NEW ATTORNEY
Michelle M. Carter has joined the firm as an associate.
NEW ATTORNEY
Michael C. Gregerson has joined the firm as an associate.
2009 RISING STARS
Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A. is pleased to announce that seven of its attorneys have been named 2009 "Rising Stars" by Minnesota Law & Politics.
Rising Stars include:
Paul E. D. Darsow
Shayne M. Hamann
Kimberly L. Johnson
Joseph M. Nemo III
David M. Reddan
Curtis D. Ruwe
Jonathon M. Zentner
Rising Stars are selected through a process in which the Minnesota "Super Lawyers" nominate emerging attorneys who they have observed in action. Rising Stars are viewed by their peers as flourishing attorneys who are 40 years of age or under or who have been practicing 10 years or less. Fewer than 2.5% of qualifying attorneys receive this honor each year.
NEW ATTORNEY
Elizabeth J. Roff has joined the firm as an associate.
ARTHUR CHAPMAN OPENS NEW BRANCH OFFICE IN HUDSON, WISCONSIN
We are pleased and excited to announce the opening of our new branch office in Hudson, Wisconsin. The new Hudson branch office will provide legal services to the insurance industry and self-insured companies in Wisconsin and surrounding areas.
2008 TOP 100 SUPER LAWYERS®
We at Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala wish to congratulate our two colleagues (and friends), Sally Ferguson and Paul Rocheford. Sally was recently named a Top 100 Women Minnesota Super Lawyer. Paul Rocheford was recently named a Top 100 Minnesota Super Lawyer. Those of us who know Sally and Paul and work with them on a daily basis fully recognize that these honors are richly deserved. To be sure, Sally and Paul are excellent lawyers and a credit to the profession in that sense. But, more importantly, Sally and Paul embody the noble qualities of genuine compassion and human decency which are so vital to our profession. Sally and Paul, we thank you and congratulate you for your positive contributions to our firm, to the profession, and to a sense of respect and decency which must underlie our profession.
NEW SHAREHOLDER
Arthur Chapman Welcomes A New Shareholder
Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A. is pleased to announce that William A. LeMire has joined the firm as a shareholder.
William LeMire’s practice focuses on civil litigation, trials, and arbitrations with an emphasis on product liability and litigation arising from fires and explosions. His product defense practice has included roles as national counsel for recreational and industrial product manufacturers. William is also General Counsel for the International Association of Arson Investigators (“IAAI”). The IAAI is an international association comprised of thousands of members dedicated to improving and refining the investigations of fires and explosions.
William is admitted to practice in the Minnesota state and federal courts and the US District Courts of Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota. He is also admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Minnesota Bar Association, the Federalist Society, and the St. Thomas More Society. He is a frequent speaker on a variety of litigation and trial topics. William graduated magna cum laude from William Mitchell in 1989 where he obtained his Juris Doctorate.