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Operations and Administration
Operations and administration is charged with the overall management of the firm's policies, procedures and planning.
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Brenda A. Majewski
BrendaM@kohnlaw.com Director of Operations
Direct Dial: (414) 276-4608 Ext. 3065
Brenda is the firm's Director of Operations and has been with the firm since 1976. She is a member of the National and Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators, having served three terms as state President. She is the 2005 recipient of WALA's Award of Excellence, and currently serves on the Vendor Relations committee. She is also a member of the Commercial Law League of America, having served as Co-editor of the Creditor's Rights Section newsletter, Free Press, and chairs the National Education Committee. She is Chair-Elect of the Midwestern District Council and serves on the Creditors Rights Section Executive Council. She will also chair the National Nominating Committee for 2009. She attended Milwaukee Area Technical College and has a Certificate in Management from Marquette University.
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Kathleen A. Johnson
kathyj@kohnlaw.com Administrator
Direct Dial: (414) 276-4608 Ext. 3030
Kathy is the firm's Administrator responsible for all benefits and payroll administration and facilities management for over 100 firm members. She assists in the management of the firm's Paralegal Department. She is a graduate of Concordia University. Joining KLF in 2005, Kathy brought over 20 years of law firm management experience to the firm. She is a member of the National and Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators. She has served the association in a number of officer roles including Vice-President of Membership, Vice President at Large, Treasurer, President and Past President. She was the association's 2007 Award of Excellence recipient. Kathy is currently a member of the Office Technology Advisory Committee of Milwaukee Area Technical College and serves on the court's e-filing committee.
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Cash and Accounting Department
Client statements, billings, banking processes, electronic transfers, daily posting, bank deposits, audits and reconciliations are handled in this department.
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Collection Management
The firm has a staff of qualified collectors representing a diverse background of experience. Our collection staff is charged with both pre-suit and post-suit collection investigations. They are responsible for calling, skip tracing and asset locating on all claims placed. After judgment, they facilitate the collection process through additional contact and post judgment remedy recommendations.
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Terrance Williams
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3026
Terrance is a member of our Capital One credit card collection team.
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Ryan Osten
ryano@kohnlaw.com Extension 3045
As a senior member of the Kohn collection staff, Ryan handles a large portfolio of TSYS/NAN clients including Target, Capital One and GE and is a member of our Premium collection group. He has over 10 years of collection experience at the firm, and had agency experience prior to joining KLF.
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Rick Kingsley
klf@kohnlaw.com Senior Collector
Extension 3017
As a senior member of the Kohn collection staff, Rick handles a large portfolio of TSYS/NAN clients including Target, Capital One and GE and is a member of our Premium collection group. He has over 10 years of collection experience at the firm, and had agency experience prior to joining KLF. He has a degree in Economics from Milton College.
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Alice Hammers
klf@kohnlaw.com Collector
Extension 3011
AAs a senior member of the Kohn collection staff, Alice handles a large portfolio of TSYS/NAN clients including Target, Capital One and GE and is a member of our Premium collection group. She has seven years of collection experience at the firm. She has a degree in English from the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
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Siena Naylor
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3008
Sienais a member of our Capital One Credit Card team.
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Abdi Ismail
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext: 3071
Abdi is a member of our Capital One Credit Card team. He worked inhouse collections at Target Financial Services before relocating to Milwaukee.
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Dennis Erickson
klf@kohnlaw.com Collector
Extension 3010
Dennis has been on staff at KLF since 2004. He brought four years of collection agency experience with him. He has worked in our credit card and purchased debt areas, and helps train our commercial collectors. He currently handles a que of municipal accounts.
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Orlando Rodriguez
klf@kohnlaw.com Extension 3032
Orlando is a member of our premium card team, having previously handled pay day loans and Capital One credit card collections at the firm. He had five years of collection agency experience before joining KLF. He is completing his degree at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
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Rhonda Solus
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3082
Rhonda is a member of our municipal debt collection department.
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Gabrielle Graff
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3003
Gabe is a member of our commercial and miscellaneous client unit.
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Sally Cervera-Pries
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3047
Sally is a member of our Capital One Credit Card team.
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Amy Fredrick
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3095
We are pleased to welcome Amy back to the firm. Amy is returning to the collection position she previously held.
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Glenn Willis
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3083
Glenn was on assignment through KLF's partnership with an Emerging Business Enterprise, Victory Personnel Services, before being hired on to the KLF staff. He has worked in our municipal and medical areas, and now handles purchased debt collection accounts.
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Jeanette Shikoski
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3028
Jeanette has been with us since April of 2009 working through a temp agency and has now joined the firm as a KLF employee as of January 1, 2010. She will be working in the Purchased 10 que.
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Larry King
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3014
Larry is a member of our Capital One credit card collection team.
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Adam MacDougall
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3015
Adam is a recent additionl to our Collection Department is is currently handlilng a queue relating to our dormant judgments.
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Brenda Zak
klf@kohnlaw.com
Brenda Zak is a skip tracer within our collection unit.
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Molly Messplay
klf@kohnlaw.com
Molly is a member of our medical and pay day loan collection unit.
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Lisa Hodkiewicz
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3108
Lisa is a member of our Capital One collection team.
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Robert Bergeron
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3093
Robert is a member of our medical and payday loan team.
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Eric Edelblute
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3091
Eric is a member of our collection department, handling a specilized que of post lawsuit accounts.
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Jenny Thomas
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3015
Jenny is a member of our collection team handling a mixed que of accounts.
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Shaneka Luster
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3085
Shaneka is a member of our purchased debt collection team.
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Charisse Williams
klf@kohnlaw.com Collector
Ext. 3032
Charisse is a member of our purchased debt collection team.
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Michael Coy
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext: 3058
Mike brought over 25 years of collections experience to KLF in 2005. He currently handles a large portfolio of purchased debt accounts.
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Kimberly Wilhelm
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3064
Kimberly is a member of our purchased debt collection team.
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Tasha Scribner
klf@kohnlaw.com
Tasha is a member of our cash advance loan collection team.
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Michael Hughes
klf@kohnlaw.com
Michael is a member of our municipal collection team.
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Nicole Gaspardo
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3080
Nicole is a member of our medical collection department.
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Cory Peplinski
klf@kohnlaw.com
Cory is a member of our subrogation unit handling both pre and post lawsuit collection calls and payment plans. He has returned after being deployed with the U.S. Marines overseas.
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Patrick D. Leaf
klf@kohnlaw.com
Patrick has been with our firm since May of 2009 and works on the Capital One Credit Card Team.
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Temps Plus Personnel Services
klf@kohnlaw.com
Periodically, Temps Plus supplies additional collection staff members, working under a City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County Emerging Business Enterprise contract at the Kohn Law Firm. They handle municipal collections with KLF.
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Victory Personnel Services
klf@kohnlaw.com Contract collector
Periodically, Victory Personnel Services supplies additional collection staff members, working under a City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County Emerging Business Enterprise contract at the Kohn Law Firm. They handle municipal collections with KLF.
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Compliance Department
The firm's Compliance Department handles all facets of firm and client compliance related to work flow and work product.
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Legal Support
Support staff complete the services offered by the firm. Data entry, receptionist, bookkeeping, records management, mail room management and general office procedures round out the services provided by qualified staff.
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Annie Bilow-Cantrell
annieb@kohnlaw.com Support Department Manager
Ext. 3052
Annie is a 2008 addition to the KLF staff. She previously managed in the hospitality industry. She has a paralegal certificate from Carthage College.
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Patty Aude
pattya@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3090
Patty handles inventory and supplies for the firm, and many of the overflow projects from the compliance, paralegal and support departments. She processes electronic client itemizations prior to the issuance of lawsuits.
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Silvia Aguirre
klf@kohnlaw.com
Silvia started with us as a co-op student in 2007 and now splits her time between our support and collection departments.
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Samantha Gaspardo
klf@kohnlaw.com Support Department
Samantha has rejoined KLF full time after graduation working in our support department's records management and process areas.
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Elizabeth Gemmel
Elizabeth has joined our staff part time while continuing her education.
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Matesha Luster
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3001
Matesha is the main voice you hear when calling Kohn Law Firm. She has many years of customer service and receptionist experience. She has an associates degree from MATC in criminal justice.
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Shalisa Harger
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3002
Shalilsa is one of two voices you hear when calling Kohn Law Firm. She attended Northwestern Business College and the College of DuPage.
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Samuel Laguna, Jr.
klf@kohnlaw.com
Sam handles all of the records and paperwork for our files, maintains our record room, and sees attorneys have files for court dates.
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Therronda Sloan
klf@kohnlaw.com
Ronda is a member of our support department, handling litigation filing. She was on staff with a temporary service prior to joining KLF full time.
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OCE' Management Services
ocemgr@kohnlaw.com Supervisor: Edwin Tucker
Extension 3061
Kohn Law Firm contracts with outsource company, OCE Business Services, for the handling of all mail room, copy, fax, shredding, and scanning applications, as well as messenger services. They are located onsite. Onsite supervision maintains a staff of four dedicated individuals handling these services. Ed, Otha, Joe and Ramon handle those support functions.
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IT Department
The IT department is responsible for all of the firm's networks, system security and client interfaces.
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Michael L. Day
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3127
Michael is the newest member of the Paralegal Department and handles all correspondence matters.
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Keri Stein
keris@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3084
Keri is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, with a degree in criminal justice. She worked for the Department of Homeland Security prior to joining the firm. She handles post judgment pleadings.
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Alex Boeder
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3074
Alex is a member of the Paralegal Department handing service related matters.
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Stephanie Mackey
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3105
Stephanie is a newer addition to our paralegal department, having graduated on the Dean's List from MATC.
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Sara Burg
sarab@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3067 Assistant Paralegal Manager
Sara has been on staff since 2004 and is responsible for monitoring work flow in the department. She is currently in the office on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. She has a BS degree in Child Psychology from the University of Minnesota--Twin Cities and a Paralegal Certificate from the Minnesota Paralegal Institute.
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Altha Arden
althaa@kohnlaw.com Ext: 3073
Altha serves as a legal secretary to our litigation attorneys. She has an associates degree from Helena College of Technology in Legal Support Professional, has attended the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, the Garrett Theological Seminary, and has a paralegal certificate from the University of Wisconsin--Parkside. She has worked in law firms in Montana, North Carolina and Wisconsin.
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Jean Manz
klf@kohnlaw.com (414276-0435 Ext. 3122
Jean is a legal secretary at the firm responsible for the transcription of litigation documents and correspondence.
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Jessica Seligmiller
jessicas@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3075
Jessica has recently been promoted to Paralegal Supervisor. She handles much of the departmental training, along with her paralegal duties.
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Christopher Branam
chrisb@kohnlaw.com Paralegal
Ext. 3077
Chris handles the garnishmnent processes in the firm and backup up our publication area. He completed paralegal studies at Lakeshore Technical College and is continuing his education at MSOE.
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Marissa Hackman
klf@kohnlaw.com Est: 3081
Marissa Hackman is a newer member of our paralegal department, after spending two years in our legal support area. She attended the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
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Kasey Schraufnagel
kaseys@kohnlaw.com Ext: 3102
Kasey was a member of our Compliance Department handling client documentation for litigation files, and has now moved into our paralegal department.
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Valerie Blackman
valb@kohnlaw.com Ext: 3042
Valerie is part of the garnishment team in the department. She has her bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Paltz in geology, and her masters degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton in education.
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Heather Lechner
heatherl@kohnlaw.com Senior Paralegal
Extension 3112
Heather handles some of our post-judgment work. She is in the office Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and telecommutes Tuesdays and Thursdays. Heather has been on staff since 1996, originally working part time while attending the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
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Jeffrey Jacobs
jeffj@kohnlaw.com Paralegal Assistant
Extension 3039
Jeff is a member of our lawsuit team issuing small claims lawsuits. He has a BA from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in English.
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Megan Sarver
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext: 3019
Megan issues some of our lawsuits and handles all bankruptcy matters for the firm. She has a degree in music education from Knox College.
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Samantha Schultz
samanthas@kohnlaw.com
Samatha is working in our post judgment area in the paralegal department. She has her BA from Carthage College in political science and Spanish.
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Dan Carver
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3046
Dan is a member of our paralegal department handling the issuing of lawsuit paperwork.
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Erin Bollis
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3066
Erin is a member of our paralegal department. One of her duties is monitoring our case files with Wisconsin's taxpayer intercept program.
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Zach Gnas
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3009
Zach works on our garnishment team handling all of the followup calls with the POE's.
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Heather Vaccaro
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3068
Heather is a new addition to our paralegal department.
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Christopher Lushine
chrisl@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3020
Chris is a member of our subrogation collection and litigation team, handling the litigation processes our subrogation unit. He previously handled the collection aspect of our subrogation unit. He has a degree from the University of Wisconsin--Platteville in Political Science.
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Ashley T. Meunier
klf@kohnlaw.com
Ashley is part of our garnishment team. She is s graduate of the University of Wisconsin.
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Kathryn Elefson
klf@kohnlaw.com Ext. 3041
Kathryn handles some of our post-judgment work. She has a BA in History and French from Grinnell College and a certificate from Madison Area Technical College in Paralegal Studies.
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Kelly Longhusrt
klf@kohnlaw.com
Kelly handles the publication issuing and follow up for lawsuits.
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