Our Staff
Brenda A. Majewski
Director of Operations
brendam@kohnlaw.com
Brenda Majewski is the firm's Director of Operations and manages the overall operations of the firm. She is a member of the International and Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators, having served three terms as state President. She was WALA's first recipient of its President's Award of Excellence. She has served on vendor relations, diversity, state bar and newsletter committees. Her activities at the national level have included ALA's Multicultural Committee, Vendor Relations Committee, regional speaker and judge for many of the chapter awards programs. She has been a member of the Commercial Law League of America, chairing regional and national committees, and was the 2012 recipient of the CLLA’s prestigious President’s Cup. She is an active participant in the firm’s National Association of Retail Collection Attorney’s membership, co-chairing the 2013 Operations and Collection Management Education track.
Brenda is a frequent speaker and author on topics related to law firm management in the collection industry. She attended Milwaukee Area Technical College and has a Certificate in Management from Marquette University.
As part of the firm’s commitment to exemplary service and consumer experience on behalf of our clients, she encourages feedback relevant to those experiences a client’s consumer or customer may have experienced interacting with members of the Kohn Law Firm to her email address listed above.
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Toni Loftus
Collection Department Manager
tonil@kohnlaw.com
Toni Loftus is the firm’s Collection Department Manager. She is responsible for the overall performance of the firm’s collection staff. Toni has over twenty years of collection experience. She has a broad base knowledge of the collection industry and has managed the collection and operation processes for a diverse clientele, including agencies and a law firm. Toni holds certificates in Coaching and Development, as well as Effective Communications from the University of Milwaukee-Extension. As a result Toni brings proven success in leading her collection teams to deliver best in class service.
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Jessica Seligmiller
Paralegal Department Manager
jessicas@kohnlaw.com
Jessica manages the Paralegal Department staff at KLF. This department is responsible for the production of all of the legal process documents on litigated matters in the firm. Jessica has been a part of the KLF team since 2005. Prior to joining KLF, Jessica worked at an accounting firm. Jessica has attended the University of Wisconsin Platteville and Milwaukee Area Technical College and has completed paralegal courses.
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Carrie Conner
Cash and Accounting Department Manager
carriec@kohnlaw.com
Carrie manages the accounting department staff and is the firm's managerial contact for client statements, electronic cash maintenance transfers or accounting reports. All debtor record posting and client remittance is handled in this department. This department handles most facets of the secured trust account compliance procedures as well, with over sight from the Director of Operations and two CPA firms. Carrie also manages each client’s accounting audits for annual reporting requirements.
Carrie has been with the firm since 1999. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
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Jane Lyons
Compliance and Client Services Department Manager
janel@kohnlaw.com
Jane is the manager of the firm’s Compliance and Client Services Department and its staff. She is responsible for managing the internal audit compliance testing of the firm related to work flow and work product across all departments. On staff with KLF since 2002, Jane supervised and managed our collection staff for four years before helping to create the Compliance Department. Jane brought over 20 years of collection supervisory management experience to the firm when she joined KLF, primarily in the banking industry.
She is a past board member of the Wisconsin Collectors Association, having served on the Budget and Audit Committee and attends NARCA meetings as a firm representative.
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Annie Bilow-Cantrell
Support Department Manager
annieb@kohnlaw.com
Annie manages the Support Department staff at KLF. This department is responsible for all reception, inventory and records management functions of the firm. Annie also assists with the initial hiring and training of new staff, conducting full background checks and reference verifications. She attends meetings of the Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators when they are human resource based.
She has a paralegal certificate from Carthage College and had previously managed in the hospitality industry before joining KLF.
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Jeffery Madison
Information Technology and Services Department Manager
jeffm@kohnlaw.com
Jeffery Madison joined Kohn Law Firm in 2008 as our IT Department Manager. He is responsible for all hardware acquisitions and maintenance, application installation and maintenance, maintaining network infrastructure, telecommunications equipment, and finally both user & data security at the firm. Jeff is currently sitting on the Technology Board at Bryant & Stratton College. Prior to joining KLF, he was the technology director at a local school and worked for the State of Wisconsin.
Jeff has his bachelor’s degree in Technology and Information Management and his master’s degree in Business Administration.
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Peter Kocian
Administrator
petek@kohnlaw.com
Pete Kocian is a 2011 addition to the Kohn Law Firm staff. Pete is the firm's Administrator responsible for all benefits and payroll administration and facilities management for over 125 firm members. Pete has previously managed the H/R functions of a large PI law firm in Milwaukee, as well those functions in some Milwaukee area industries. He is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management.
Pete has a degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and has credits towards his Master’s Degree. He is currently studying for The Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR®) certification.
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