Recent Articles from Chris Thompson, Special to Wisconsin Law Journal
Updike stands out as firm’s go-to guy
Personality comes up a lot, both when Shawn Updike describes his job and when his boss describes him.
Daniels on front line in helping firm expand
She has never tried a case and her name isn’t on the shingle, but Jeanne Daniels still has been instrumental in growing Hupy and Abraham.
Schill drafts a solid litigation career
Jonathan Margolies clearly remembers the poise Kathy Schill showed when she handled her first cross-examination and what she did to the expert witness.
Johnson’s law career a steady progression
When she was young, Lecia Johnson didn’t dream about becoming a lawyer.
Shadman gives back to program that inspired her
Sheila Shadman knows from experience how one class can set a student on a completely unexpected course.
Klein finds life-work balance in career
Tracey Klein has learned an important lesson about having a legal career: The higher attorneys rise in the ranks, the more flexibility they have.
Pekarske finds hospice law hospitable
Meg Pekarske can explain her legal career in one sentence: “Things just sort of happened.”
Schreiber blends business with law
Law school didn’t teach Ariella Schreiber enough about business, so she’s going for her MBA in addition to working a full-time day job.
Music leads Allex to a legal career
Johanna Allex’s journey toward a law career started with an oboe.
Schmidt-Jones adds ‘sophistication’ to Michael Best practice group
There are parts of Amy Schmidt-Jones’ legal career that were lost in the fog of motherhood.
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