More than 350 judges, lawyers, family and friends attended the Wisconsin Law Journal’s ninth annual Leaders in the Law Event in Milwaukee Wednesday.
The evening event, held at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center, recognized 27 attorneys and judges for their contributions to the legal profession. Four leaders – Bruce C. Davidson, Hon. Charles P. Dykman, Robert L. Habush and Joseph A. Melli – received Lifetime Achievement awards.
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The 2011 honorees are:
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
Emery K. Harlan, Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan

The ninth annual Leaders in the Law event was held Wednesday night at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center. The Wisconsin Law Journal honored 27 Leaders in the Law. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)
James A. Jaeger, Hill Glowacki Jaeger & Hughes
Hon. William A. Jennaro, Cook & Franke
Thomas F. Kissinger, The Marcus Corporation
Hon. Mary Kuhnmuench, Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Jack J. Laffey, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek
Rhonda L. Lanford, Habush Habush & Rottier
Bruce J. Lindl, Regal Ware Inc.
Michael J. McCabe, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Lester A. Pines, Cullen Weston Pines & Bach
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David W. Reinecke, Foley & Lardner
H. Stanley Riffle, Arenz Molter Macy & Riffle
Walter J. Skipper, Quarles & Brady
George H. Solveson, Andrus Sceales Starke & Sawall
Jason T. Studinski, Studinski Law
Raymond P. Taffora, Wisconsin Department of Justice
Also, four individuals were recognized with a Lifetime Achievement award for their career and its lasting imprint on the state’s law community. Those attorneys are:
Bruce C. Davidson, Quarles & Brady
Hon. Charles P. Dykman, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Dist. IV
Robert L. Habush, Habush Habush & Rottier