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More than 380 people came out to celebrate the Wisconsin Law Journal’s 2013 Leaders in the Law on Wednesday at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.
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Fasi fulfills a childhood dream
Joseph Fasi II found his career path between commercial breaks.
Tagged with: Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP
Read More »Cameli strikes the right balance
For most practicing attorneys, the average day involves many hours spent managing caseloads and talking to clients, judges and opposing lawyers.
Tagged with: Mark Cameli Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
Read More »Carmody guides the next generation
Mentoring young attorneys is not an elective for Megan Carmody. She considers it a job requirement.
Tagged with: Jean DiMotto Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Read More »Arntsen defends clients’ ideas
From coffee pods to comic book characters, attorney Allen Arntsen is busy protecting the intellectual property of his many clients.
Tagged with: Foley & Lardner Intellectual Property
Read More »Ashley shares lessons learned
Not long after Judge Carl Ashley took the bench, he was at a church festival when a man approached saying the judge had sent him to prison.
Tagged with: Carl Ashley Jeffrey Kremers Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Read More »Boyle cuts to the chase in IP law
Intellectual property law is no place for sugarcoating, according to James Boyle, a founding shareholder at Boyle Fredrickson SC, Milwaukee.
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Read More »Coyne finds a healthy career path
When St. Mary’s Hospital about two years ago needed to restructure its medical staff responsibilities and the corresponding bylaws, it tapped attorneys Sarah Coyne and Kevin Eldridge to help.
Tagged with: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Quarles & Brady LLP Sarah Coyne
Read More »Fox champions the underdog
One afternoon in the late ’90s, Peter Fox decided to check out a distant relative’s law office.
Tagged with: Wisconsin Department of Justice
Read More »Fraser finds his niche
While derivatives might be a commonly used term within the walls of many New York City law firms, it’s rather unique to Milwaukee.
Tagged with: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Read More »Gonring gives justice a familiar face
When it comes to community involvement, Washington County Circuit Judge Andrew Gonring has a simple philosophy.
Read More »Heitzig supports female lawyers
Since her first year in law school, Sheila Heitzig has been working to help women.
Tagged with: Association for Women Lawyers Marquette University Law School
Read More »Huibregtse manages transitions
As a new lawyer, Bruce Huibregtse’s first file was defending a claim from a plaintiff who slipped on a banana peel.
Read More »Hupy takes community service to heart
Michael Hupy has tried and settled numerous million-dollar personal injury cases since he started practicing 39 years ago.
Tagged with: Michael Hupy Milwaukee Bar Association Milwaukee Justice Center
Read More »Hurtado is LEED-ing the way
When Kim Hurtado worked construction to put herself through law school, she didn’t know anything about construction law.
Read More »Mitby succeeds at finding solutions
John Mitby lets one sentence guide his work in and out of the courtroom: Lawyers solve problems.
Tagged with: Axley Brynelson Axley Brynelson LLP John Mitby
Read More »Nichols is all business
Tom Nichols, most often an advisor and transactional attorney, ventured into litigation in 2004 on behalf of a long-term client facing insider-trading charges brought by the SEC.
Tagged with: American Bar Association SEC
Read More »Pliner enjoys reshaping laws
Appellate lawyer David Pliner could have been a journalist, given his strong writing skills and ability to thrive under deadline pressure.
Tagged with: Barrett Corneille
Read More »Pyper develops deeper understanding
Rothman finds success in business law
Jay Rothman, CEO of Foley & Lardner LLP, still works for some of the same clients who were there when he started with the firm in 1986. That’s the benefit of business law, he said. “When I started as a ...
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Read More »Rothstein’s small cases get big results
John Rothstein typically represents large entities in high-profile, high-stakes litigation.
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Read More »Strang works to stay ahead of reform
For Kirk Strang, there are the publicized changes in education law, and then there’s the rest of the story.
Tagged with: Davis & Kuelthau SC Kathy Nusslock
Read More »Tease finds success in litigation work
Patrick and Peggy Higdon were asleep in a cabin at the Cedar Grove Resort, about 65 miles northeast of Green Bay. It was the wee hours of July 10, 2006. And something ignited the leaking propane.
Tagged with: Habush Habush & Rottier SC
Read More »Walny innovates in estate planning
As a 3L, Eido Walny dreamed of starting an estate planning boutique firm.
Read More »Wessels champions elderly, disabled
Carol Wessels lost a case two years ago in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, but she’s still happy with the outcome.
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Read More »UW’s Zimmerman pays it forward
The journey of 1,000 miles really does begin with a single step.
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Read More »Chernof shows real dedication
Commercial real estate law is all about working through road blocks, according to attorney Stephen Chernof.
Tagged with: Godfrey & Kahn SC
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