​Quarles & Brady LLP Attorneys and Staff Receive Executive Management Certificates

Innovative PD Program Offers Cutting Edge Client Focused Leadership

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 36 of its partners and four senior staff completed an executive leadership program at Northwestern University and received certificates of completion on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

Quarles collaborated with the Kellogg School of Management and the Northwestern Law School to develop a customized executive education curriculum designed around three key themes of leadership: The Art of Leadership; The Leader as Collaborator; and, The Client-Focused Leader. Quarles & Brady provides innovative professional development programming for attorneys and staff designed to make these increased proficiencies a “new normal” and a hallmark of its firm culture.

"Quarles & Brady is committed to providing professional development for our attorneys and staff that helps us deliver value to our clients at a differentiated level," said firm chair Kimberly Leach Johnson. "To continue to meet the demands of our clients in this highly competitive marketplace, we want to make sure that our attorneys and staff have the leadership skills necessary to work effectively as a team, lead a team through a case or a deal, develop ongoing client relationships, and interact well with clients and colleagues."

The four-day program, held at the Kellogg Executive Education Center in Evanston, Ill., leverages the university's experience with law firm clients, as well as its rich business management resources to help their faculty deliver programming that addresses all aspects of practicing law in today's legal environment. This was a high value opportunity that delivered in every aspect: empowering leadership, increasing client service, and connecting colleagues who are also collectively dedicated to the firm's future.

"Seriously, the best training program I've attended in my professional life, either as a lawyer or when I was a business person. Very credible faculty and practical advice. It was a real credit to our organization to have been apart of this program. I appreciate the investment the firm made in me on this," stated Milwaukee partner Andy Beilfuss.

The attorneys and senior staff who completed the Kellogg Leadership Program includes:

Partners and Staff

	Participant Name	Office	Practice Group
1	Anderson, Marla	Chicago	Labor and Employment
2	Bashor, Nicole	Chicago	Intellectual Property
3	Beilfuss, Andy	Milwaukee	Commercial Litigation/Franchise Litigation
4	Beslow, Lauren	Chicago	Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
5	Brown, Benjamin	Naples	Commercial Litigation
6	Bulloch, T. Robert	Naples	Estate, Trust & Wealth Preservation
7	Cellitti, David	Chicago	Business Law
8	Daugherty, Raye	Milwaukee	Intellectual Property
9	Diem, Anneke	Chicago	Business Law
10	Dollens, Lucy	Indianapolis	Commercial Litigation
11	Fahy, Christopher	Chicago	Intellectual Property
12	Gabriel, Isaac	Phoenix	Bankruptcy
13	Hannon, Edward	Chicago	Business Law
14	Johnson, Stan	Phoenix	Real Estate
15	Kearney, Bernard	Milwaukee	Real Estate
16	Krumenacher, Tom	Milwaukee	Intellectual Property
17	LaLonde, Marian	Tucson	Energy & Environmental
18	Ledbetter, Eric	Chicago	Labor & Employment (Immigration)
19	Marino, Anthony	Milwaukee	Business Law
20	Morrison, Ryan	Milwaukee	Business Law
21	Murphy, Patrick	Milwaukee	Commercial Litigation
22	Neathery, Derek	Chicago	Real Estate
23	Ogden, Brittany	Madison	Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
24	Olson, Adie	Milwaukee	Business Law: Political Compliance
25	Raines, Lauren	Tampa	Commercial Litigation
26	Rathburn, Jennifer	Milwaukee	Health Care
27	Sidorin, Yakov	Tucson	Intellectual Property
28	Smith, Rowan	Phoenix	Intellectual Property
29	Stine, Lauren	Phoenix	Commercial Litigation
30	Tector, Leslie	Milwaukee	Health Law
31	Tragesser, Joel	Indianapolis	Intellectual Property
32	Ward, Everett	Chicago	Real Estate
33	Wilbert, Johanna	Milwaukee	Commercial Litigation/IP Litigation
34	Williams-Killackey, Judith	Milwaukee	Labor and Employment
35	Wilson, Joe	Milwaukee	Commercial Litigation
36	Yu, Cathleen	Phoenix	Business Law
37	Balistreri, Mary	Milwaukee	Business Development, Leadership Coach
38	Buholte, Eva	Chicago	Director, Practice Group Finance
39	Mazin, Karen	Milwaukee	Practice Group Operating Officer
40	Schoewe, Thomas	Milwaukee	Chief Financial Officer