MILWAUKEE, WI (Feb. 12, 2019) ─ Godfrey & Kahn litigation attorney, Maria Kreiter has been appointed board president for the Coalition for Children, Youth & Families (Coalition). Kreiter succeeds outgoing board president Dennis Krakau of Wintrust Financial Corporation. Kreiter has been an active board member with the Coalition since 2014.

The Coalition is a nonprofit organization that supports individuals and families caring for children who have been touched by foster care and adoption. The Coalition serves as an advocate for children in need, a coach for foster and adoptive families, and a leader in Wisconsin’s foster care and adoption system.

Kreiter’s practice at Godfrey & Kahn focuses on complex business litigation and primarily claims involving trade secrets, non-competition agreements, banking and financial services disputes, FINRA arbitrations, business torts, and real estate matters.

With more than 160 lawyers, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. is one of Wisconsin's leading business law firms. Godfrey & Kahn maintains offices in Milwaukee, Madison, Appleton, Green Bay and Waukesha, Wisconsin, and Washington, DC. For more information, please visit the firm's website at www.gklaw.com.

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