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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Davis Matos has always had a love for information technology.

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 ...

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 ...

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 & ...

Bob Isacson’s decade-plus experience as office administrator at Quarles & Brady in Milwaukee was more essential than ever last spring.

Carolyn Doyle has been an indispensable part of the University of Wisconsin Law Library for more than a decade.

Gillion Parham has earned a reputation for going above and beyond for her clients.

As a forensic practice coordinator and assistant state public defender, Timothy Drewa is known as a tenacious litigator.

When Monica Mark was in elementary school, she wanted to be an author.

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.

For Emma Babler, every day at the library is a little different.

Whoever thinks TV is bad for kids hasn’t met Amanda Parent.

Since joining the State Public Defender’s Office in 2015, Matt Lantta has earned a reputation among his colleagues for efficiency.

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.

During her 16 years at Hupy and Abraham, Ashley Molley has earned a reputation as a go-to person at the firm.

When Don Lins was a senior in high school, he realized his calling was to work with numbers.

Wendy Schlies’ title may be paralegal, but that word falls far short of summing up everything she does at Godfrey & Kahn.

Erica Marty started working at Stafford Rosenbaum in 1995 as an office services assistant. From the start, she made a big impression.

Even after spending five years working as a deputy court clerk in Milwaukee County, Janelle Schmidt is still learning something new every day.

Although some people shy away from difficulty, Emma Zoch embraces it.

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 ...

Alison Cefalu has a talent for turning an ordinary event into an extraordinary one.

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 ...

When Karla Hutton Pinkerton was a child, her parents often joked that she would make a great lawyer because of her analytical bent.

There are many reasons people enter the legal profession. For Zachary Willenbrink, it was the opportunity it would give him to use his mind.

Alex Lodge’s first exposure to patent law came during a summer undergraduate internship in the research labs at Procter & Gamble.

After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, John Tokarz decided to pursue a career in accounting.