Recent Articles from Alison Henderson
At Boardman Clark, Walker steps up for team success
As a paralegal at Boardman Clark, Michele Walker often finds herself steering the ship. Walker has been with the company since 1986, joining when it still went by the name Lathrop & Clark. Her training in secretarial science put her in line for a position as a secretarial legal assistant. “I worked with some really […]
Bernards becomes Boardman Clark office guardian
Having an empty spot on your desk may seem like a small feat. But for Kim Bernards, office assistant at Boardman Clark, it’s a notable accomplishment as she scrambles amid a global pandemic to pick up mail, sort and scan it, and then make sure it reaches its intended recipients. Bernards has worked in the […]
Nwabuzor lifts up others through personal example, legal work
Isioma Nwabuzor is a source of inspiration.
Pietrantoni serves client needs now, into the future
In her 3-1/2 years at Stafford Rosenbaum, senior associate Olivia Pietrantoni has grown into her practice, not only honing her work in client management, but also strengthening her specialties as she looks to the future.
Binder proves a good defense starts with hard work
From the start, Kuchler & Cotton Associate Attorney John Binder has garnered exceptional results.
Cook instills confidence in clients, colleagues
Although Maggie Cook has long had an interest in the law, she hadn’t always planned to go to law school.
Ball devotes career to ensuring representation
In her more than 26 years of experience in the legal field, Colleen Ball has obtained the sort of foresight that lets her identify unspoken needs and deficiencies in a system that is often over-complicated.
GRGB an integral resource for LGBT family law
When the landmark decision Obergefell v. Hodges held in 2015 that all states must recognize and issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, the law firm of Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown was there to help couples adapt to the changes.
Walny Legal Group breaking the ‘cookie-cutter mold’
Working in a field where men are much more common than women, Walny Legal Group is changing the status quo.
Burazin lives life like she practices law
For the neglected, abused and misunderstood, Kelsey Burazin offers a safe haven and an open-minded outlook.
Giesen goes the distance to get the facts
Criminal-defense attorney Jessica Giesen has immersed herself in her practice.
Hockers a rising star in personal-injury law
A competitive spirit may have pushed Michelle Hockers through Marquette’s Pre-Law Scholars program, but it’s compassion that has earned the Murphy & Prachthauser associate exceptional success since then.
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Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property