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June 17, 2009
  Darryl Tom was named a 2009 Business Leader of Color by Chicago United.  Leaders are recognized for their personal success and contributions to the cultural, civic, and educational life of the City of Chicago. 
   
May 15, 2009
 

Joseph M. Fasi II is a past board member of DRI's Drug and Medical Device Committee and has served as the Committee's Liaison from 2008 to the present.

   
May 6, 2009
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan has been named a "Corporate Diversity Achiever" by the Boy Scouts of America, Milwaukee County Council. The firm was honored at the 2009 Diversity Achievers Breakfast May 6th in Milwaukee.
   
April 29, 2009
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan received three awards by DiversityBusiness.com at the "9th Annual National Multicultural Awards Ceremony and Conference" as a "Top Hispanic American Owned U.S. Business", Top Privately-Held Business in Wisconsin", and "Top Diversity Owned Business in Wisconsin".
   
April 20, 2009
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan was ranked #7 among "Top Underwriter's Counsel" in the United States for the First Quarter of 2009 by The Bond Buyer.
   
April 15, 2009
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan  has been named a "2009 Corporate Diversity Achiever" by the Boy Scouts of America, Milwaukee County Council.
   
April 15, 2009
  Gerardo H. Gonzalez has been named a "2009 Leader in the Law" by the Wisconsin Law Journal for his outstanding accomplishments in the legal profession.
   
April 6, 2009
 

Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan has opened a new office in Columbus, Ohio and welcomes the addition of Former Assistant Ohio Attorney General , Ben Espy, as Partner in the firm's Government Relations practice.

   
March 23, 2009
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan is pleased to announce that Dawn N. Phillips has been promoted to Partner in the firm's Chicago office. 
   
March 12, 2009
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan is pleased to welcome Oscar A. Herasme as Of Counsel in the Corporate & Transactional and Litigation Groups of the firm's New York office.
   
March 10, 2009
 

Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan is pleased to welcome Ferhan Hamid as Partner in the Corporate & Transactional and Public Finance Groups of the firm's Washington D.C. office.

   
February 27, 2009
  Joseph M Fasi II spoke at the winter meeting of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Winter in Kaua'i on the topic of "The Preemption Wheel Keeps Turning--the State of the Law and the Winds of Change."
   

February 24, 2009

  The United States Postal Service unveiled a new Civil Rights Series of postage stamps honoring 12 civil rights pioneers, including renowned civil rights lawyer Charles Hamilton Houston on February 21st. Members of most of the honorees' families were in attendance, including GSH Attorney Charles Hamilton Houston III and Thurgood Marshall, Jr. The ceremony took place during the NAACP's Annual Meeting in New York. To read more, please click here.
   
February 24, 2009
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan was ranked fourth out of all law firms for 2009 in Wisconsin and Illinois relative to the dollar volume of bond transactions handled according to The Bond Buyer.
   
February 23, 2009
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan is pleased to announce that Eido M. Walny has been promoted to Partner in the firm.
   
February 20, 2009
  Greg Wesley was elected to serve a three-year term to the Board of Directors off the United Way of Greater Milwaukee.
   
February 9, 2009
  Eido M. Walny has been named a FIVE STAR: Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager for 2009 by Milwaukee Magazine.
   
February 6, 2009
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan won a victory at the appellate court level on a Lemon Law case. The appellate court upheld the decision of the trial court that our client complied with the Lemon Law and turned the plaintiff/consumer away. The consumer did not act in good faith when our manufacturer tried to comply with the Lemon Law in Wisconsin. It is a case of first impression, and the court ordered the case published.  Click here to view the decision.
   
February 2, 2009
 

An article entitled "Gonzalez Growth:  Milwaukee-Based Firm Doubles in Size Despite Economy" was published in the January 19, 2009 edition of the Wisconsin Law Journal.

To read more about the expansion of the firm, please click here.

   
January 1, 2009
 

Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan has expanded its West Coast presence and opened two new offices in Phoenix, Arizona and Los Angeles, California.  The firm is pleased to announce the addition of Partner Charles Hamilton Houston III to the Phoenix office.  We also welcome Los Angeles Partners  Nelson L. Atkins, Irwin S. Evans, and Kenneth M. Jones and Associates Diana F. Grilli, Cynthia L. Sands, and Maral I. Gasparian.

   
December 10, 2008
  Kathleen Paustian has been elected as Chairperson of the Standing Committee for the Nevada Commission on Judicial Ethics and Election Practices.  She assumes her position on January 1, 2009.
   

December 8, 2008

  Eido M. Walny was appointed as Bayside, Wisconsin Village Trustee, where he will serve the remaining two years of a seat that was left vacant.
   

December 2, 2008

  Gerardo (Jerry) H. Gonzalez, Emery K. Harlan, R. Jeffrey Krill, and Joseph M. Fasi, II have been selected as Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2008.  Nancy L. Allf and Kathleen M. Paustian of the firm’s Las Vegas office were honored as Mountain States Super Lawyers 2008.   Neifor B. Acosta, Jennifer L. Bolger, Benjamin C. Grawe, and Eido M. Walny were selected as Wisconsin Rising Stars 2008.
   

November 5, 2008

  Susan A. Engler authored "Case Law Update:  Court Protects Third Party Evaluators of Patient Care", which published in the Wisconsin Society for Healthcare Risk Management's quarterly newsletter in the November 2008 issue.
   
October 1, 2008
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan is pleased to welcome Daniel J. Eastman as Senior Counsel in the Energy & Regulatory and Transactional Groups of the firm's Milwaukee office.
   
September 22, 2008
  The Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel has named Joseph M. Fasi, II as Vice Chair of the Professional Liability Section; Drug, Device, and Biotechnology Section; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section; and the Diversity Initiative Committee.
   
August 14, 2008
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan is pleased to welcome Natalia Minkel-Dumit as Associate in the Environmental Group of the firm's Milwaukee office.
   
July 28, 2008
  GSH has expanded its Cincinnati office with the addition of three new attorneys. Robert R. Furnier is a Partner in the Litigation Group. Rasheed A. Simmonds, Partner, has joined the Litigation and Employment Groups.
   
July 27, 2008
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan is pleased to welcome Kenneth A. Louard as Partner in the Transactional Group of the firm's Cleveland office.
   
July 21, 2008
  GSH is pleased to welcome Kenneth B. Chang as an Associate in the Litigation and Transactional Groups in the Milwaukee Office.
   
July 18, 2008
  Joseph M. Fasi II authored "Take it Back, or We"ll See you in Court. Avoiding Potential or Ordered Recalls.", which published in the DRI's For the Defense monthly magazine in the July 2008 issue.
   
July 15, 2008
  Joseph M. Fasi II was named Vice Chair of the Professional Liability Committee of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.
   
July 1, 2008
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan is pleased to announce that C. Willis Ritter has joined the firm's Transactional and Public Finance Groups.
   
June 28, 2008
  Joseph M Fasi II spoke at the 4th Annual Foot & Ankle Symposium "Medicine and Law in the Courtroom - Can you win?", sponsored by Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare in Milwaukee.
   
June 23, 2008
  GSH is pleased to welcome Hugo Rojas as an Associate in the Litigation Group of our Milwaukee office.
   
June 20, 2008
  The National Association of Insurance Women (NAIW) announced that Miriam Rich received the 2007/2008 International Communicate with Confidence Award on June 6, 2008 during the Association’s 67th Annual Convention in Scottsdale, Arizona.
   
June 14, 2008
 
Felicia Miller-Watson is seeking election in November as President of the Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP.
Click here to see the full article from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
   
June 12, 2008
  Joseph M. Fasi II presented "Anticipating and Dealing with FDA Recalls- A Proactive Approach" at the Medmarc Panel Counsel Meeting in Hot Springs, Virginia.
   
May 30, 2008
  GSH is pleased to welcome Angela K. Dorn and Philip C. Berg, as Partners in the firm's New York office.
   
May 12, 2008
  GSH is pleased to welcome Eido M. Walny, AEP, EPLS, as a Senior Associate in the Estate Planning and Corporate & Transactional Groups of our Milwaukee office. For more information click here.
   
April 15, 2008
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP has become a National Corporate Plus Member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) through the recommendation of Johnson Controls, Inc.
   
March 7, 2008
  David B. Carr has been named Chairman of the Milwaukee County Ethics Board.
   
February 28, 2008
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP was selected as a primary law firm by General Counsel of five Fortune 500 Corporations and named as a "Go-To Law Firm" in Corporate Counsel's In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies.
   
February 28, 2008
  Joseph M. Fasi II spoke at the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Winter Meeting in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island on the topic, "Take it Back...or We"ll See You in Court-Dealing with the FDA and Avoiding Potential or Ordered Recalls."
   
February 22, 2008
  Gregory Wesley was named a "Forty under 40" by the Business Journal Milwaukee for his accomplishments in the legal profession and community.
   
February 11, 2008
  Emmitt House was appointed as an Independent Director for Williams Pipeline Partners L.P.
   
January 31, 2008
  Nancy Allf was honored as one of the "Women to Watch in 2008" by In Business Las Vegas magazine, where she was recognized for her contributions to her profession and community service.
   
January 28, 2008
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP was selected as underwriters counsel by the Connecticut State Bond Commission for the State's Teachers Retirement Fund.
   
January 25, 2008
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP is pleased to welcome William P. Scott as a Partner in the firm's Environmental Law Group of our Milwaukee office.
   
January 16, 2008
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan is pleased to announce that Jennifer L. Bolger, Benjamin C. Grawe, and Philip S. Holloway have been promoted to Partners of the firm.
   
January 4, 2008
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP was named as "Outside Advantage" Counsel by several Fortune 250 companies in a survey recently released by Corporate Counsel Magazine.
   
January 2, 2008
  GSH employees sponsored a family in need during the holidays for the second year in a row. Enough money was raised to purchase a used automobile for this family.
   
November 2, 2007
  The GSH Environmental Team was recognized in Small Business Times for its growth in environmental law practices. See article here.
   
November 1, 2007
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP is pleased to welcome Luseni Pieh as an Associate in the firm's Environmental Law Group of our Milwaukee office.
   
October 31, 2007
 

Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP was a Star Sponsor of the 2007 ELI Award Dinner honoring Kathryn S. Fuller, recipient of the 2007 Environmental Law Institute Award, for her continued commitment to environmental protection and public service.

   
October 29, 2007
 

Gerardo H. Gonzalez taught a class with Professor Charles B. Schudson at Marquette University Law School entitled "Preparing Lawyers for Life".

   
October 25, 2007
  Edward (Ned) B. Witte was selected by his peers in the legal community for inclusion in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, in the specialty of Environmental Law.
   
October 19, 2007
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP was named as Corporation Counsel for the Badger Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation.
   
October 19, 2007
 

Joseph M. Fasi II presented at the grand rounds for the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics on the topic of "Depositions- performance and survival as a defendant, treater, and expert."

   
October 12, 2007
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP is pleased to welcome Dawn N. Phillips as a Senior Associate in the firm's Chicago office.
   
October 11, 2007
  Gerardo H. Gonzalez spoke at the University of Wisconsin Latina/o Law Association Conference in Madison regarding “Minority-Owned and Operated: Successfully Creating Your Own Law Firm”.
   
September 29, 2007
  Joseph M. Fasi II presented "Jury Instructions and the Thinking Lawyer" at the DRI Preeminent Lawyers--Superstars of Trial seminar in Chicago.
   
September 20, 2007
  Gerardo H. Gonzalez was a panelist at the Wisconsin Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel Conference in Lake Geneva, where the topic was “Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel”.
   
September 19, 2007
  Gerardo H. Gonzalez presented a CLE seminar "Certain Litigation Trends: Is Wisconsin Interesting?” at Miller Brewing Company in Milwaukee.
   
August 23, 2007
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP is pleased to welcome Karin R. Zeigler as an Associate in the firm's West Des Moines office.
   
August 19, 2007
  Gonzalez Saggio and Harlan LLP is pleased to welcome Nancy Allf and Kathleen M. Paustian as Partners in the firm's Las Vegas office.
   
July 17, 2007
  Gonzalez Saggio and Harlan LLP is pleased to welcome AR AbdoulKarim as Partner in the firm's Transactional Department of our Cleveland office.
   
July 15, 2007
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP is pleased to welcome Benjamin C. Grawe as an Associate in the firm's Environmental Law Group of our Milwaukee office.
   
July 9, 2007
  Joseph M. Fasi II has been appointed to serve as Vice Chair of the Drug, Device and Biotechnology Section for The Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel.
   
June 27, 2007
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP is pleased to welcome Heather A. Davis as an Associate in the firm's Environmental Law Group of our Milwaukee office.
   
June 19, 2007
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP is pleased to welcome Vincent Vigil as a Partner in the firm's Litigation Department of our Chicago office.
   
June 18, 2007
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP is pleased to welcome Avery L. Goodrich, Jr. as a Partner in the firm's Equal Opportunities & Employment Law Department of our Milwaukee office.
   
April 13, 2007
  Joseph M. Fasi II presented at the grand rounds for the Department of Physical Medicine on the topic of "Depositions as a treating physician: Will you become a defendant?"
   
April 5, 2007
  Joseph M. Fasi II presented at the grand rounds of the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic in Madison to the Department of Oncology on the topic of "Depositions - the clash of medicine and law and how to survive."
   
March 21, 2007
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP is pleased to welcome Marcella S. Spoto as an associate in the firm's Litigation Department of our Milwaukee office.
   
March 14, 2007
  Joseph M. Fasi II presented continuing medical education talks at Good Samaritan Hospital in Merrill Wisconsin on the topic of Medical Records in the Real World.
   
February 17, 2007
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP is pleased to welcome Timothy Wright III and Darryl Tom as Partners in the firm's Chicago office.
   
January 24, 2007
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP is pleased to welcome Joshua F. Stubbins as an associate in the firm's Transactional Department of our Milwaukee office.
   
January 17, 2007
  Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan is pleased to announce that Jill Pedigo Hall and Alejandro Valle have been promoted to Partners of the firm and Elizabeth McDuffie to Equity Partner of the firm.
 
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