Law Journal honors its 2015 Unsung Heroes

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 3, 2015//

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 3, 2015//

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Members of Wisconsin’s legal community turned out Thursday to help honor the Wisconsin Law Journal’s 2015 Unsung Heroes. The yearly event was held in the Grain Exchanged Ballroom and honored 24 people who work behind the scenes and normally go unnoticed.

: Sara Wood-Cassidy, deputy Director of State Courts (left) talks to the honoree Holly Szablewski before the start of the program.
: Diane Schuck (center), an honoree, shares a laugh with associates.
: Jeanie Thomas (left) talks with her Daughter, the honoree Laurie Wagner.
: About 250 people gather to help honor the 2015 Unsung Heroes.
: Kris Yager (left) talks to the honoree Kathy Carufel before lunch is served.
: About 250 people gather to help honor the 2015 Unsung Heroes.
: Family, friends and associates gather to honor the 2015 Unsung Heroes.
: Terry Tadysak of Habush, Habush & Rottier addresses those in attendance while being honored with a lifetime achievement award. Linda Wells of the Wisconsin Department of Justice also was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
: Event goers applaud following remarks made by Lifetime Achievement winner Terry Tadysak of Habush, Habush & Rottier.
: Jocelyn Henning (left), an honoree, shares a laughs with family.

(Staff photos by Kevin Harnack)

Meet this year’s Unsung Heroes:

Lifetime Achievement Award
Habush Habush & Rottier
Terry Tadysak

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Lifetime Achievement Award
Department of Justice
Linda Wells

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Kathy Carufel
Corneille Law Group

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Mackenzie Erickson
Hansen Reynolds Dickinson Crueger

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Lynn Gehrke
Milwaukee County Law Library

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Joleen Gudel
Tracey Wood & Associates

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Jocelyn Henning
Wisconsin Department of Justice

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Mary Hermann
Milwaukee County Cicuit Court Branch 41

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Maribeth Karpinski
Lindner & Marsack

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Lorrie Kimball
Quarles & Brady

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Sheri Kotas
Quarles & Brady

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Laura La Rose
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren

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Lucy Listinsky
Milwaukee County Cicuit Court Branch 41

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Mary Lyles
Milwaukee City Attorney’s Office

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Janet Medlock
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

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Lynda Moser
Michael Best & Friedrich

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Louie Phillips
Boardman & Clark

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Adam Premo
Axley Brynelson

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Sheila Reiff
Walworth County Clerk’s Office

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Melinda Schroeder
Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic

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Diane Schuck
Boardman & Clark

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Holly Szablewski
First Judicial District, Milwaukee County

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Amy Thornton
Wisconsin Department of Justice

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Laurie Wagner
Quarles & Brady

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