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RISING YOUNG LAWYER – Kathleen Bodenbach – Axley Attorneys
Bodenbach, an associate attorney at Axley Attorneys, is an expert problem-solver and says that her job is all about balance.
RISING YOUNG LAWYER – Emma Jewell – Godfrey & Kahn
Arguing her first case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, attorney Emma Jewell felt like she was competing on a big stage.
UNSUNG HERO – Nadia Riese – Boardman Clark
Nadia Riese, a legal assistant at Boardman Clark, views herself as a problem solver. Whether working with an attorney on a case, planning a major event for the firm or trying out new technology, Riese always knows her days will be interesting.
LEADER IN THE LAW – Jessica Liebau — Wessels & Liebau LLC
Jessica Liebau tackles the complexities of elder law and special needs planning that clients are admittedly embarrassed to talk about.
UNSUNG HERO – Austin Baldwin — OVB Law & Consulting
As a student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he double-majored in political science and history. One semester, he took a class in constitutional law and, as he puts it, “I was hooked ever since.”
UNSUNG HERO – Eric Toney – Fond du Lac district attorney
Eric Toney is a career prosecutor, with a passion for seeking justice while making Wisconsin a safer place to live, work and play.
LEADER IN THE LAW – Christa Westerberg – Pines Bach
Over the last two decades, Christa Westerberg has become one of Wisconsin’s top lawyers on open government and environmental protection issues.
UNSUNG HERO – Sarah Norberg — Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
When Sarah Norberg was in grade school, she said she started watching the television show “L.A. Law.”
DIVERSITY IN THE LAW – Aaliyah Hernandez – Tusler Law
Aaliyah Hernandez did not know what to expect when she started as an intern at Tusler Law in Appleton in 2018. She definitely didn’t intend to eventually balance roles as a paralegal and office manager. But she now wouldn’t have it any other way.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT – Michael Hatch – Foley & Lardner
Michael Hatch has played a role in some of Milwaukee’s largest real estate deals during this nearly 50-year career at Foley & Lardner, including the Milwaukee Center, East Pointe Commons and the Harley-Davidson Museum, just to name a few.
UNSUNG HERO – Mayra Briseño — Arellano & Phebus
Mayra Briseño has always had an interest in helping others. It’s part of what motivated her to pursue a career in the legal field, she said.
UNSUNG HERO – Lauren Kowalk – Godfrey & Kahn
Lauren Kowalk thrives working under pressure as deadlines near. A legal executive assistant in Godfrey & Kahn’s Madison office, she supports four busy attorneys.
Legal News
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
- Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
- These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies