von BRIESEN & ROPER, s.c. ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERS OF
LITIGATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICE GROUP
LITIGATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICE GROUP
MILWAUKEE, WI – Randall D. Crocker, President and CEO of von Briesen & Roper, s.c., announced that John C. Cabaniss and Heidi L. Vogt have been appointed Leaders of the Firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. von Briesen is a recognized leader in Litigation and Risk Management serving clients locally, regionally, nationally and internationally in all aspects of litigation and risk management. The Practice Group’s expertise extends to commercial and business litigation, class actions, multi-district litigation, securities and anti-trust litigation, insurance coverage claims, the defense of professional responsibility and malpractice claims, employment disputes, white collar crime, environmental and construction disputes, toxic tort and product liability defense, and family law. von Briesen has over 30 attorneys dedicated to meeting the Litigation and Risk Management needs of its clients.
John C. Cabaniss focuses his practice on product liability, personal injury and other complex litigation. He has successfully prosecuted and settled a variety of actions in state and federal courts. Cabaniss is a certified civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is a member of the State Bars of Wisconsin and Texas, the Milwaukee Bar Association and is also a Milwaukee County Court Commissioner.
Cabaniss earned a J.D. in 1981 from Wayne State University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 1977. He resides in Shorewood, WI with his wife, Julia, and their daughter.
Heidi L. Vogt focuses her practice on insurance coverage litigation, commercial disputes, constitutional law, construction disputes, environmental litigation, and complex litigation. She is a frequent lecturer on a wide variety of legal topics including environmental insurance coverage, environmental issues, bad faith litigation, motor carrier issues, and advertising injury liability/personal injury liability coverage. Vogt is a member of the American and Milwaukee Bar Associations, the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Defense Research Institute, and the Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin.
Vogt received a J.D., cum laude, from Marquette University in 1990 and a B.S., with honors, from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1986. She resides in Brookfield, WI with her husband, Brian Jensen, and their two sons.
Cabaniss and Vogt announce the addition of Lee Anne N. Conta as a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group. Conta concentrates her practice in litigation and insurance coverage disputes with a special emphasis in intellectual property, commercial, construction, and environmental coverage matters. Conta has also represented clients in tort, commercial, and products liability cases and has been involved in numerous cases at the appellate court levels.
Conta is a member of the American and Milwaukee Bar Associations, the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Defense Research Institute, and the Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin. Conta earned both a J.D., cum laude (1994), and a B.A., cum laude (1991), from Marquette University. She resides in Whitefish Bay, WI, with her husband and their two sons.
About von Briesen & Roper: von Briesen & Roper, s.c. is a 103-year-old Milwaukee-based law firm with 95 attorneys in offices in Milwaukee, Madison, Racine, Mequon, and Brookfield. The firm provides legal services to businesses, institutions and individuals, with an emphasis on matters involving banking, construction law, corporate law, employee benefits, health law, labor, litigation, risk management, real estate, and wealth management. For more information, please visit the firm’s web site at http://www.vonbriesen.com.
