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Almost 400 people came out Thursday night to celebrate Wisconsin Law Journal’s 2014 Leaders in the Law at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center.

For Colleen Meloy, success in the courtroom is both nature and nurture.

Meticulous attention to detail drew Timothy Radelet into law and, in a couple of ways, into state procedure.

Michael Green’s legal work underpins a very public development underway in Madison: redevelopment of The Edgewater Hotel.

When Vicki Margolis left private practice in 2007, she found the grass wasn’t immediately greener.

Tom Cannon chooses his words carefully.

When Debra Tuttle became the chief mediator for the Milwaukee Foreclosure Mediation Program, she didn't see a long future ahead.

Green Bay attorney Gregory Conway credits his family legal pedigree for an extra edge in the confidence department.

On the wall behind John Ebbott’s desk is a picture of him and Martin Luther King Jr., taken when the iconic figure was in Madison in the 1960s.

Bringing a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice onto the team at Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP was not a universally popular idea.

Christopher Krimmer said he grew up introverted and shy, with low self-esteem.

Randal Brotherhood takes his work wherever he goes.

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

Steven Botzau planned to be a teacher, until a dispute with a college landlord gave him a taste for the courtroom.

Jerry McAdow intends to wind down his career.

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 ...

When most law students graduate, they put their case-briefing days behind them.

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.

Donald Schott is a problem solver both for his clients and his firm.

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

Ralph Weber’s career includes standout verdicts and educational reform.

Ross Anderson won his first case when he was in the sixth grade.

An interest in architecture and history drew Bruce Block to the law, but it’s his ability to broker public and private sector deals that has kept him in practice for nearly 35 years.

From prosecuting narcotics cases in Puerto Rico to white-collar crimes in Milwaukee, Daniel Vaccaro long has been a stand out in the courtroom.

Stories of the Civil Rights movement and inequities in the justice system in the South propelled Jennifer Bias to make a difference as an attorney in the Midwest.