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2009AP3025 Tomlin, et al. v. Village of Orfordville

POSTED: Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 at 12:24 pm

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10-1696 Morales v. Johnson

POSTED: Monday, September 19th, 2011 at 11:41 am

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Building professional relationships is critical in selling legal services, and one of the key ingredients in building professional relationships is persistence.

POSTED: Monday, September 19th, 2011 at 11:24 am

BY: Jane Pribek

When Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Inc. decided to retool the way it organized important documents, it was the company’s legal, not information technology, department that led the charge.

POSTED: Monday, September 19th, 2011 at 10:59 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Glendale attorney Paul Junius is a professional defendant and penny-pincher.

POSTED: Monday, September 19th, 2011 at 10:53 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Remember that unit in law school about legal writing for requests for proposals?

POSTED: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 at 12:49 pm

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10-1613, 10-1616 & 10-1757 U.S. v. Alvarado-Tizoc

POSTED: Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 at 8:25 am

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POSTED: Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 at 10:41 am

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Hon. Lynn S. Adelman United States District Court . . . David F. Andres McCoy & Hofbauer . . . Michael M. Berzowski Weiss Berzowski Brady . . . Richard J. Bliss Godfrey & Kahn . . . Stuart R. Deardorff Simpson & Deardorff . . . Robin E. Dorman Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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Occasionally Jodi Shields Yin just offers comforting words as she and her client walk to the courthouse, where they’ll be seeking an order to keep the client and/or children safe. Yin, who concentrates in family law, says her background helps her tremendously in these situations. Post-college, she volunteered for Teach for America in Louisiana for [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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As a social worker with children facing delinquency or child in need of protection orders, Sarah C. Whiting says she did not feel she had the legal knowledge to advocate the way that she wanted for them. That desire prompted her to go to law school, then practice family law. As an associate at Hanson [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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Being the son of two teachers, it’s not surprising that Joshua R. Welsh received his undergraduate degree in education. But when he started school, he knew he eventually wanted to practice law. After a short stint in teaching, he went to law school. Since graduating, he has made a place for himself at Meissner Tierney [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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As a sixth year associate, attorney Geoffrey S. Trotier got the chance many never get in their entire legal careers — a chance to argue a case before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. The labor and employment lawyer not only survived the scrutiny of Judge Richard Posner, but came away victorious. “It was a [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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Amalia Levit Todryk says the best aspect of being a trusts and estates attorney is the “trust” part. “The human element of the practice is what drew me to trusts and estates. I love working with families and hearing their stories,” she said. “I especially enjoy being the trusted adviser to families. We get to [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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Foley & Lardner may call its litigation department the “Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution” practice. But although Kate Spitz only joined the firm in 2007, she would likely have fit in well in the days before “alternative dispute resolution” entered the lexicon. Intensely competitive, her Facebook motto says it all: “All I do is win.” [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Jean DiMotto enthusiastically nominated assistant district attorney Marissa Santiago as an Up and Coming lawyer: “She is a poised and elegant prosecutor with an extremely pleasant in-court style that is well received by courts, juries, court staff and opposing attorneys. She is a skilled trial attorney who is able to [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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When she goes to CLE programs, an appellate decision Christine M. Rice often hears discussed is a case she helped take to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. The court in Rosario v. Acuity found that the statute of repose barred a claim against a building owner for an injury due to a step that was [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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Jacob R. Reis’ decision to become a personal injury lawyer arose from a very personal family experience. When he was starting high school, his grandfather was killed in a car accident. “I remember my grandma dealing with the insurance company and that being very stressful for her,” Reis said. “I know that she probably didn’t [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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Juan Ramirez says his motto is “Never quit.” “I loathe being defeated,” he said. It’s a motto that has served him well in the litigation practice group at Michael Best & Friedrich. One case file has been on his desk ever since he joined the firm in 2002. Representing the owner of a restaurant, he [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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Erin K. Murphy’s journey toward practicing immigration law began with a year of teaching special education classes in Quito, Ecuador. After graduating with a degree in education and rehabilitational psychology, she found The Working Boys’ Center, a volunteer program founded by Rev. John Halligan and run by the Jesuits. “It ended up being the best [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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Steven C. McGaver didn’t want to follow his father in the law enforcement profession, or take his grandfather’s advice to attend the United States Naval Academy. He wanted to be a lawyer. Four years into his legal career, McGaver has made his mark. As the new President of the Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association, he intends [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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When attorney Byron C. Lichstein joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin Law School at the beginning of 2004, he was the youngest clinical professor at the Frank J. Remington Center. That made sense, since Lichstein has just gotten his law degree from UW the previous December. “When I first started, I worked with [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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All children dream about what they’ll do when they grow up. Jason E. Kuwayama recalls playing with his best friend, who announced that he wanted to be a doctor. Kuwayama responded that he would become a lawyer and protect his friend from his mistakes. At least part of that prediction came true. Kuwayama did become [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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Johanna R. Kirk is three-for-three before the Wisconsin Court of Appeals — in just four years. Kirk is a partner at Knudson, Torvinen Jones & Kirk SC, a 188-year-old, “true general-practice firm,” where she practices special education, probate and business law. But perhaps the most exciting part of her job is the appellate work, where [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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Lindsey R. King’s four favorite words in the English language might just be “No probable cause found.” King frequently represents employers facing discrimination charges before the Equal Rights Division. Happily, she’s read those words often in the two years she’s been with Petrie & Stocking SC in Milwaukee. “It’s one piece of paper with very [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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Elizabeth Hanigan took a slightly different path to law school. While that’s not uncommon, hers is even more varied than most. While in college, she interned for Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.), then worked in the White House under President George H.W. Bush. After graduating with a bachelor’s in Political Science, she sold textbooks for a [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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When Sam Hamilton was working as an aide in the Ohio Legislature right after college, he saw something that pushed him toward law school. “I noticed the people who were lawyers had more credibility,” Hamilton said of the lawmakers and employees in the Legislature. But when he got to law school at Ohio State University, [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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Cindy L. Fryda doesn’t like being called a “management-side” labor and employment attorney. For starters, Fryda, of The Schroeder Group SC in Waukesha, represents both employees and employers, and she concentrates in general small business law as well. But also: “The way I look at it, being management-oriented is a benefit to employees. Because the [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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What do Charlize Theron, Carrie Underwood and attorney Andrea J. Farrell have in common? They’re all animal lovers and PETA supporters. But while the first two have made headlines primarily as entertainers, Farrell has caught the media’s attention for groundbreaking animal-rights litigation in Wisconsin. Farrell is representing PETA and the Alliance for Animals against the [...]

POSTED: Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 1:00 am

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Two years out of law school, Andrew N. DeClercq already has a win in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court under his belt. Working with Paul Norman at Boardman Law Firm, DeClercq experienced his first state Supreme Court victory in 2010 by helping with Volvo Trucks North America v. Wausau Truck Center, Inc. The case [...]