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The last item on the agenda for the weekly legal library team meeting at Quarles and Brady LLP is a quick session to share advances they’ve come across in the field.

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Law Librarian of the Year Maureen Burns Law librarian, Godfrey & Kahn SC “Maureen Burns has always been fascinated by law, but, in college, decided she wasn’t interested in pursuing a law degree. When an advisor suggested law librarianship as ...

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IT Specialists Professional of the Year Joe Bichanich Knowledge management/process improvement managers, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Jason Milligan Knowledge management/process improvement managers, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Last summer, the outlook for Michael Best & Friedrich LLP’s new document ...

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Court Clerk of the Year Kelly Haag, Court clerk, Waukesha County Juvenile Court A bulletin board of photos of happy families — children and their adoptive parents — is Waukesha County Juvenile Court Clerk Kelly Haag’s daily reminder of the ...

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Human Resources Professional of the Year Mary Wilkes Manager, Quarles & Brady LLP Mary Wilkes is on the fast track. Wilkes came to Milwaukee-based Quarles & Brady LLP in 2008. She started as a manager of six secretarial leaders, who ...

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Legal Community Service Provider of the Year Lori Zahorodny Program assistant, Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic When Lori Zahorodny started working for the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic it had one site, open one day a week. With Zahorodny’s help, the clinic ...

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On Friday afternoons, when happy hour or weekends with the family start to dominate the minds of many workers, Judy Peters hits her stride.

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For Linda Sharretts and her home of New Richmond, law and community are one and the same.

2011 Paralegal of the year Katie Carlson Paralegal, Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc. Is there a beyond that comes after “above and beyond”? If so, Katie Carlson is working there, and offering one of her homemade pumpkin bars on the ...

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The Wisconsin Law Journal hosted its annual Unsung Heroes awards luncheon Friday at the Milwaukee Athletic Club.

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2011 Legal secretary of the year Keri Kempski Legal secretary, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC Between court deadlines, pressing clients and demanding  opposing counsel, it’s expected that everyone on a litigation team might blow their stack from time to time. ...

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Legal Marketing Professional of the Year Ruth Strekow Director of organizational planning and client satisfaction, Quarles & Brady LLP A lot of people might try to take credit for the success of Quarles & Brady LLP’s recent client satisfaction survey, ...

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Firm administrator of the Year Bruce Wichmann Firm administrator, Axley Brynelson LLP Bruce Wichmann started his career as a CPA,  but after 23 years at Axley Brynelson LLP in Madison, the firm administrator cannot imagine doing anything else. He started ...

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