Background
Puerner, Paul Raymond was born on March 27, 1927 in Milwaukee. Son of Bertram Harvey and Carmen Marie (Sousa) Puerner.
Puerner, Paul Raymond was born on March 27, 1927 in Milwaukee. Son of Bertram Harvey and Carmen Marie (Sousa) Puerner.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Wisconsin, 1949. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1955.
Engineer Lago Oil & Transport Company, Aruba, The Netherlands, West Antilles, 1949-1952. Attorney Vapor Heating Corporation, Chicago, 1955-1956. Associate Michael, Best & Friedrich, Milwaukee, 1956-1964, partner, 1964-1987.
Private practice, from 1987.
Bar: Illinois 1955, Wisconsin 1956, United States District Court (eastern district) Wisconsin 1956, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit) 1957, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1960, United States Court Appeals (federal circuit) 1982.
In modern culture the ability to make decisions and choose our own path in life has extremely high value. But through the faith we voluntarily surrender to God in love and joy.
All human life is sacred and created by God and therefore, we must see all human life as significant and valuable. When governments implement the death penalty, then the life of the convicted person is devalued and all possibility of change in that person’s life ends.
Male and female have common humanity, having equal worth in the eyes of God. The erroneous notion that one gender is superior to another should be rejected.
Board directors Mequon-Thiensville (Wisconsin) Union High School District 1, since 1968. With United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Member American Bar Association, Wisconsin Bar Association, Milwaukee Bar Association, Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association (president 1970-1971), Alpha Chi Rho.
Married Rae Harriet Smart, August 19, 1950. Children: John, Pamela, Thomas, James, Jane, Michael, Susan.
