LA CROSSE, WI, October 5, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Charles E. Hanson, a Partner at the law firm of Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Skemp & Sleik, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in the practice of law and in service to his community.

With 35 years of professional experience, Attorney Hanson concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury litigation, worker's compensation, mediation, and negotiation. Acknowledged as an effective problem solver, his integrity and judgment are respected by people on both sides of an issue. He chose a career as a lawyer as a way to help and be of service to others.

After graduating with honors from Central High School in La Crosse, Wisconsin, he attended St. Olaf College where he was a Phi Beta graduate in 1970. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Wisconsin where he graduated with honors and a member of the Order of the Coif in 1973. Initially, Mr. Hanson served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force as a JAG as Chief of Military Justice at March Air Force Base and subsequently as the lawyer for the Pacific Air Force in Taipei, Taiwan. While in the military, Chuck Hanson received the Air Force Commendation Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and the Combined Service Forces Honorary Insignia.

Upon Mr. Hanson's return to La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1977, he has practiced law with the firm of Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Skemp & Sleik. He is a member of the Wisconsin Association for Justice, the Wisconsin Bar and American Bar Associations, and he is the past-president and a current board member of the Wisconsin Association of Worker's Compensation Attorneys. In recognition of his contribution to his community, the legal profession, and the rule of law, he was elected as a Fellow of both the Wisconsin Law Foundation and the American Bar Foundation, which latter organization is comprised of less than one percent of the attorneys in the United States.

Community service has been a hallmark of Chuck Hanson's career. He is a community leader who has used his effective communication and organization skills, together with creative leadership, to make possible a variety of civic projects. He has been the founding president of four of the six sister-city relationships with La Crosse, Wisconsin, including Dubna, Russia; Luoyang, China; Bantry, Ireland; and Forde, Norway. He is the founder and first president of the Riverside International Friendship Gardens designed to honor the beauty and diversity in other cultures while recognizing that we are all part of one planet. He is the founding president of Freedom Honor Flight, Inc., an organization dedicated to bringing World War II veterans to Washington, D. C. to be honored for their service to the nation. An active Rotarian, Chuck Hanson is responsible for the founding of the La Crosse Rotary Foundation, The Brain Game - a resource for early childhood development given free to parents of newborns in the La Crosse area, Operation Afghan School Kids providing school supplies to children in Afghanistan, and served as co-chair of Kids Coulee, a large public interactive playground for children. Attorney Hanson also served as the chairman of the Hands-Across-The-Heartlands relief project to Russia. For more information, please see www.riversideqardens.org, www.rotarycluboflacrosse.org; and www.freedomhonorfliqht.orq.

Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Skemp & Sleik is a full-service law firm dedicated to serving clients in a variety of legal areas. For more information, visit www.haleskemp.com.

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