Almost 400 lawyers, judges, support staff and their families came together Wednesday to celebrate the Wisconsin Law Journal’s 2015 Leaders in the Law.
- Honoree Dan Conley (left), Quarles & Brady LLP; and honoree Bill Fox, Fox O’Neill & Shannon (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)
- Polly Ellingson (from left), Grzeca Law Group; Judge Jean DiMotto; and honoree Mary Wolverton, Peterson Johnson & Murray SC (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)
- Maren Peterson (from left); honoree John Peterson, Peterson Berk & Cross SC; Lily Mae Brown and Marti Hemwall (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)
- Charlie Cousland (from left), von Briesen & Roper SC; honoree Chuck Vogel, of Godfrey & Kahn SC; and Mike Apfeld, Godfrey & Kahn SC (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)
- Front row: Kat Lazar (from left); honoree Maria Lazar, Wisconsin Department of Justice; Charlie Gibson; and Karla Keckhaver. Back row: Maura Whelan (from left) and Tom Lazar (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)
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Joseph Boucher
founding partner, Neider & Boucher SC
Mark Budzinski
managing partner, Corneille Law Group LLC
Daniel Conley
partner, Quarles & Brady LLP
Randall Crocker
president and CEO, von Briesen & Roper SC
Nathan DeLadurantey
founding partner, DeLadurantey Law Office LLC
Andrea Farrell
attorney, The Jeff Scott Olson Law Firm SC
William Fox
founder and chairman, Fox, O’Neill & Shannon SC
William Katt
regional managing partner, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Russell Klingaman
partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Eric Larson
partner, Arenz, Molter, Macy, Riffle & Larson SC
Maria Lazar
assistant attorney general, Wisconsin Department of Justice
Dennis Melowski
founding partner, Melowski & Associates LLC
R. Timothy Muth
shareholder, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
Stephen Nick
city attorney, City of Eau Claire
Jennifer Nissen
attorney, Hochstatter, McCarthy, Rivas & Runde SC
Brent Nistler
founding partner, Nistler Law Office SC
Jose Olivieri
partner, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Alan Olson
founder and attorney, Alan C. Olson & Associates, SC
Rebecca Persick
commissioner, Sheboygan County Circuit Court
John Peterson
senior shareholder, Peterson, Berk & Cross SC
Thomas Reed
regional attorney manager, State Public Defenders Office Milwaukee Trial Division
Ward Richter
shareholder, Bell, Moore & Richter SC
Buck Sweeney
partner, Axley Brynelson LLP
Charles Vogel
shareholder, Godfrey & Kahn SC
Roy Wagner
shareholder and chairman of construction-law practice, von Briesen & Roper SC
Edward (Ned) B. Witte
shareholder, Environment and Energy Strategies, Godfrey & Kahn, SC
Mary Wolverton
shareholder, Peterson, Johnson & Murray SC
Lifetime Achievement
Jere McGaffey
retired partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Lifetime Achievement
Esther “Cody” Splitt
attorney, Private practice