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Out and About with GRGB
Notable Marketing Executives: Britt Frank
Marketing director Britt Frank has helped Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown grow in a number of ways since joining the firm in 2016. Revenue and retained cases have improved substantially and website traffic increased more than 100% since she started at GRGB.
The firm went from 14 attorneys in 2016 to 22 by 2021. The firm has also launched a new website, social media, sponsorship and overall media strategy.
Frank has increased the services offered to clients, started a Spanish-speaking practice group, launched a GRGB podcast and has showcased several videos. The attorneys have expanded their board involvement under her direction, the firm implemented paid volunteer programs for staff, more attorneys started speaking at events and writing for publications and a new client follow-up and testimonial program was launched.
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Attorney Frank Gimbel Featured in ABA Journal Article on Attorney Competence
Bar exam does little to ensure attorney competence, say lawyers in diploma privilege state
In his 60 years of law practice, Milwaukee attorney Franklyn M. Gimbel has known good and bad attorneys. And, according to him, whether they passed a bar exam, which in Wisconsin is not required for most in-state law school graduates, has no bearing on their lawyering abilities or character.
“I know a lot of lawyers who have misbehaved—I’ve represented some of them,” says the former State Bar of Wisconsin president. “While the bar exams have become more difficult and longer, I’m not sure if you look at a lawyer a couple of decades down the road that the bar exam really was a filter.”
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Getting There: Nicole Masnica
What’s a challenge you overcame to get here?
“Moving from government legal work into private practice is not always easy for those looking to make a career change. Potential employers may question your ability to succeed on the business side of legal practice. To quell those concerns, I educated myself on those aspects of private practice so I would be prepared to make the change when the opportunity came.”
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Execs put on their dancing shoes to raise $537,000 for Cristo Rey
Eight high-profile Milwaukee-area executives, including Marcus Theatres chairman Rolando Rodriguez and Network Health CEO Coreen Dicus-Johnson put on their dancing shoes and performed their best ballroom dances Saturday evening to help raise more than $537,000 for Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Milwaukee. Check out the attached slideshow to see photos from the fun event.
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Ray Dall’Osto appears before the Assembly Committee on State Affairs
On December 20, 2017, Ray Dall’Osto appeared before the Assembly Committee on State Affairs, along with bill co-sponsors Rep. Kooyenga and Hebl, in support of AB 548. PIX Dall’Osto gave testimony on behalf of the State Bar of Wisconsin, urging legislators to enact AB 548, which would substantially increase compensation to exonerated persons for their past wrongful incarceration. Current Wisconsin law provides the lowest compensation rate in the country, i.e., $5,000 per year of incarceration, up to a maximum of $25,000. AB 548 would provide $50,000 per year of incarceration, up to $1 million.
Raymond Dall'Osto Writes Article
Raymond Dall'Osto Writes Article "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: If I Am an Airline Passenger, What Happens if I Need to Use the Facilities When the Seat Belt Sign is On?"
Attorney Raymond Dall'Osto's article has been mentioned by CBS channel 58 regarding what airline passengers need to know when needing to use the facilities when the seatbelt sign is on.
Read it here - KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: If I am an airline passenger, what happens when I need to use the facilities when the seatbelt sign is on?
Patrick J. Knight Speaks at the Marquette University Health Law Society
Patrick J. Knight received his Juris Doctorate from Marquette University Law School in 1979. On Tuesday, November 7th, he gave a presentation regarding his experience in healthcare law to the Marquette University Health Law Society.
Josh Gimbel is New Board Chair of The Jewish Home and Care Center Foundation
The Jewish Home and Care Center Foundation’s mission is to provide the Jewish community with those services that enable our seniors or infirm to be part of a quality Jewish environment with comfort, meaning, independence and dignity. We provide three outstanding choices for Jewish senior living: Jewish Home and Care Center, Chai Point Senior Living and Sarah Chudnow Community.
Max T. Stephenson speaks at Greater Milwaukee Association of Legal Professionals
Max T. Stephenson spoke at the Greater Milwaukee Association of Legal Professionals meeting on “General Updates in Family Law”.
