ste. 702
PO Box 2626          
Madison, WI 53701-2626
Phone: (608) 257-0257
spernitz@wwplaw.net

Jackie Lorenz Sehloff (2008-10)
Nash, Spindler, Grimstad & McCracken
201 E. Waldo Blvd.
Manitowoc, WI 54220
Phone: (920) 684-3321
jlsehloff@nashlaw.com

Matthew Yde (2008-10)
Strasser & Yde, SC          
505 S. 24th Ave., Suite 100
PO Box 1323
Wausau, WI 54402-1323
Phone: (715) 845-7800
mattyde@strasserandyde.com
 

DRI Representative

Tim Hawley (2008-10)
Stellpflug Law, SC
444 Reid Street, Suite 200
DePere, WI 54115
Phone: (920) 336-5766  x231
thawley@stellpfluglaw.com

  
 

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

Young Lawyer Representative
Laure Rakvic-Farr (2008-2010)
5216 Buttonbush Drive
Fitchburg, WI  53711
Phone: 608-886-6866
laurerakvicfarr@gmail.com
 

Executive

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
 

Director of Membership & Meetings

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

Account Coordinator

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