Madison, WI – Burton (Burt) A. Wagner, Shareholder in the Health Care Department in the law firm of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., will be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Wisconsin Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (WAHSA) at the association’s annual awards banquet on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at the Country Springs Hotel and Conference Center in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Wagner, based in Reinhart's Madison office, has been serving as legal counsel for WAHSA for the past 25 years. He assists not only the association, but also its 477 member facilities, in understanding the rules, regulations and legal parameters that govern the long-term care and senior housing profession. As legal counsel, he interprets laws and codes, answers legal questions, presents at state conferences, prepares legal briefs, guides the association’s Board of Directors, and represents the association’s interests at various state meetings and with multiple state agencies.
John Sauer, WAHSA Executive Director, notes "Wagner has been instrumental in guiding the growth and development of WAHSA through the last quarter century. Because of his support, dedication, and expertise, WAHSA is recognized today as a vibrant leader in the state’s long-term care and senior housing arena."
WAHSA developed the Hall of Fame as a means of recognizing those individuals who significantly contributed to the growth and development of WAHSA as an association. The Hall of Fame acknowledges that WAHSA is all it is today because of the efforts, dedication, and contributions of time and talent specific individuals made to enhance and build the association.
About Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. is a full-service, business-oriented law firm with offices in Milwaukee, Waukesha and Madison, Wisconsin and Rockford, Illinois and serves clients throughout the U.S. and internationally. The firm's more than 200 attorneys provide clients with a combination of legal intelligence, industry understanding and superior client service.
About WAHSA
The Wisconsin Association of Homes and Services for the Aging is a not-for profit trade association representing not-for-profit and governmental homes, housing projects, and services for the aging. Currently, WAHSA represents a total of 188 not-for-profit corporate members which own, operate, and/or sponsor 195 nursing homes, 14 intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICF-MR), 60 residential care apartment complexes (RCAC), 78 community-based residential facilities (CBRF), two adult family homes, 16 HUD Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly apartment complexes, 114 apartment complexes for independent seniors, and over 300 community-based programs ranging from Alzheimer’s support, child and adult day care, home care, and hospice to Meals on Wheels.
Reinhart Contacts:
Kirk Kusick
Marketing Manager
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
1000 North Water Street
Suite 2100
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Telephone: 414-298-8437
Facsimile: 414-298-8097
Robyn Radomski
Chief Marketing Officer
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
1000 North Water Street
Suite 2100
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Telephone: 414-298-8774
Facsimile: 414-298-8097
WAHSA Contact:
John Sauer
Executive Director
204 South Hamilton Street
Madison, WI 53703
Telephone: 800-466-7011