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Summer Associates Volunteer, Learn and NetworkEach summer, Godfrey & Kahn hosts law students from around the country for its Summer Associate Program. The intent of the program is to provide these law students with the opportunity to experience what working at Godfrey & Kahn is like. The summer associates work directly with a cross-section of our attorneys from many Practice Groups, performing work that ranges from a small, discrete client matter to being part of a larger-scale client matter. In addition to the hands-on legal work exposure, summer associates also partake in several social and cultural events designed to enhance their overall professional experience with Godfrey & Kahn.

For example, one event the summer associates participated in was a volunteer opportunity with the Hunger Task Force at the 440th Air Force Base in Milwaukee. Summer associates

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NAFE and Flex-Time Lawyers Name Godfrey & Kahn a 2013 Best Law Firm for WomenGodfrey & Kahn is proud to announce that Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers named the firm as one of the 2013 Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers “50 Best Law Firms for Women.” Godfrey & Kahn was honored for its excellence in creating flexibility and professional development programs designed to retain women and advance them into the leadership pipeline. The Best Law Firms for Women are featured in the August/September issue of the magazine, as well as on workingmother.com and flextimelawyers.com.

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A behind the scenes tour of Miller Park included a view from the Brewers dugout.

Summer Associates and Godfrey & Kahn attorneys strike a pose with mini bowling balls after a night of networking at Koz’s Mini Bowl.

Summer associates meet with Shirley Abrahamson, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

The Hunger Task Force was pleased that our summer associates and attorneys volunteered to build stockboxes.

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Associates Participate in Negotiation Training The Associates’ Committee and Training Department recently sponsored a Negotiation Skills and Tactics program for all associates and special counsel attorneys. The program was presented by Professor Ralph Cagle who teaches negotiation and mediation at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Professor Cagle, a practicing attorney at Hurley, Burish & Stanton in Madison, serves as a mediator in business, employment, professional and tort disputes. The program included a panel discussion titled “Observations from the Front Lines” where Professor Cagle was joined by

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Shareholder Lecia Johnson Named Chair of the Women’s Leadership Forum

Godfrey & Kahn is proud to announce that shareholder Lecia Johnson, a member of the firm’s Tax & Employee Benefits Practice Group, has been named chair of its

Women’s Leadership Forum (WLF).

Formed in 2010, the WLF is a way for female lawyers in the firm to learn, share and collectively effectuate positive change for the benefit of all lawyers, regardless of gender. The WLF has a list of six specific objectives:

• Identify current and new leadership opportunities for female lawyers at all professional levels throughout their career, both within and outside of the firm.

• Foster leadership opportunities for firm role models in conjunction with the Attorney Advisory Program.

• Provide venues for networking and professional development for female lawyers, both within and outside the firm.

• Create an educational series on topics of interest that promote leadership development.

• Evaluate firm policies, practices and programs that are related to the equitable use of benefits. Consider application of such policies to ensure uniform application to staff in a manner that promotes leadership development and the betterment of the firm.

• Provide recommendations to the Management Committee and other committees on policies aimed at promoting attorney retention.

Employees Take Part in United Way’s Leadership Day of ActionOn June 21, attorneys and staff from Godfrey & Kahn volunteered for the United Way of Greater Milwaukee’s Leadership Day of Action. This year, there were two exciting activities planned.

The first activity, located at the Pathfinders Southeastern Education Center (Center), had volunteers build a library to help make an educational impact on young people’s lives. The Center is a specialized behavioral re-assignment school that partners with Milwaukee Public Schools to provide targeted interventions and focus learning opportunities for students in grades six through eight. Staff members provide a structured and safe learning environment that addresses behavioral problems and personal learning challenges, which allow students to improve their behavior and learning to eventually transition back into the regular school curriculum.

The second activity was located at the Vision Forward Association where volunteers created a Zen Garden and helped clean up the grounds. Vision Forward provides education, training, therapy and support for people of all ages and stages of vision loss. Dani Machata, a shareholder on the firm’s Corporate team, and Meg Kurlinski, an associate on the firm’s Labor & Employment team, were two of the leaders of the volunteer efforts. Dani and Meg are part of United Way of Greater Milwaukee’s Emerging Leaders program which began in 2006 to connect young leaders to the community. Emerging Leaders is a diverse group of individuals under 45 years of age who make a Leadership Level contribution of $1,200 or more to United Way and opt in to the Emerging Leaders program.

Lecia Johnson

Paralegal Mary Brenner, Facilities Assistant Terri Stegen, and Attorney Meg Kurlinski show off the paint on their hands after a day of volunteering with the United Way.

Godfrey & Kahn Shareholder Katherine Stadler Named a 2013 Women in the Law Recipient by the Wisconsin Law Journal

Godfrey & Kahn is proud to announce that attorney shareholder Katie Stadler is one of 27 female members of Wisconsin’s legal community to be named a 2013 recipient of the Wisconsin Law Journal’s elite Women in the Law award.

The Women in the Law award honors extraordinary women attorneys, judges and legal educators based on the following criteria:

• Women attorneys who have achieved excellence in their respective fields and have influenced other women to pursue legal careers;

• Candidates who have opened doors for women lawyers in a variety of job settings that historically were closed to women;

• Those who have advanced opportunities for women within a practice area or segment of the profession; and

• Those who have otherwise served their profession or community in a manner that has benefited the legal profession.

Katie and the other Women in the Law recipients were honored at a celebratory event June 26 at the Pfister Hotel.

Katie Stadler

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Godfrey & Kahn Named 2013 Top Workplace by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Godfrey & Kahn is pleased to announce that the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has named the firm a Top Workplace in the mid-sized company category (150 - 499 employees) for the fourth year in a row. The award recognizes Southeastern Wisconsin organizations that provide an exemplary work environment for their employees.

This is the fourth year the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel worked with WorkplaceDynamics, a suburban Philadelphia company that surveys companies and analyzes the data to determine the area’s top workplaces. Godfrey & Kahn is one of only 32 employers to have been honored in each of the four years the survey has been conducted.

The entrepreneurial, team-oriented work environment and approachable office culture makes Godfrey & Kahn a top place to work. Attorneys are making a difference in the business and legal community and the firm recognizes that all employees are an essential part of the success story. Godfrey & Kahn is committed to a professional and cultural environment of inclusion in which men and women having different backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs and cultural and ethnic heritages can thrive. The firm’s leadership works closely with its employees to identify opportunities for education, networking and client development to provide multiple roads to success.

Godfrey & Kahn Partners with Akina to Conduct the 2013 Business Development Coaching ProgramIn May 2013, Godfrey & Kahn again hosted the Akina Business Development Coaching Program, a six-week intensive training program offered to a small group of senior associates to provide them with the skills and strategies that will allow them to succeed in their business development activities. The curriculum is designed to encourage attorneys to identify solid opportunities for new business and focus their efforts on developing new and solidifying existing relationships. The 2013 Akina class included: Dustin Brown, Bryan Cahill, Liz Chandler, Krisstina Ebner, Jen Gregor, Wade Harrison, Jason Kuwayama, and Brian Spahn.

In addition to two interactive group workshops, the participants met with their Akina coach weekly for one-on-one sessions. The personalized coaching is tailored to meet the needs and capitalize on the skill set of each individual attorney, while the large group setting helps them learn from one another and leverage other internal relationships.

During the final Momentum Session, attorneys shared what they had learned and what they will carry out in their personal business development and marketing plans. Godfrey & Kahn’s Marketing Department will provide continued support to assist the attorneys with their efforts.

For more information on the Akina Business Development Coaching Program, contact Sue Steberl, Director of Marketing, at 414.287.9556 or ssteberl@gklaw.com.

Negotiation Training

Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers founded the 50 Best Law Firms initiative for Women in 2007 to celebrate law firms that are most successful in retaining and promoting women lawyers. The goal is also to give law firms benchmarking tools to enable them to improve the status of women in their firms in the future. Godfrey & Kahn was also named to the list in 2011.

Carol Evans, president of Working Mother Media, says, “The Best 50 Law Firms for Women have created the ultimate benchmark in the profession. They not only offer excellent flexibility and advancement policies to retain and grow their female talent, they fight for issues crucial to women worldwide through their powerful pro bono programs. Last year, 69% of the Best Law Firms had one or more women in their top ten rainmakers; this year, the number has gone up to 78%, a testament to the firms’ management and those who are rising through the ranks.”

Deborah Epstein Henry, president of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, states, “We are particularly excited about our Best Law Firms who recognize that designing a women-friendly workplace is not only about individually inspiring women but also making structural changes to the law firm model to make it more hospitable for women to thrive. In turn, these Best Law Firms are implementing effective training programs to empower their women lawyers and also looking at their infrastructure to ensure that the means to effectuate viable work/life policies, groom leaders, award business development credit, and determine compensation and promotion are all being done equitably.”

Godfrey & Kahn and the other law firm honorees will be celebrated on Sept. 25, at the annual Best Law Firms for Women Gala Awards Luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

Godfrey & Kahn shareholders Patricia Falb, Dan Flaherty and Tim McCoy who discussed negotiation techniques in both transactional and litigation settings. Peter Sommerhauser, a corporate team shareholder, presented “My Perspective on Negotiation.” The program included a break-out exercise and a role play where participants were asked to identify strategic moves or phrases that influenced the final outcome of the negotiation.

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Attorney Completes “Future Milwaukee” Program

In 2012 and 2013, Godfrey & Kahn sponsored associate Matt Kemp’s participation in the Future Milwaukee community leadership program offered by Marquette University’s College of Professional

Studies. Kemp and the other participants learned about current challenges facing the community through meetings with a variety of local organizations. Topics that the group explored included arts education with the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra and First Stage; urban agriculture and nutrition with Walnut Way and the Fondy Farmers Market; environmental education with the Urban Ecology Center; and women’s health issues with St. Joseph’s Hospital. The class also had the opportunity to meet in a small group setting with local political leaders, including Mayor Tom Barrett and Development Director Rocky Marcoux. Participants also received training in leadership development through lectures and discussions, and they worked in small groups to create original projects aimed at benefitting the community. Kemp’s group explored the area of arts education.

Future Milwaukee has been running for more than 30 years and boasts over 1,400 alums, including several other Godfrey & Kahn attorneys. “Future Milwaukee was a great way to get to know the city better,” said Kemp. “ I think all of the participants, myself included, came away with some valuable new connections and friends, a deeper appreciation of the issues the city faces, and a strong sense of optimism that we can eventually solve those issues.”

Matt Kemp

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Godfrey & Kahn Welcomes 2013 Fall Associates

Milwaukee OfficeName Team SchoolRichard A. Bartolomei II Litigation IowaJohn “Jay” K. Creagh Corporate MinnesotaKelley S. Daugherty Estate Planning WisconsinKristen A. Irgens Securities WisconsinJamie L. Konopacky Environmental WisconsinMatthew J. Ludden Corporate MarquetteE. Carolina Rodriguez-Alfaro Real Estate MarquetteMelissa M. York Financial Institutions Duke Green Bay OfficeNathan G. Hurlbut Corporate Wisconsin

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Godfrey & Kahn Attorney John McDonald Named 2013 Up and Coming Lawyer by the Wisconsin Law Journal

Godfrey & Kahn is proud to announce that attorney John McDonald is a 2013 recipient of the Wisconsin Law Journal’s Up and Coming Lawyer award.

The Up and Coming Lawyer awards honor the rising stars of law in Wisconsin who represent determination in legal work, community betterment and improvement at their own law firms.

John and the 25 other Up and Coming Lawyer honorees will be recognized at a celebratory reception on September 26 at The Garage at the Harley-Davidson Museum.

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and their Godfrey & Kahn attorney mentors worked together to build 11 pallets filled with food stockboxes for low-income senior citizens. Each stockbox contained 16 healthy items including cereal, juice, pasta and vegetables. The Hunger Task Force delivers approximately 10,000 stockboxes each month free of charge to local seniors. This event was a great way for the summer associates to get to know their mentors, while helping out the local community with their efforts.

Other summer events included: a behind the scenes tour of Miller Park, meet and greet with Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson, mini bowling tournament at Koz’s Mini Bowl, the Lake Front Brewery tour, lawn bowling at Lake Park and several games of ping pong at SPiN Milwaukee.