Reinhart Attorney Burton A. Wagner to Be Inducted into WAHSA Hall of Fame

MADISON – 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.