Background
Werner, Joseph Gustave was born on May 21, 1911 in Friendship, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Theodore Michael and Christina Cecilia (Seger) Werner.
Werner, Joseph Gustave was born on May 21, 1911 in Friendship, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Theodore Michael and Christina Cecilia (Seger) Werner.
Bachelor of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1933, Bachelor of Laws, 1936, S. Juris Doctor, 1937.
Admitted to Wisconsin bar, 1936. Lawyer Thomas & Orr, Madison, 1937-1942. Legal rationing OPA, Washington, 1942-1943.
Head patent section Office General Counsel, Office Alien Property Custodian, Washington, 1943-1946. Partner Isaksen, Werner, Lathrop & Heaney, Madison, 1946-1973. Director Prescription Pharmacy, Inc.
Member American, Wisconsin (past section chairman), Dane County (past president), 7th Federal Circuit (past Board of Governors) bar associations, American, Milwaukee, Chicago patent law associations, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Serra International (past district governor), Serra of Madison (past president), Madison (director), Maple Bluff Country, Madison Technical (director) (Madison).
Married Elizabeth Helen Tormey, September 13, 1941. Children: Thomas Joseph, Stephen Cole, Richard Theodore, David Weston, Philip William.