By: Rick Benedict//May 6, 2014//
Almost 400 people came out Thursday night to celebrate Wisconsin Law Journal’s 2014 Leaders in the Law at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center.
The annual awards program, now in its 12th year, recognizes the top judges, attorneys and legal professionals making a difference in Wisconsin’s legal community. Honorees were chosen from nominations submitted by their peers.
This year’s distinguished class of honorees includes a former state Supreme Court justice, a Milwaukee County judge and several law firm founders (see full list below). Recognized for the lifetime achievements were Tom Cannon, executive director of the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee Inc., and John Ebbott, executive director of Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc. Both are set to retire this year.
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Ross Anderson
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek SC
Jennifer Bias
State Public Defender’s Office
Bruce Block
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
Steven Botzau
Habush Habush & Rottier SC
Randal Brotherhood
Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC
Louis B. Butler Jr.
Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP
Gregory Conway
Law Firm of Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry SC
Francis Deisinger
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
Hon. John DiMotto
Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Robert Dreps
Godfrey & Kahn SC
Michael Green
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Kenneth V. Hallett
Quarles & Brady LLP
Christopher Krimmer
Balisle & Roberson SC
Vicki Margolis
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
Jerry McAdow
Boardman & Clark LLP
Colleen Meloy
Corneille Law Group LLC
Bruce O’Neill
Fox, O’Neill & Shannon SC
Timothy Radelet
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
Donald Schott
Quarles & Brady LLP
John Skilton
Perkins Coie LLP
Debra Tuttle
Metro Milwaukee Mediation Services Inc.
Daniel Vaccaro
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Michael Van Sicklen
Foley & Lardner LLP
Ralph Weber
Gass Weber Mullins LLC
Lifetime Achievement
Tom Cannon
Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee Inc.
Lifetime Achievement
John Ebbott
Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc.