The national law firm Quarles & Brady LLP have selected a new chairperson, Kimberly Leach Johnson.
Johnson’s term begins Oct. 1. Fredrick Lautz will remain as the law firm’s managing partner.
“There are many outstanding partners at Quarles who could lead us forward, but Kim is a perfect reflection of the firm’s tradition of practice excellence and its progressive vision,” said John Daniels, the firm’s current chairman, in a written statement. “She is an exceptional attorney and a collaborative, client-centric, business-minded leader, whose commitment is unsurpassed.”
Johnson was most recently chair of the firm’s Finance Committee and managing partner of Quarles & Brady’s Naples and Tampa, Fla., offices, and she continues to serve as a member of the firm’s elected Executive Committee. She is the first woman to serve as Quarles & Brady’s firm chair.
Daniels will serve as chairman emeritus of the firm, a role in which he will continue to focus on strategic counseling to business clients, with particular emphasis on financial services, health care and mid-market growth entities. Daniels will also serve as chair of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, a position he was elected to in January of 2013.
