Nadine I. Davy, Emeritus

Nadine I. Davy, Emeritus

Nadine I. Davy, Emeritus

Nadine I. Davy

Nadine Davy has been a family law attorney for over 30 years, representing clients on custody and placement issues and the multiple financial aspects of divorce, including maintenance, child support and property division. She works with her clients to find out what their needs, expectations and goals are and advises them how to achieve their expectations and goals. Her main objective is to listen, educate and advocate and give her clients the tools to be able to accomplish an efficient resolution of their matter, while minimizing the emotional toll it takes on the family.

Nadine is also a divorce mediator. A divorce mediator guides couples through the complexities of divorce, assisting, facilitating and encouraging parties to reach a mutual agreement. Mediation is widely used and well known for the higher satisfaction levels it provides in delivering a fair and agreeable divorce settlement.

Attorney Davy is a 1983 graduate from the University of Wisconsin Law School. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the UW-Platteville, graduating with honors. Her areas of practice include all aspects of family law, as well as insurance defense. She is a member of the Family Practice Section of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Association of Mediators and the the Civil Trial Counsel.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Platteville (1980)
University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D. 1983)

Admitted to Practice

State Bar of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of Wisconsin
Western District of Wisconsin

Professional Activities

Wisconsin Association of Mediators
State Bar of Wisconsin
Litigation Section
Family Law Section
American Bar Association
Litigation Section
Family Law Section
Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin

Community Activities

Community Partners Steering Committee, Chair
St. Stephen’s – Endowment Committee

Rick A. Flugaur, Emeritus

Rick A. Flugaur, Emeritus

Rick A. Flugaur, Emeritus

Rick A. Flugaur

Rick Flugaur has an undergraduate degree in accounting and graduated with honors from UW-Stevens Point in 1984. He continued his studies at UW Law School and graduated with his law degree in 1987. He is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the Wisconsin Institute of CPAs.

Having grown up working in a family business, Rick enjoys helping families with their business and succession planning needs. His practice areas include estate planning, business and personal real estate transactions, and general business law. He has helped clients address a wide range of issues including buying or selling a business, business formation, estate and business succession planning, and tax matters.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1984)
University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D. 1987)

Admitted to Practice

State Bar of Wisconsin
United States Tax Court

Professional Activities

Wisconsin Institute of CPAs
Portage County Association of CPAs
State Bar of Wisconsin
Business Law Section
Portage County Bar

Community Activities

Emeritus Director, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Foundation
Pacelli High School Foundation
Past Advisor
Amherst Area Foundation Committee Member

Russell T. Golla, Emeritus

Russell T. Golla, Emeritus

Russell T. Golla

Russell T. Golla

For the first 15 years of his practice, his principal focus was defense work. That focus then shifted to plaintiff work.  However, Russell maintained a balanced perspective. He was Board Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and later focused on complex trials and appellate cases.  He also devoted much of his time to auto and other product liability cases.

He returned to Stevens Point to begin his practice at Anderson O’Brien, LLP in 1981. In 1986, Russell became a partner. Prior to his retirement in 2020, he  practiced at the firm for over 30 years. With the push for alternative dispute resolution (ADR), he averaged 1-2 jury trials a year.

Russell is past President of the Wisconsin Association for Justice (WAJ), was a member of the Legislative Task Force Committee, Membership Service Committee, and was a member of the Board of Directors. WAJ is the largest voluntary bar association in Wisconsin and is dedicated to preserving the right to a jury trial and promoting a fair and equitable civil justice system. He was also a member of the AIEG (Attorneys Information Exchange Group).

Education

College:  UW-SP (B.S. in Mathematics and Political Science 1976)
Legal:  Marquette University (J.D. 1980)

Admitted to Practice

State Bar of Wisconsin
U. S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

Certifications

Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by National Board of Trial Advocacy
Named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Robert F. Konkol, Emeritus

Robert F. Konkol, Emeritus

Robert F. Konkol

Robert F. Konkol

Robert Konkol graduated from UW-Stevens Point with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1974 and graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1976. He is a member of the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin. Prior to his retirement, his practice was concentrated in real estate law, creditor and debtor law (such as collections and foreclosures), commercial and consumer law, municipal law, and contract law.

Robert served the community by providing pro-bono legal services to the Portage County Legal Aid Society and Judicare of Wisconsin.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1974)
University of Wisconsin Law School (1976)

Admitted to Practice

State Bar of Wisconsin
U. S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

Professional Activities

State Bar of Wisconsin
Bankruptcy Section
Property and Probate Section

Gerald M. O’Brien, Emeritus

Gerald M. O’Brien, Emeritus

Gerald M. O’Brien

Gerald M. O’Brien

Prior to his retirement, Gerald was a trial attorney who tried over 200 civil trials in state and federal courts, including at least a third of the counties in Wisconsin. His trial experience included insurance defense, plaintiff personal injury, construction law, employment law and business litigation. He successfully represented a contractor in a seven-week trial involving six parties that rendered one of the larger verdicts in Central Wisconsin at the time. In the area of business litigation, he handled contested matters between businesses, including contested buy-sell agreements, valuation of business, stockholder actions and real estate issues.

He was a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and was a Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He served as President of the State Bar of Wisconsin and Chair of the Litigation Section of the State Bar. He also served as a delegate to the ABA, as President of the Wisconsin Law Foundation, and has received numerous awards for his activities in the Bar and in the legal profession and several presidential awards for legal excellence. He was appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to serve on the Board of Professional Responsibility (the disciplinary body of the State Bar) and was appointed by the Supreme Court to serve on the Wisconsin Judicial Commission (the disciplinary body for the judicial system).

Gerald also served in numerous civic matters including appointments by the Governor of Wisconsin to the Wisconsin Public Intervenor Board, and to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board, where he served as Chair. Locally he served on numerous boards and organizations.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Superior (1953)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D. 1959)

Admitted to Practice

State Bar of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court
Western District of Wisconsin
Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

Certifications

Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by National Board of Trial Advocacy
Named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Professional Activities

State Bar of Wisconsin – Senior Lawyers Division, President
Wisconsin Judicare, Inc. – Board of Directors