Background
Ragatz, Thomas George was born on February 18, 1934 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Wilmer Leroy and Rosanna (Kindschi) Ragatz.
Ragatz, Thomas George was born on February 18, 1934 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Wilmer Leroy and Rosanna (Kindschi) Ragatz.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Wisconsin, 1957. Bachelor of Laws, University Wisconsin, 1961.
Staff accountant Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company, Minneapolis, 1958. Instructor School Business, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1958-1960. Formerly lecturer in accounting and law Law School University Wisconsin.
Law clerk Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1961-1962. Associate Boardman Suhr Curry & Field, Madison, 1962-1964, partner, 1965-1978, Foley & Lardner, Madison, 1978—2002, managing partner, 1984-1993, chairman budget committee, 1994-1999. Board directors Wolf Appliance Company, LLC, Sub-Zero Freezer Company, Inc., Norman Bassett Foundation, Wisconsin Sports Foundation, United Way Foundation.
President Courtier Foundation. Board directors, president Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation. Lecturer seminars on tax subjects.
Editor-in-chief Wisconsin Law Review, 1960-1961, chairman National Conference Law Revs., 1960-1961. Author: The Ragatz History, 1989.Contributor articles to professional journals.
Formerly director United Way, Methodist Hospital Found. Member University Wisconsin Foundation. Chairman site selection committee University Wisconsin Hospital Committee.
Past president, past moderator 1st Congressional Church. Board directors Foundation for Madison Public Schools. President Business and Education Partnership, 1983—1989, board directors.
Past president, vice president HospiceCare Foundation. Board regents University Wisconsin, panel provision of legal services. Board directors Metropolitan Young Men’s Christian Association, Madison, 1983—1990.
Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Member: American Bar Association, Dane County Bar Association (president 1978-1979, chairman judicial qualification committee, secretary), Wisconsin Institute Certified Public Accountant, State Bar Wisconsin 1969-1970, (board governors 1971-1975, chairman finance committee 1975-1980, chairman tax section, chairman special committee on economics, chairman services for lawyers committee), Wisconsin Bar Foundation, Seventh Circuit Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Order of Constantine, Bascom Hill Society, Order of Coif, Madison Club (president 1980-1981), Madison Club House Corporation since 1999, (board directors), Sigma Chi, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Married Karen Christensen, December 19, 1965. Children: Thomas Rolf, William Leslie, Erik Douglas.