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Douglas Hoffer’s pursuit of a legal career has always been a lifelong dream.

Christine Rice was on her way to a career in nursing when an internship on risk management at a local hospital changed her life’s course.

When Pauline Williams got out of college, she wanted to work in the legal field, but didn’t want to be a lawyer.

For Kimberly Finnigan, a legal career came about through sheer happenstance.

When Jane Ford Bennett saw an opportunity to join the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1997, she became eager to do just that after learning from a friend about the support offered by the department.

As a Milwaukee native, Margaret Daun received firsthand experience in the difference diversity can make.

When Heather Nelson was in sixth grade, she and her classmates performed a staged jury trial that saw them pretending to litigate a case involving an accident between a car and a bicycle.

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Jesica Ballenger’s love of the law came when she was in high school and taking part in a mock trial in civics class.

Farrah N.W. Rifelj isn’t sure why she was always drawn to the law, but growing up she knew it’s what she wanted to do.

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Porchia Lewand’s love of the law started when she was a child and discovered a hero in the fictional judge Amy Gray on the TV show “Judging Amy.”

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When Mary Honzik Kliesmet entered college, she had zero desire to become a lawyer despite having a father who was well known for his legal work in Milwaukee.

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For Matthew Zuengler, practicing law isn’t just a passion; it’s also a family affair.

Steven Krueger has always been someone who likes rules.

While an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the 1990s, Todd Korb got an internship at the Wisconsin Department of Justice, an opportunity that gave him a sense of what a law career might be like.