Mr. Wouters joined the firm in 1972 and became a partner in 1976 when the firm then became known as Bathgate, Wegener, Wouters & Neumann. During this period, Mr. Wouters oversaw the start-up and operation of the Firm's Municipal Finance Group. For the period 1991 through 1996 Mr. Wouters was on sabbatical from the firm during which time he was ...