Emil Ovbiagele is no stranger to hard work and being recognized for his accomplishments. Being honored in the Wisconsin Law Journal’s Power 30 Labor and Employment list marks Ovbiagele’s second honor of 2024, and also the second time being named in the Law Journal’s Power 30 list. Last year, Ovbiagele was named to the Wisconsin Law Journal’s Power 30 Personal Injury attorneys. Ovbiagele was honored in 2024 as being “among Milwaukee’s best and brightest young professionals and emerging leaders” at the Milwaukee Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 awards event. On Dec. 13, 2023, Ovbiagele received a Wisconsin Law Journal award for being a Legal All-Star. Just one year earlier, the American Bar Association named Ovbiagele as an On the Rise-Top 40 Young Lawyer. And in 2017, Ovbiagele was honored as an Up and Coming Lawyer by the Wisconsin Law Journal. Ovbiagele, in addition to serving as the founder and managing partner at OVB Law & Consulting, is also the president of the Milwaukee Bar Association’s board of directors. Additionally, Ovbiagele is an adjunct associate professor at Marquette University Law School.

Maeve G. O’Malley graduated from Marquette Law in 2023, joining the labor and employment team at von Briesen & Roper. Although O’Malley was a rookie to Big Law, she came to the firm with a wealth of knowledge and experience. As a criminology and legal studies undergraduate student at Marquette University, O’Malley interned with the Cook County States Attorneys’ office in Illinois. “I was impressed by how well people working in public serve could carry such an immense case load. The internships provided me with a deeper behind the scenes look beyond what I saw sitting and observing courtrooms. I left the internship with a better understanding of what it takes on a daily basis to prepare cases,” O’Malley said, noting she also interned with Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee as a law student. Initially O’Malley wanted to practice criminal law, but as she gained more experience, she confirmed her calling for labor and employment law after an internship in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin with Judge Lynn Adelman, noting she knew she wanted to practice labor and employment law prior to her internship.