[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 53 (Monday, March 30, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      A TRIBUTE TO JOHN W. DANIELS

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                            HON. GWEN MOORE

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 30, 2009

  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to John 
W. Daniels, a graduate of Harvard Law School and a practicing attorney 
for over 35 years. Mr. Daniels is the Chairman of Quarles & Brady LLP, 
located in the 4th Congressional District of Wisconsin.
  Mr. Daniels has extensive experience in serving national, regional, 
local and governmental owners and investors in real estate. He has 
significant involvement and experience in complex real estate 
redevelopment, including representing the largest property owner in 
connection with the redevelopment of both the Bradley Sports Center and 
the Midwest Airlines Center. He serves as national real estate counsel 
for Philip Morris Capital Corporation and has represented a number of 
major corporations on their real estate developments, including General 
Electric Capital Corporation, Xerox Corporation and Kraft Foods. 
Finally, he has worked on major public/private ventures with higher 
education, including serving as a lead advisor to the University of 
Wisconsin--Milwaukee in connection with a redevelopment of a several 
hundred thousand square foot project.
  Mr. Daniels is very involved in the community and serves on the Board 
of Directors for the following corporations or agencies; Aurora Health 
Care, M&I Bank, Zilber Corporation, and the Greater Milwaukee Committee 
Foundation. The most recent honor to be conferred upon Daniels was his 
induction into the National Black Lawyers Student's Association Hall of 
Fame on March 21, 2009. In the following publications, Mr. Daniels was 
recognized one of the 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know by 
``Lawdragon'' and one of the 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in 
America by the ``National Law Journal.'' Additionally, in 2008, Mr. 
Daniels received the National Bar Association's Leadership Award and he 
and his wife, Irma, were honored with the St. Francis Children's 
Center's Humanitarian Award.
  Madam Speaker, I congratulate Mr. John W. Daniels on his well 
deserved recognition. I am pleased that he continues to lend his 
expertise and knowledge to the people of my district and the greater 
Milwaukee area. I salute him for his numerous achievements.

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