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 all
Woman of the Year
Maria Kreiter, Godfrey & Kahn
Allen dedicated to fighting for her clients
Jennifer Allen, Alan C. Olson & Associates
Light bulb moment brings Arndt Labs to law
Jodi Arndt Labs, Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry
Bergstrom lives by examples set on family farm
Kristin Bergstrom, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
Relationships, public service define Bonniwell
Nancy Bonniwell, Weiss Berzowski Brady
Bowen discovers the virtues of being ‘bossy’
Freya Bowen, Perkins Coie
Service is front and center for Brostrom
Ellen Brostrom, Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Coffee appreciates impact of her work
Rebecca Coffee, Mastantuono & Coffee
Fleming gives back to community, family through clients
Miriam Fleming, Michael Best & Friedrich
GaleWyrick rules court with a receptive ear
Molly Galewyrick, Polk County Circuit Court
Gibeault has knack for firsts at Axley Brynelson
Patricia Gibeault, Axley Brynelson
Heidt the cream of the crop
Martha Heidt, Bye Goff & Rohde
Gonzalez Knavel shows true grit in practice, retirement
Maria Gonzalez Knavel, Foley & Lardner
Maloney’s appellate work making a difference
Susan Maloney, Siesennop & Sullivan
Mancoske looks out for clients, other solos
Debra Mancoske, Mancoske Law Office
McCarthy sees world through clients’ eyes
Gail McCarthy, Hochstatter, Mccarthy, Rivas & Runde
McMahon fights for her clients by getting personal
Maura McMahon, State Public Defender’s Office
Mueller draws on family for motivation
Elisabeth Andrews Mueller, Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office
Murdock builds career in construction, insurance law
Andrea Murdock, Halloin & Murdock
Murphy a trailblazer for women attorneys
Ann Murphy, Quarles & Brady
All the world’s a stage for Eastern District’s Pepper
Pamela Pepper, U.S. Eastern District
For Scott, good lawyering starts with listening
Denasha Scott, Stafford Rosenbaum
Shapiro empowers clients during family crises
Amy Shapiro, Hawks Quindel
Sutkiewicz helps establish veterans court initiative
Angela Sutkiewicz, Sheboygan County Circuit Court
Sheeran blazes law trail for women
Susan Sheeran, Melli Law
Tidwall finds being a lawyer entails duty to society
Karen Tidwall, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek
Tomczyk gets concrete results from often invisible efforts
Debby Tomczyk, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
For Ustad Smith, ‘winning’ begins with understanding clients
Ann Ustad Smith, Michael Best & Friedrich
For Watson, listening to clients is key
Dee Dee Watson, State Public Defender’s Office
Weston teaches law, even while running tech company
Cheryl Weston, University Of Wisconsin Law School