In Memoriam: Attorney Mark Ilten

In Memoriam: Attorney Mark Ilten

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Mark O. Ilten, Emeritus.  We were fortunate to have Mark join Anderson O’Brien in 2012 after many years of a successful career with his own firm. While Mark had good intentions to wind down and transition his practice as he prepared for retirement, he continued to be incredibly active with his practice and with many legal and community organizations until his retirement in 2018.

Over the course of his legal career Mark served as President of the Portage County Bar Association, as a Portage County Condemnation Commissioner, as a fair hearing examiner for Portage County, and as a member of the District Seven Committee of the Office of Lawyer Regulation. He served on the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation, Portage County Legal Aid, the Pineries Bank and Friends of Schmeeckle Reserve. Mark’s love of music was known to all through his many years of participation and service to the Stevens Point City Band, and through his many contributions to the music at his church, St. Paul Lutheran.

Mark was an exceptional attorney and faithfully served his clients and his community. He never hesitated to provide help, advice and mentorship to those he worked with, even long after his retirement. He will be greatly missed.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Karen, and his children Jennifer, Nathan and Philip.

Please follow this link for his obituary.  https://www.stevenspointjournal.com/obituaries/wis396384

Attorney Young Elected President of Community Foundation of Central WI.

Attorney Young Elected President of Community Foundation of Central WI.

Attorney Katherine Young has been elected President of the Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin.

She has served on the Board in the past and she is very excited to be the President. The Community Foundation was started in 1982. They are a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charity and they manage over 250 funds that benefit Portage and Waushara Counties. All of this great work is accomplished with a staff of seven amazing women and 22 board members.

Attorney Nadine Davy Announces Her Retirement

Attorney Nadine Davy Announces Her Retirement

Nadine received her Bachelor of Arts degree from UW-Platteville, graduating with honors. She is a 1983 graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Before coming to Anderson O’Brien, Nadine was an Assistant District Attorney for Winnebago County for two years. Nadine started at our firm in 1986. She was the first female attorney at the firm! Just seven years later in 1993, she would become the first female partner in the firm. Nadine served as a co-managing partner from 2010 to 2020.

Nadine started as a general litigation attorney. She soon discovered her niche was family law. For more than 30 years she assisted her clients in navigating divorce, custody and placement disputes, child support, and other family law matters. She also assisted couples as a divorce mediator, guiding them through the complexities of divorce and helping them reach agreements on disputed issues. In addition to family law, her areas of practice over the past 37 years included personal injury, insurance defense, and general legal problem solving of nearly all varieties.

Nadine is a member of the Family Practice Sections of both the State Bar of Wisconsin and the American Bar Association.  She was named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer four years in a row. Her community involvement included the Community Partners Steering Committee (Committee member and Chair), the Endowment Committee of St. Stephen’s Church, the Saint Michael’s Foundation (Board member), the Women’s Fund of Portage County (Board member and Chair), the Woodland Girl Scout Council (Board member and Chair), the Stevens Point Area YMCA (Board member and Chair) and the American Cancer Society (Board member). She also served as a Portage County Business Council Ambassador and was a participant of the Portage County Leadership Institute and Chair of the PLIC Curriculum Committee. In 2017, she was awarded the Quality of Leadership Award by the Saint Michael’s Foundation, an award given by the Foundation in recognition of a leader who has made a significant contribution to enhancing the quality of life for citizens in Portage County and the surrounding region.

During her career, Nadine and her husband Tim raised three successful children, Sarah, Samuel, and Molly.  While building her career Nadine rarely missed a school event, soccer tournament, swim meet or dance recital.  In her well-deserved retirement, Nadine is looking forward to traveling with Tim and spending more time with their children and seven grandchildren (and another one on the way).

Congratulations to Attorney Nadine Davy on her retirement from Anderson O’Brien, LLP!

Attorney Eddy Elected Drive Chair for the United Way of Portage County

Attorney Eddy Elected Drive Chair for the United Way of Portage County

Attorney Amy Eddy has been chosen as the drive chair for the United Way of Portage County.

United Way Portage County focuses on “Education, Health and Financial Stability — the building blocks for a good quality life.”  They help fund over 30 programs in Portage County from A to Z. Some examples of programs are: the Boys and Girls Club, Aging and Disability Resource Center and VITA Tax assistance.  Anderson O’Brien, LLP’s attorneys have been on the Board of Directors for many years. Anderson O’Brien, LLP’s attorneys and staff donate to the United Way’s annual campaign.

Attorney Pilger Elected Board Chair for ODC, Inc.

Attorney Pilger Elected Board Chair for ODC, Inc.

Attorney Keith Pilger has been elected Chair of the Board for Opportunity Development Centers, Inc.

Attorney Pilger has been on the Board for several years and is very excited to move into the Board Chair role. Opportunity Development Centers, Inc. (ODC) is a private, not-for-profit agency whose mission is “to empower people with disabilities to achieve their work and life goals.” ODC employs more than 200 full-time and part-time staff and serves 13 counties in central Wisconsin.

For more information on ODC please click here.

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