Elizabeth A. Conradson Cleary

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Anyone looking for information about the broad spectrum of legal services available to low-income people in Milwaukee can find a valuable resource on the Coalition for Access to Legal Resource’s Web site at www.legalhelpmilwaukee.org. Elizabeth A. Conradson Cleary helped Marquette University Law School bring local legal service providers together in the coalition while serving as the school’s public service administrator the year after she graduated in 2005.

Helping Marquette institutionalize its public service efforts tied in well with the interest in social justice that drew Cleary into the practice of law.

Now an attorney in the Milwaukee City Attorney’s office, Cleary works with the Employes’ Retirement System, dealing with pension law and issues related to retirees.

She also remains active in many community activities, such as serving on the steering committee for Marquette’s Volunteer Legal Clinic. Her additional activities include working with FUEL’s Creative Council, Junior Achievement, and Mosaic Partnerships.

Q&A

What is your favorite U.S. Supreme Court opinion?

Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dept. of Health

What was your most useful law school course?

Negotiations Workshop

Who is your favorite historical figure?

Frances Perkins

If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive?

“Welcome to the club”

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

That’s redonkulous

What word in the English language do you wish you had invented?

Redonkulous

What is your favorite pet?

Definitely dogs

If you could be a superhero, who would you be?

The Bionic Woman