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Recent Articles from Justin Kern

2015 Women in the Law June 11, 2015

Gonzalez Knavel shows true grit in practice, retirement

Maria Gonzalez Knavel remains as determined in retirement as she was when working as a partner for Foley & Lardner.

2015 Women in the Law June 11, 2015

Heidt the cream of the crop

Martha Heidt stumbled upon a book — and a new career. As a struggling dairy farmer in the late 1980s near Eau Claire, she came across a book on agricultural law while cleaning a barn basement.

2015 Women in the Law June 11, 2015

Mancoske looks out for clients, other solos

Courtroom TV shows such as “The Young Lawyers” gave Mancoske a sense of what lawyers could do in an altruistic way.

2015 Women in the Law June 11, 2015

GaleWyrick rules court with a receptive ear

A few weeks ago, a graduate of Polk County drug court waited outside of Molly E. GaleWyrick’s Circuit Court chambers.

2015 Women in the Law March 18, 2015

Wagner raises the bar, beam

Roy Wagner’s work in construction law is so attuned to business interests that contractors ask to get sued by him.

2015 Women in the Law March 18, 2015

Peterson never stops learning

John Peterson is a man of faith who represented sexual-abuse victims against the Diocese of Green Bay.

2015 Women in the Law March 18, 2015

Conley can list the ways he’s found success

Dan Conley has a list for almost any situation.

2015 Women in the Law March 18, 2015

Muth lets his interests guide him

R. Timothy Muth writes one blog that attracts the attention of members of the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador and another that covers actuarial law in the United States.

2015 Women in the Law March 18, 2015

Larson serves the public interest

A crumbling pedestrian bridge in Fox Point is not a political lightning rod like some of Wisconsin’s recent contentious debates around the state Capitol. But Fox Point village residents didn’t treat the bridge lightly, filling public meetings and throttling trustees to take action.

2015 Women in the Law March 18, 2015

Hardly taxing: McGaffey simplifies his smarts

Jere McGaffey not only wrote eight volumes on business tax law – he got people to read them.

2015 Women in the Law December 4, 2014

Ott leaves mark at Michael Best & Friedrich

Outgoing Michael Best & Friedrich legal secretary Lori Ott has let precision and pride guide her career.

2015 Women in the Law December 4, 2014

Gibbs-Benesh thrives on change

An ability to roll with unexpected changes has moved Genny Gibbs-Benesh across the country and kept her in demand as a paralegal.

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