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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 10, 2007

Contact:  Joe Veenstra (608) 784-5678  -or-  Annette Mikat, Mikat Public Relations, (608) 782-1780

LA CROSSE, Wis. — La Crosse County Circuit Court Judge Elliott Levine has appointed Joseph Veenstra as a supplemental court commissioner. Veenstra is an attorney with Johns, Flaherty & Collins.

As a supplemental court commissioner, Veenstra will perform limited judicial and quasi-judicial functions under the direction and authority of the chief judge and circuit court judges for La Crosse County.

Veenstra has been practicing law for nine years, focusing on litigation, personal injury, insurance defense, employment law, and criminal defense.

In addition to his law practice, Veenstra is actively involved in the community. He serves on the public policy committee for the Greater Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Association and is a member of the Local Leadership Council for its La Crosse office. He is a board member of the Coulee Region Business Center, Inc., and a graduate of the Greater La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program. He is also a volunteer member of the City of La Crosse Board of Review.

Johns, Flaherty & Collins has more top-rated lawyers than any other La Crosse-based law firm, according to the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. With more than 125 years of practice, the full-service firm offers a team of 14 attorneys with concentrations in corporate, employment, government relations, health, insurance, estate planning, personal injury and family law. Together, Johns, Flaherty & Collins attorneys are active in more than 75 local and national nonprofit and charitable organizations.

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