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Joseph Peltz comes from a family of entrepreneurs.

Kimberly Dodd was studying bacteriology and genetics at the University of Wisconsin when she realized she didn’t want to spend her life in a lab.

T. Wickham Schmidt enjoys a good debate. So when it came time to pick a career, attorney naturally rose to the top of the list.

Erin Dickinson’s busy docket of litigation cases are a good fit for her outgoing personality.

Business and family law may seem an odd combination of specialties, but it makes sense to Laurna Jozwiak. “It’s an interesting mix,” the attorney at Fox O’Neill & Shannon SC, Milwaukee, said, “but it really allows me to get to know my business clients better since I’m learning more about their lives when I’m able to handle their family law ...

Steven Krueger likes to solve problems.

Growing up on a farm just outside of Chilton in Calumet County, Troy Schneider knew just where he wanted to return after getting his law degree.

David Stegall enjoys being in the courtroom, but it took him awhile to get there.

Stephen Hurley likes the idea of performing. Growing up, he wanted to be the next Fred Astaire, but opted instead for a more traditional career in law.

A litigator for the past 46 years, Bruce O’Neill shows no sign of slowing down.

John Skilton witnessed change firsthand while in college and law school during the 1960s.

Mentoring isn’t just what Kenneth V. Hallett does, it’s who he is.

Clients turn to attorneys when they have problems or questions, but what about when it’s the attorney with the problem? At many law firms, it’s the general counsel who fields questions and helps solve problems. It’s a demanding job, but one at which Francis Deisinger of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC feels at ease. “Lawyering is a difficult job and ...

While most people haven’t heard of Robert Dreps, they have benefited from his work, said April Rockstead Barker of Schott, Bublitz & Engel SC, Brookfield.

Long-running litigation cases can be an occupational hazard for attorneys, with lawsuits going on for years.

Mark Siler knew he wanted out of the courtroom after losing a case in law school.

Timing is everything in business. Mark Goldstein had time on his side when he branched out on his own in early 2008 to open Goldstein Law Group SC, a firm focused on providing advice to small- and mid-size companies.

There’s no such thing as one size fits all in employment law.

Death and money are topics few people relish talking about, but for Catherine Priebe they’re all in a day’s work.

If there’s a traditional career path for attorneys, Mark Tilkens definitely didn’t follow it.

While working as a biomedical engineer at GE Healthcare, Christopher Kukowski took a leap of faith and began attending law school on a part-time basis.

Dan La Fave’s litigation practice definitely keeps him on the move.

Growing up, Joseph Shumow used to hear his mother – also an attorney – say all law students started out wanting to save the world after graduation.

Bradley Page’s path to leading Milwaukee-based Davis & Kuelthau SC involved Army training, a stay in Hawaii and a bit of luck.

When Joseph Russell isn’t working for BP on Deepwater Horizon-related cases, he’s handling smaller, pro bono cases on behalf of the mentally ill.

Amy Scarr’s need for justice dates back to childhood.

Jennifer Knudson’s phone is ringing off the hook.

Ted Warpinski’s career is a blend of playing to his strengths and embracing the influence of his father.

Kimberly Leach Johnson never aspired to lead one of Wisconsin’s largest law firms, but it’s a role she willingly took on Oct. 1.

Steve Weber did a lot of thinking while he was recuperating from a kidney transplant.