Law Journal honors its 2017 Leaders in the Law
The Wisconsin law community honored 24 Leaders in the Law during the 15th annual Wisconsin Law Journal event at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee on Thursday night.
Dewick has commercial appeal
David Dewick strives to be a dealmaker, not a deal-breaker, for his clients.
Barrientes a tireless advocate for her young clients
Sally Barrientes knew from a young age what she wanted to do.
Kreblin leaves his fingerprints on Hupy and Abraham
As a first-year law student at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law, Chad Kreblin was terrified of doing trial work.
McKeown continues his learning path while teaching the next generation
Jim McKeown may have established himself as a leading lawyer in antitrust cases. But he still recognizes that there’s always something new to learn.
Zarzynski passes his expertise to the next generation
Jeffrey Zarzynski easily remembers the first time he was in court working on a trial: It was his fourth day on the job.
Mansfield sheds parachute — jumps into law, teaching careers
When Marsha Mansfield decided to become a lawyer, she was taking an unexpected career turn.
Adelman a veteran at giving back to community
When Patricia Adelman heard Sheboygan County was planning to start a Veterans Treatment Court, the assistant state public defender jumped at the chance to get involved.
For Nettesheim, learning is the pathway to greatness
If you ask Tim Nettesheim, he’ll say his career has been defined by his willingness to change and learn new things.
To help clients, Goebel draws on well of experience
With all the transactions Patrick Goebel has handled in his lengthy career, he has managed to amass a trove of wisdom to pass on to less-experienced lawyers.
Honor, trustworthiness grandfathered in for Hughes
Christopher Hughes recalls learning about the legal profession early on from his grandfather.
As a quiet leader, Christensen listens
“I would characterize Craig as a quiet leader,” said Sandy Drexler, vice president of resource development at United Way Fox Cities. “He gets stuff done, but doesn’t necessarily like the recognition for it. He just steps up.”
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