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Powerlist – Robert Driscoll – Reinhart
For Robert Driscoll, the draw to employment law stems from his small business-owner father, and a mother with an interest in the law. A shareholder at Reinhart’s Milwaukee office, Driscoll represents small- and medium-sized businesses with their labor and employment law matters. He finds the most gratification in his practice when he helps clients navigate […]
Powerlist – Tyler Roth – Quarles & Brady
Employment matters are rarely boring. “The cases and situations I get to work on tend to be really interesting,” said Tyler Roth, an associate at Quarles & Brady in Milwaukee. “As you learn more about an employer’s workforce or a particular case, you also learn about people and the different personalities that make up the […]
Powerlist – Farrah N.W. Rifelj – Michael Best
Farrah N.W. Rifelj views employment law as a partnership with her clients, providing them with proactive support to avoid litigation. A partner with Michael Best and sub-practice leader of its affirmative action area, Rifelj said learning about her clients’ businesses is integral to success. “I provide more value when I can combine knowledge of their […]
Powerlist – Caitlyn Doyle – Husch Blackwell
Caitlyn Doyle has a passion for helping businesses and their employees build strong relationships. “I advise employers on best practices and how to grow goodwill with their employees,” said Doyle, an attorney with Husch Blackwell. “Businesses of all sizes can turn their employees into their biggest advocates.” Doyle provides her clients with advising and counseling […]
Powerlist – Erica Reib – O’Neil Cannon Hollman DeJong & Laing
Erica Reib is the head of the Labor and Employment Practice Group with Milwaukee-based O’Neil Cannon Hollman DeJong & Laing. Reib works on a broad range of labor and employment issues for companies, including employment discrimination litigation and employment policy. According to Reib, her law practice has been very fulfilling. “I enjoy helping companies solve […]
Powerlist – Holly E. Courtney – Michael Best
Holly E. Courtney was searching for a practice area that would provide her with a mix of consulting clients and litigation. Employment law turned out to be the ideal choice. “It’s a really good balance of what I enjoy doing,” said Courtney, an attorney with Michael Best. “I help companies solve different problems from compliance […]
Powerlist – Maggie Cook – Godfrey & Kahn
The ever-evolving law surrounding employers convinced Maggie Cook to transition her commercial litigation practice into one focused on employment litigation. “I enjoy the variety employment law brings to my practice … and the factual scenarios presented by my clients are ever changing,” said Cook, a shareholder on Godfrey & Kahn’s litigation team and a member […]
Powerlist – Tamara Packard – Pines Bach
Tamara Packard has dedicated more than two decades to advocating for employee rights, social justice and civil rights. Joining Madison’s Pines Bach in 1999, Packard doesn’t imagine spending her legal career anywhere else partly because her first case had a profound professional and personal impact. The case involved Madison Teachers Incorporated (MTI), a union that […]
Powerlist – Catarina Colón – Husch Blackwell
Not all attorneys spend day and night at their desks or in a courtroom. When Catarina Colón isn’t practicing labor and employment law, you might find her on a stage. Colón, who has been with Husch Blackwell for nearly five years, performed as a vocalist with the Husch Blackwell band at the firm’s retreat last […]
Powerlist – Jennifer L. Ciralsky – Littler Mendelson
Jennifer L. Ciralsky has been with Littler Mendelson for 15 years, where as office managing shareholder she has a track record for providing top-notch legal advice and representation in the employment sector. Ciralsky noted what sets her firm apart from the competition is more than 50 U.S. offices serving clients in every state, with offices […]
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Marquette Law School Poll survey of Wisconsin finds Biden and Trump tied
Biden is the choice of 51% and Trump the choice of 49%.
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Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
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