WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//June 11, 2015//
The Wisconsin Law Journal honored its 2015 Women of the Law on Thursday at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. More than 300 people turned out to celebrate this year’s field of outstanding women.
(Staff photos by Kevin Harnack)
Check out the electronic edition of our 2015 Women in the Law magazine
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Kreiter gives her all, has it allWoman of the Year
Maria Kreiter, Godfrey & Kahn
Allen dedicated to fighting for her clientsJennifer Allen, Alan C. Olson & Associates
Light bulb moment brings Arndt Labs to lawJodi Arndt Labs, Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry
Bergstrom lives by examples set on family farmKristin Bergstrom, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
Relationships, public service define BonniwellNancy Bonniwell, Weiss Berzowski Brady
Bowen discovers the virtues of being ‘bossy’Freya Bowen, Perkins Coie
Service is front and center for BrostromEllen Brostrom, Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Coffee appreciates impact of her workRebecca Coffee, Mastantuono & Coffee
Fleming gives back to community, family through clientsMiriam Fleming, Michael Best & Friedrich
GaleWyrick rules court with a receptive earMolly Galewyrick, Polk County Circuit Court
Gibeault has knack for firsts at Axley BrynelsonPatricia Gibeault, Axley Brynelson
Heidt the cream of the cropMartha Heidt, Bye Goff & Rohde
Gonzalez Knavel shows true grit in practice, retirementMaria Gonzalez Knavel, Foley & Lardner
Maloney’s appellate work making a differenceSusan Maloney, Siesennop & Sullivan
Mancoske looks out for clients, other solosDebra Mancoske, Mancoske Law Office
McCarthy sees world through clients’ eyes
McMahon fights for her clients by getting personalMaura McMahon, State Public Defender’s Office
Mueller draws on family for motivationElisabeth Andrews Mueller, Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office
Murdock builds career in construction, insurance lawAndrea Murdock, Halloin & Murdock
Murphy a trailblazer for women attorneysAnn Murphy, Quarles & Brady
All the world’s a stage for Eastern District’s PepperPamela Pepper, U.S. Eastern District
For Scott, good lawyering starts with listeningDenasha Scott, Stafford Rosenbaum
Shapiro empowers clients during family crisesAmy Shapiro, Hawks Quindel
Sutkiewicz helps establish veterans court initiativeAngela Sutkiewicz, Sheboygan County Circuit Court
Sheeran blazes law trail for womenSusan Sheeran, Melli Law
Tidwall finds being a lawyer entails duty to societyKaren Tidwall, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek
Tomczyk gets concrete results from often invisible effortsDebby Tomczyk, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
For Ustad Smith, ‘winning’ begins with understanding clientsAnn Ustad Smith, Michael Best & Friedrich
For Watson, listening to clients is keyDee Dee Watson, State Public Defender’s Office
Weston teaches law, even while running tech companyCheryl Weston, University Of Wisconsin Law School