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Whether it’s in children’s court or adult court in Milwaukee County, Assistant District Attorney Brittany Grayson has earned respect in the seven years that she’s been a prosecutor.

Within just a few years of becoming an attorney, Sarah Sargent has already handled complex, high-stakes cases.

Zachary Zellner’s path to becoming a lawyer started with seeing the difference his parents had made as teachers. As a personal-injury attorney at Hupy and Abraham in Madison, he advocates for victims seeking compensation.

Maria de Arteaga says she doesn’t believe in fate, but when she came across the listing for her dream job at the Wisconsin Innocence Project — a position dedicated to helping Latino inmates pursue innocence claims — she had to wonder if fate played a hand.

For the neglected, abused and misunderstood, Kelsey Burazin offers a safe haven and an open-minded outlook.

Growing up, Vanessa Wishart spent a lot of time outdoors, so it should be no surprise that she ended up practicing environmental law.

Amber Raffeet August got her first taste of immigration law when she was an undergraduate, when she worked as a receptionist for a legal clinic. It was an experience that had her thinking about going to law school.

Katherine Halopka-Ivery tried her first case in middle school.

About 350 people in the Wisconsin law community were in attendance Thursday to honor the 2018 class of Up and Coming Lawyers at Discovery World’s Pilot House in Milwaukee.

Timothy Maynard always thought it would be fulfilling to work as an attorney.

Maryam Ghayyad is building her own sort of practice.

Criminal-defense attorney Jessica Giesen has immersed herself in her practice.

Monica Wedgewood’s drive to excel is evident in both in her work and relationships.

A competitive spirit may have pushed Michelle Hockers through Marquette’s Pre-Law Scholars program, but it’s compassion that has earned the Murphy & Prachthauser associate exceptional success since then.

As the country’s health-care laws change, employers are seeking out attorneys who can help them adapt. At Foley & Lardner, Nick Welle has become the expert in this field.

James Goldschmidt regards appellate work as the practice of law at the highest level. And in his six years at Quarles & Brady, he has built a reputation as a talented appellate litigator.

When she started law school, Shauna Manion imagined she would eventually pursue policy law. However, she took an interest in standard law, which came as a surprise.

There’s no hiding it. Jason Krautkramer has a baby face.

Adam Schleis had planned to become a corporate tax lawyer at a large law firm.

Alexander Hall is learning about the world of medicine through the law. For the past three years, he has taken on greater responsibility with Corneille Law Group in Green Bay, where he focuses on personal injury defense, insurance coverage defense and appellate litigation cases.

Molly Lawson is making her mark in a legal field where there are still few women: intellectual-property law for computer technology.

Wes Webendorfer was drawn to politics long before he decided he wanted to become a lawyer.

One of Jeff Vercauteren’s strengths as a real-estate lawyer is his concentration on the details that fulfill his clients’ vision.

Maya Zahn Rhine believes in advocating not only for her clients but also for diversity in the legal profession.

Danielle Baudhuin’s brand of service involves helping her clients avoid another lawsuit.

In just two years as a lawyer, Devon Daughety has already won the admiration of her peers and promoted diversity in the profession.

Bailey Larsen was drawn to math for a simple reason: every problem has a correct answer.

Julia Potter didn’t set out in life to become a lawyer. It was a college course on constitutional law that made her reconsider a career in the profession.

Danielle White knew from a young age that she wanted to be a lawyer.

Labor and employment matters are some of the trickiest that employers face. As an attorney in the field, Erik Eisenmann’s principle is to tackle his clients’ difficulties as if they were his own.