Maria Gonzalez Knavel remains as determined in retirement as she was when working as a partner for Foley & Lardner.
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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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »Peterson never stops learning
John Peterson is a man of faith who represented sexual-abuse victims against the Diocese of Green Bay.
Read More »Conley can list the ways he’s found success
Dan Conley has a list for almost any situation.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »Hardly taxing: McGaffey simplifies his smarts
Jere McGaffey not only wrote eight volumes on business tax law – he got people to read them.
Read More »Ott leaves mark at Michael Best & Friedrich
Outgoing Michael Best & Friedrich legal secretary Lori Ott has let precision and pride guide her career.
Read More »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.
Read More »Smith finds satisfaction in helping others
The Madison man was facing allegations of killing two people while under the influence of cocaine.
Read More »Karls crafts a steady career
Jean Karls’ career can be defined with one word: consistent.
Read More »Curiosity helps Crandall leap from art world to legal work
From where Jane Crandall stands, taking in a painting by Botticelli is much like connecting the strokes in a case history.
Read More »Evans-Carr masters art of event planning
Phyllis Evans-Carr’s work schedule is overflowing.
Read More »Grigg makes divorce collaborative
Couples that go to Kathryn Grigg for divorce representation sometimes end up living together.
Read More »Urmanski empowers victims
At the Sheboygan County Office of the District Attorney for the past eight years, Joel Urmanski’s best work goes beyond normal courtroom functions.
Read More »Noyes finds success in the details
Kelly Noyes makes her living in the margins.
Read More »Johnson helps workers stay afloat
After spending his undergraduate days as a competitive swimmer, Larry Johnson dove into the deep end of employee representation when he started his law career eight years ago.
Read More »La Tour provides a voice for the vulnerable
Jean La Tour fought her first legal battle when her brother began the fight for his life.
Read More »House leads the pack in varied legal career
Not to rev her own engine, but Rebecca “Becky” Wickhem House said she has “one of the coolest jobs in the world.”
Read More »Kuchler’s maternal instincts aid defense work
A mother and a lawyer, Donna Kuchler has not let any one part of her life define her.
Read More »Justice Bradley continues to rise to challenges
Long before she assumed her place at the state’s highest court, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley stood out in Wisconsin’s legal community.
Read More »Rohrer offers light in the darkness
In the juvenile division at the Dane County District Attorney’s office, assistant DA Miriam J. Rohrer prosecutes homicide, sex crimes and assault cases that she said take her to “the darkest parts of human behavior.”
Read More »Renlund keeps her focus on clients
Cari Anne Renlund can remember the case that put her firmly on the path toward becoming an attorney.
Read More »Meloy is a natural fit for courtroom
For Colleen Meloy, success in the courtroom is both nature and nurture.
Read More »Radelet works for public and private
Meticulous attention to detail drew Timothy Radelet into law and, in a couple of ways, into state procedure.
Read More »Green sees development from both sides
Michael Green’s legal work underpins a very public development underway in Madison: redevelopment of The Edgewater Hotel.
Read More »Conway cuts an assured path
Green Bay attorney Gregory Conway credits his family legal pedigree for an extra edge in the confidence department.
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