When the coronavirus pandemic hit in March, Beatrice “Bea” Thorson received an important assignment. Thorson, project manager at Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, had to make sure that everyone at the company could work remotely. She organized laptops for employees ...
Read More »Schreiber doesn’t let pandemic slow start at Gingras, Thomsen & Wachs
Jenna Schreiber is always willing to lend a hand to her colleagues. Schreiber, a legal assistant at Gingras, Thomsen & Wachs, has worked at the firm for about 10 months. She said her favorite part of the job is “working ...
Read More »Ruckstuhl makes name for herself at Arellano & Phebus
Shortly after Olivia Ruckstuhl joined Arellano & Phebus in 2015, it became clear that she would have a big influence on the firm. Ruckstuhl was hired as a receptionist and legal assistant for a bilingual position. After six months, she ...
Read More »Matos stakes spot as IT guy at Husch Blackwell
Davis Matos has always had a love for information technology.
Read More »Masterson finds tough times bring out best in colleagues
Jason Masterson is a big believer that personal and professional improvements are most likely to happen in tough circumstances. So, when the coronavirus pandemic hit in March, Masterson — a paralegal at Cottle | Pasquale | Laborde — resolved to ...
Read More »Jones keeps herself, colleagues on deadline at Jones Law Firm
At Jones Law Firm, Laura Jones is the one making sure the trains are running on time. Jones, a paralegal, manages to stay on top of busy lawyers’ calendars while also ensuring her firm’s filings are all being made in ...
Read More »Ives puts systems in place for working from home
Despite all the difficulties the coronavirus pandemic has tossed at companies, Trisha Ives has managed to remain an optimist. “It has really brought our firm, with four locations, together as one,” said Trisha Ives, firm administrator at Gingras, Thomsen & ...
Read More »Isacson earns trust at Quarles & Brady as ‘truth-teller’
Bob Isacson’s decade-plus experience as office administrator at Quarles & Brady in Milwaukee was more essential than ever last spring.
Read More »Doyle does it by the book at UW-Madison Law Library
Carolyn Doyle has been an indispensable part of the University of Wisconsin Law Library for more than a decade.
Read More »Parham puts heart, soul into helping young clients
Gillion Parham has earned a reputation for going above and beyond for her clients.
Read More »Drewa ‘protective, persuasive’ voice for clients
As a forensic practice coordinator and assistant state public defender, Timothy Drewa is known as a tenacious litigator.
Read More »Mark leaves impression on legal field
When Monica Mark was in elementary school, she wanted to be an author.
Read More »Cardamone strives to put the ‘human’ in ‘beings’
As a young kid, Guy Cardamone always had an interest in law. He struggled to follow rules without understanding the “why” for what he was being asked to do.
Read More »Babler an encyclopedia of knowledge
For Emma Babler, every day at the library is a little different.
Read More »Watching TV is a-Parent-ly good
Whoever thinks TV is bad for kids hasn’t met Amanda Parent.
Read More »Lantta hones expertise in OWI cases
Since joining the State Public Defender’s Office in 2015, Matt Lantta has earned a reputation among his colleagues for efficiency.
Read More »Fahley strives to keep families out of juvenile-justice system
After graduating from Marquette University Law School in 2013, Alaina Fahley returned to her hometown of Appleton to work for the State Public Defender’s Office.
Read More »Ashley Molley – Hupy and Abraham
During her 16 years at Hupy and Abraham, Ashley Molley has earned a reputation as a go-to person at the firm.
Read More »Don Lins – Boardman & Clark
When Don Lins was a senior in high school, he realized his calling was to work with numbers.
Read More »Wendy Schlies – Godfrey & Kahn
Wendy Schlies’ title may be paralegal, but that word falls far short of summing up everything she does at Godfrey & Kahn.
Read More »Erica Marty – Stafford Rosenbaum
Erica Marty started working at Stafford Rosenbaum in 1995 as an office services assistant. From the start, she made a big impression.
Read More »Janelle Schmidt – Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Even after spending five years working as a deputy court clerk in Milwaukee County, Janelle Schmidt is still learning something new every day.
Read More »Emma Zoch – Boardman & Clark
Although some people shy away from difficulty, Emma Zoch embraces it.
Read More »Betty Karnes – Michael Best & Friedrich
A lot has changed since Betty Karnes was hired in 1983 as a file clerk at Michael Best & Friedrich. Advancements in technology have greatly changed most day-to-day tasks at law offices. And, of course, email and cellphones have forever ...
Read More »Alison Cefalu – Godfrey & Kahn
Alison Cefalu has a talent for turning an ordinary event into an extraordinary one.
Read More »Eric Ellis – Hupy and Abraham
In the past five years, Eric Ellis has made more than 1,000 videos for Hupy and Abraham. That sounds like a lot, but Ellis is not complaining. Ellis, multimedia specialist at the firm, said every day at Hupy and Abraham ...
Read More »Personal life inspires Pinkerton’s work
When Karla Hutton Pinkerton was a child, her parents often joked that she would make a great lawyer because of her analytical bent.
Read More »Willenbrink’s work music to his client’s ears
There are many reasons people enter the legal profession. For Zachary Willenbrink, it was the opportunity it would give him to use his mind.
Read More »After stint in chemistry, Lodge finds right formula in legal career
Alex Lodge’s first exposure to patent law came during a summer undergraduate internship in the research labs at Procter & Gamble.
Read More »For Tokarz, accounting and law add up to success
After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, John Tokarz decided to pursue a career in accounting.
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