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MADISON, Wis. (May 22, 2009) – The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP is pleased to announce that James J. Chiolino has been appointed by Mayor David Cieslewicz to a two-year term on Madison’s Affirmative Action Commission.
Chiolino focuses his practice in the Labor & Employment Group. Prior to joining the firm, he capped a long career in State service working as Chief of the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division’s labor standards section for six years and Chief in the Division’s civil rights section for one year. He also has national expertise in wage and hour matters and significant experience counseling employers about compliance in other areas.
He earned his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School, his M.P.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his B.A. degree from Bradley University.
The 11-member Commission is responsible for reviewing, approving and recommending city-wide affirmative action goals and timetables; disseminating information to educate the people of Madison to a greater understanding and practice of Affirmative Action Employment; and making specific recommendations to the Common Council to bring all appropriate ordinances into conformity with the policies of Madison General Ordinance 39.02.
Quarles & Brady LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 450 attorneys practicing from offices in Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Chicago, Ill.; Naples, Fla.; and Milwaukee and Madison, Wis. The firm offers an array of legal services to corporate and individual clients that range from small entrepreneurial businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Additional information about the firm may be found at http://www.quarles.com.
