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Joe Davis is still trying to retire and enjoys his second home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He spends time working on his golf game and assisting with his daughter’s election campaign for the office of County Attorney of Kent County, Texas, population 808. Looks like a tight race! Joe is still licensed to practice law in Texas and New Mexico, and continues to handle alternative dispute resolution work as a neutral in those states, as well as some work as an advocate.
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Dick Feldman from the St. Louis office has retired after 38 years of practice, including 21 years at the firm. He will continue to be available for consultation to the Corporate Real Estate group. In addition, Dick will be working with the University of Missouri School of Journalism as founding co-chair (with his wife, Jody) of the 1908 Society, a philanthropic endeavor that provides the dean with funds to assist students. He also will assist in any way he can ― all legal ways, we have been told ― with the MU athletic department, especially the football program. Otherwise, Dick will just try to not drive Jody crazy.
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Ed Heiser from the Milwaukee office “finally, fully” retired on December 31 after nearly 51 years with the firm. He formally retired in June 2019 but continued to use the office through the end of the year to finish projects, complete the transfer of clients and wrap up personal matters related to retirement. Ed particularly enjoyed the opportunity to personally introduce his clients to the partners who would take over as their attorneys.
Many people warned Ed that he needed a specific plan for retirement, but Ed enjoys not having a plan. He likes simply having more time to do the things he likes to do, including traveling, eating, drinking, exercising, sleeping, reading, writing, visiting old friends and trying new activities like fly-fishing. Since being finally, fully retired, Ed and his wife, Doris, spent three weeks in Southern California and two weeks in South Carolina and Florida. Of course, that was before the stay-at-home order was issued as a result of the coronavirus in Wisconsin. Since the order, Ed has informed us that home life has been more like Vegas: He is losing money by the minute, cocktails are acceptable at any hour and nobody knows what time it is!
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Carol Manteuffel retired as a partner on December 31, 2019, after 30 years as an attorney, including five years at Husch Blackwell, and an earlier career in public health nursing and academia. That milestone ended phase one of a two-phase retirement plan that spans a two-year period. Now, in phase two, Carol is working as “of counsel” on a very limited, part-time basis through the end of 2020. She is prioritizing two special projects ― the post-acute abuse reporting tool and post-acute initiative ― and mentoring associates to continue with the firm’s plan for transitioning clients to new partners.
The biggest change for Carol has been the freedom from billing pressures and deadlines, which she feels is a pure luxury every day. The change allows time for reflection on the past and time to “rewire” for future adventures. Rewiring will include close family time with husband, Steve, and two young, energetic dogs, working out at the local recreation center, traveling in the United States and worldwide, touring wine regions, golfing, bicycling, hiking, painting with oils and watercolors, reading, cooking, playing Chinese Mahjong and volunteering.
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Bob Wilkinson from the St. Louis office has retired after 30 years in practice, with 17 of those years at Husch Blackwell. He is enjoying time with his family, including four grandchildren, staying involved in volunteer opportunities, fly-fishing, helping a friend restore a 35-year-old Formula Ford race car and looking forward to being a member of the pit crew when they race the restored car in several vintage race car events this summer.
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