Milwaukee’s Sean Sweeney, who hails from Arizona, enjoys the frontier feel of his Financial Industry Regulation Authority hearings.
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Bardosy steps up to supreme challenge
Adam Bardosy is many things, including a Tom Petty fan, a basketball superstar (in his son’s eyes) and most recently, a victor at the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Read More »Klingele’s children inspire her career
A desire to help children inadvertently launched Cecelia Klingele’s legal career.
Read More »Schieber fulfills cane prediction
A University of Wisconsin Law School tradition holds that students run down the field at Camp Randall Stadium and toss canes over the goal post.
Read More »McDonald focuses on youth
John McDonald’s slogan could be: “Youth is served.”
Read More »Honrath finds success in her homecoming
Margaret Honrath used to roll her eyes at stories from the courthouse.
Read More »Kawski thrives on challenges of DOJ work
Think your boss is old, tough or rigid? Well, Clayton Kawski works for the state Constitution.
Read More »Ziebell enjoys the bright side of mortgages
Waterstone Mortgage Corp. turns 13 this year, and like most early teenagers, it’s hitting a growth spurt.
Read More »LEGAL CENTS: Don’t be afraid to open up a little
It’s been said that most people hate lawyers in general, but love their own.
Employment lawyers keep watchful eye on NLRB’s continued limits
The employment bar was roiled last year when the National Labor Relations Board ruled that a company policy requiring employees to keep interviews related to internal investigations confidential violated federal labor law.
Read More »Challenging role is well-suited to legal professionals, lawyers say
Like flossing, staying up-to-date with corporate governance requirements isn’t something that’s particularly exciting, but it’s necessary to avoid bigger problems down the line.
Read More »LEGAL CENTS: Playing the name game
To answer your question, Mr. Shakespeare, there’s a lot in a name, especially when it’s associated with a law firm changing its name, even slightly.
Clerk competition fierce for positions with federal judges
Judge Pamela Pepper had to bite her tongue when she read in the cover letter for a clerkship position that the applicant was excited about working in “Seattle, one of my favorite cities.”
Read More »Lemke puts plans, products in motion
While many lawyers’ offices contain shelves of reports, Ken Lemke is surrounded by connecting rods and other engine parts.
Read More »Jorgens builds a career on campus
Catherine Jorgens graduated from law school 15 years ago but still looks forward to the first day of classes.
Read More »Anthony balances client and customers
Chad Anthony has one client but about 160,000 customers at Johnson Controls Inc.
Read More »Fagre covers a broad Spectrum
Clinking the champagne flutes in celebration of a new acquisition marks the end of a transaction. But it’s only the beginning when it comes to the hefty task of integrating the new company into the existing enterprise.
Read More »Wisconsin legal expert dies at 52
Nationally known legal technology expert Ross Kodner, of Cross Plains, died Tuesday from a heart attack. Kodner was 52 and had just celebrated his birthday Sunday.
How to employ viable alternative fees
Milwaukee lawyer Eido Walny has developed such close relationships with his clients that he regularly attends their weddings, bar mitzvahs and Fourth of July barbecues.
Read More »Wisconsin firms tap in to manufacturing comeback
Two Wisconsin-based law firms are adopting new strategies to expand and better serve their manufacturing client bases to take advantage of the industry’s resurgence.
Read More »LEGAL CENTS: Finding and building niche practices
Sussex lawyer Dan Riegleman found his niche in the law in the late 1980s after talking to two brothers and a sister-in-law, all chiropractors, at a family gathering.
Fighting back: How to handle bullies in the courtroom, office
Bullies can be as prevalent in the courtroom as they are on the playground.
Read More »Building on variety: Madison associate enjoys wide range of cases
Chase Horne knows there’s always something new and exciting in construction law, even when he’s working on two cases with nearly identical paths.
Read More »Something to build on: Family ties offer Zimmerman a career road map
As a kid, Brian Zimmerman loved visiting his grandfather because he ran a commercial construction firm.
Read More »Puzzle master: Maloney enjoys complex construction cases
Fresh out of law school in 1978, M. Susan Maloney landed a position with the Defense Research Institute.
Read More »Change for the better: Dombrowicki enjoys switch to in-house work
Chris Dombrowicki said he is 100 percent satisfied with the 180 he made in 2010, leaving civil litigation after eight years to go in-house at Michels Corp.
Read More »State Supreme Court suspends Mequon attorney for 2 years
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended Mequon attorney Patrick Cooper’s law license for two years, retroactive to the expiration of a prior disciplinary suspension ending March 23, 2010.
Read More »Bochert carves her own path in long career
The people in the law school placement office were no help to Linda Bochert in her search for employment.
Read More »McCarthy rises above doubters
As a teenager, Amelia McCarthy played basketball with the boys.
Read More »Finn never forgets the victims
Early in her law career, Laura Przybylinski Finn was involved in prosecuting Steven Oliver for kidnapping and transporting a 13-year-old girl over state lines for illegal sexual purposes.
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