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The Wisconsin Law Journal welcomed 300 of its closest friends to the Harley-Davidson in Milwaukee to celebrate this year’s Up and Coming Lawyers.
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Here’s this year’s Up and Coming Lawyers:
Improving Milwaukee motivates Bynum
Although Marvin Bynum II may miss the mountains of Portland , Ore., where he spent much of his childhood, he’s determined to use his practice in real-estate law to improve Milwaukee, which has been his home since 2001.
Collins proves youth doesn’t mean inexperience
Amy Collins spent years on the stage singing, dancing and acting.
Wyant sees benefits to waiting for law school
A little life experience gave Leah R. Wyant (Harrand) a lot of perspective before starting law school.
Case variety keeps Harvey engaged
Patrick Harvey likes to mix it up.
Hebl carries on legacy of helping others
Andrew Hebl doesn’t keep his cape in his briefcase, although he should probably consider it.
Municipal lawyer Hoffer enjoys giving back
Municipal lawyers have to be jacks-of-all-trades but don’t have the usual accompanying luxury of being master of none.
Jerabek didn’t take the traditional road to shareholder status
People always ask me how I went from public relations to law, and they’re actually more similar than you might think,” said Jerabek, who made shareholder in July with von Briesen & Roper in Madison after five years with the firm. “I spend most of my day writing, as I did before, and trying to solve problems for people, as I did before. The subject matter, the expertise is different, but the day to day is actually very similar.”
Kinnel balances unique case mix
Laurna Kinnel readily acknowledges that her practice at Fox, O’Neill and Shannon, entails an unusual mix of business and family-law cases.
Krumrie’s talent has him rocketing to success
Ryan Krumrie made quite an in impression when he interviewed at Hager, Dewick & Zuengler.
Leffler building a legal career
Matthew Leffler grew up in the family business of real estate and development, but he knew he needed to find his own direction in an industry he loved.
It’s all in the family for Lonergan
New attorneys don’t come much tougher than Emily Lonergan.
MacGillis takes pride in helping others
Christopher MacGillis feels lucky for what he gets to do every day – helping those injured in accidents.
McFarlane helps others rekindle passion for law
Laura McFarlane proves being a do-gooder isn’t a bad thing.
McGinn makes transition from classroom to courtroom
On the surface, you wouldn’t think there were a lot of similarities between teaching and being a lawyer. But Colin McGinn, an assistant state public defender at the Milwaukee’s State Public Defender’s office, sees them every day.
SPD’s office has strong pull for Moses
Faun Moses is driven to help those who need it.
Mueller on a mission to help others
For Travis Mueller, practicing law is all about relationships.
No matter the case, Murphy gives it his all
Patrick Murphy straddles two very different types of practice — insurance coverage and intellectual-property litigation — but enjoys the test of his abilities each brings.
Pittman nurturing offshoot of the family firm
Soon after graduation from law school, Wade Pittman opened the Madison branch of his family’s law firm: La Crosse-based Pittman & Pittman Law Offices LLC.
Building on a Rock
Hannah Rock helped to create her current job while still in law school.
Sanford there for clients at tough times
Court was the natural place for Eric Sanford, who is the son of a prosecutor turned criminal defense attorney and the grandson of a judge.
Sarmiento a strong insurance policy
Joseph Sarmiento is drawn to insurance litigation because of all the thinking it requires.
Electrical engineering past gives Schlevensky a jolt
Eric Schlevensky draws on his more than a decade of experience as an electrical engineer when working with clients to meet their intellectual-property needs.
Schmidt relishes taking on difficult cases
When Elizabeth Schmidt first started at West Bend-based Alan C. Olson & Associates, short-term and long-term disability cases merely sounded interesting.
Snapp’s passion for advocacy helps her weather tough times
What motivates Breanne Snapp is simple.
Splitek excels at simplifying complicated cases
Matthew Splitek regularly deals with complex cases in his commercial-litigation practice at Quarles & Brady LLP.
Tahk sows the seeds for next generation of attorneys
Although she went to Yale Law School, Susannah Camic Tahk knew she wanted to teach.
Triebenbach took time to ensure legal career was right fit
Somewhere deep inside, Lauren Triebenbach knew she was supposed to be a lawyer.
From Big Ten to Big Brother, Weininger finds his domain
Andrew Weininger always knew he wanted to open his own firm.
Witkov balances love for law with love for people
Adam Witkov loves problems.
Wong creating a patent on her work
Sarah Wong is fast establishing herself as an expert in intellectual property law at the Milwaukee-based firm Boyle Fredrickson SC. The 2012 Marquette University Law School graduate earned an undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering, which helped lead to her area of specialization within the law.
