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served as Editor of the Nebraska Law Review. She is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Ms. Bridge is Chair and Board Member of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Intellectual Property Law Section; Chair and Board Member of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s International Practice Law Section; and member of the International Trademark Association’s North American Anti-Counterfeiting Subcommittee, and the American Bar Association’s Task Force on P.R. China Trademark Law Amendments-Bad Faith Group. She is also a Board Member of World Trade Center Wisconsin. Ms. Bridge may be reached at 414-978-5532 or ebridge@whdlaw.com. Daniel B. Geraghty is an attorney in WHD’s Milwaukee office where he leads the firm’s Federal Tax Controversy & Litigation Team and focuses his practice on complex federal, international and state tax issues in both planning and controversy matters. Mr. Geraghty has represented numerous individuals, partnerships and corporations in a wide variety of matters in tax audits, administrative appeals and litigation. In addition to controversy matters, he focuses on complex business transactions including purchases, sales, mergers, divestitures and restructurings. As part of his focus on international tax matters, Mr. Geraghty has assisted numerous clients in structuring offshore activities whether through expansion or acquisition of existing businesses. He has also assisted foreign businesses in structuring their U.S. activities. Mr. Geraghty is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), having achieved a top score on the national CPA examination. Prior to practicing law, he worked as a CPA at a predecessor to one of the Big Four accounting firms. Mr. Geraghty earned his B.B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin– Whitewater, and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he was elected Order of the Coif. Mr. Geraghty may be reached at 414-978- 5518 or dgeraghty@whdlaw.com. Frank A. Gumina is a shareholder in WHD’s Milwaukee office where he counsels and guides companies through a vast array of legal issues. For more than 20 years he has worked with clients to develop effective and efficient strategies to meet business objectives. While Mr. Gumina has experience in many areas of the law affecting businesses, his primary focus has been representing management in all facets of labor and employment law matters. He has extensive experience counseling employers in myriad industries including manufacturing, health care, technology, construction, hospitality and transportation. Mr. Gumina has successfully litigated numerous employment-related cases in state and federal courts throughout the country including co-chairing the defense of the first Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) jury trial in the nation. Focusing his practice on employment discrimination matters, tort and contract claims arising from the employment relationship, unfair competition claims (including non-compete agreements), all facets of union issues facing employers, and benefit claims, Mr. Gumina regularly handles matters before the courts, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, various state agencies, the National Labor Relations Board and the U.S. Department of Labor. In addition, he provides counsel to employers on a host of human resources issues, including discipline, discharge, best practices, EEO compliance, managing the electronic workplace, collective bargaining, wage and hour regulations, ADA, FMLA, worker’s compensation, OSHA and reductions in force. Mr. Gumina has been a guest labor and employment law presenter at Marquette University’s Law School and School of Business and presents tailored in-house programs to managers and supervisors of small and large companies alike. Mr. Gumina earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin– Milwaukee, and his J.D., cum laude, from Marquette University Law School. Mr. Gumina may be reached at 414-978-5387 or fgumina@whdlaw.com. Maryeve Heath is a shareholder in WHD’s Milwaukee office where she leads the firm’s Worker’s Compensation Team. She concentrates her practice in the areas of worker’s compensation, labor and employment law, and litigation. For more than 30 years, she has worked with employers to achieve their business goals through the creative utilization of human resources and the aggressive defense of claims involving worker’s compensation, wrongful termination, workplace 46 WHD <strong>FORETHOUGHT</strong>
discrimination, employee dishonesty, and related issues. Ms. Heath is recognized as a tenacious advocate for her clients and as an expert in analyzing, negotiation, and resolving disputes. She has rendered case assessment reports, reserve analyses and directives regarding defense strategies on litigated worker’s compensation and employment cases. She earned her B.A. from Marquette University, and her J.D. from Marquette University Law School. She also is certified by the Insurance Institute of America. Ms. Heath may be reached at 414-978-5342 or mheath@whdlaw.com. Edward J. Heiser is a shareholder in WHD’s Milwaukee office where he is a member of the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Team. For more than 30 years, he has been recognized as one of the leading consumer finance lawyers in Wisconsin and throughout the United States. His early experience as one of the drafters of the Wisconsin Consumer Act, Wisconsin’s comprehensive consumer credit code, coupled with his leadership in building forms and operational manuals for some of Wisconsin’s largest consumer finance companies, has given him the unique ability to blend legal principles with operational and marketplace understanding. Mr. Heiser’s insights and familiarity with consumer finance law have enabled him to guide clients who provide consumer credit through the legal and administrative intricacies of Wisconsin laws and regulations. He has been called upon by state and national organizations to represent consumer creditor interests not only in Wisconsin, but throughout the country. He represented the American Financial Services Association as an official observer to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law during the five year revision to Article 9 to the Uniform Commercial Code, and chaired the consumer creditors’ group reviewing consumer provisions. Mr. Heiser earned his A.B. from the University of Michigan, and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School. He is Chairman of the Governing Committee of the Conference on Consumer Finance Law; Fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers; Secretary of the Conference of Consumer Finance Law and President of its Governing Committee; member of the Board of Directors of National Institute on Consumer Credit Management; and a member of the American Financial Services Association Law Committee. Mr. Heiser may be reached at 414-978-5503 or eheiser@whdlaw.com. Mary Beth Hughes is an attorney in WHD’s Milwaukee office where she works with businesses to aggressively defend worker’s compensation claims. Her worker’s compensation experience includes representing insurance carriers and employers on both large and small claims, including performing case assessments, trying cases to an administrative law judge and preparing briefs for review before the Labor and Industry Review Commission, Circuit Court, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. She has represented entities paying worker’s compensation benefits in thirdparty circuit court matters, including preparing pleadings, making court appearances and participating in mediations. She earned her B.A., cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame, and her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School. Ms. Hughes may be reached at 414-978-5326 or mhughes@whdlaw.com. Tiffany L. Hutchens is an attorney in WHD’s Madison office where she is a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment Team. Ms. Hutchens represents business clients in all aspects of complex employment and immigration law matters, including wrongful discharge claims, discrimination and harassment avoidance, collective bargaining agreements, wage and hour issues, the preparation and review of employee handbooks and contracts, employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applications, I-9 compliance, and advising clients in permanent residency matters and applications for U.S. citizenship. Ms. Hutchens’ attention to employmentand immigration-related issues in the context of her clients’ entire business leads to innovative, practical and cost-effective solutions. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Hutchens served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Jeffrey A. Conen in the Civil Division of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court. Ms. Hutchens also worked at a global corporate law firm dealing with ABOUT THE AUTHORS 47
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