Thomas C. Hochstatter is a shareholder in the law firm of Hochstatter, McCarthy, Rivas & Runde, S.C.  He is listed in Best Lawyers in America and is the only Wisconsin immigration lawyer selected by the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers.  For the first eight years of his practice, Tom worked as a legal services attorney for migrant farm workers, six of these years as Director of the Migrant Project of Legal Action of Wisconsin.  He has served as the chair of the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association from 1986 to 1988 and as treasurer from 1991 to 1996.  He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and has served on several national committees.  Tom also is a member of the Milwaukee Bar Association and the State Bar of Wisconsin.  He was appointed to serve on the Wisconsin Migrant Council, a statutory advisory body, by three successive Wisconsin governors, from 1977 to 1986.  He has appeared as a panelist on television programs, commenting on immigration issues, both in English and in Spanish.  He also regularly speaks on immigration issues before attorney and community groups.  He graduated from Maryknoll College, Glen Ellyn, Illinois in 1966 with a B.A. in philosophy.  He received his M.A degree in international relations from the University of the Americas, Mexico City in 1971 and then received his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1974.