ATTORNEYS PAUL MILLIS AND MARK SKOLOS JOIN WELD,RILEY,PRENN & RICCI,S.C.
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For Immediate Release 							September 19, 2011


EAU CLAIRE - The law firm of Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci, S.C. is pleased to announce Attorneys Paul Millis and Mark Skolos
have joined the firm.  

Previous to joining the Weld, Riley firm, Paul Millis and Mark Skolos had an extensive legal practice out of their Black
River Falls office. The two firms have merged and the Black River Falls office will serve as a satellite location for 
Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci, S.C., similar to its Menomonie office.  Paul and Mark will continue to work out of both locations
and provide services to their existing clients, as well as Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci, S.C. clients. 

Commenting on the firm merger was Weld, Riley's President Steve Weld, "Having an additional office in Black River Falls and
adding attorneys experienced in business, estate planning and municipal law will benefit our current clients. Likewise,
residents in the Black River Falls area will now have the full resources of the Weld, Riley team to assist them with their
legal needs."

In addition to providing advice to municipalities, Mark has extensive experience in estate planning, probate real estate and
taxation issues. Mark has also developed retail space for shopping centers throughout the United States.  

Similarly, Paul has represented a variety of business owners, municipalities and cooperatives in the areas of business, estate
planning/probate, insurance defense and municipal law.  Paul is legal advisor to the board of directors of the Co-op Credit
Union and Federation Cooperative as well as corporate counsel for Millis Transfer, Inc.

Mark is the past president of the Tri-County Bar Association and has lectured at various seminars, including the State Bar
Convention for the State of Wisconsin.  He graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire where he received a bachelor
of Arts degree and his law degree from University of Wisconsin Law School in 1985.   

Paul is a member of the Wisconsin State Bar Association, Tri-County Bar Association and Eau Claire County Bar Association.
He received his under graduate degree from University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and cum laude from University of Wisconsin Law School.  

The Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci Law Firm was formed in 1991. The firm practices in all major areas of the law and is comprised of a
Litigation, Labor and Employment, Business, Real Estate, and Government Relations Sections. The firm employs more than 60 people and
is the largest law firm in the Chippewa Valley.