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The Wisconsin Law Journal honored 23 outstanding women lawyers Thursday night during its annual Women in the Law event at Discovery World in Milwaukee.

Jennifer Gregor was immediately drawn to intellectual property litigation in law school. With the experience she had gained working in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries early in her career, she knew this was the area for her.

Divorces are difficult enough without spouses battling it out in court. Bonnie Abramoff is dedicated to helping separating couples dissolve their marriages and settle conflicts in a more mutually beneficial way.

When Raye Daugherty started her career as a 23 year old, she had to work hard to establish her credibility and gain the trust of managers who were taking her advice.

Growing up, Ursula Weigold wanted to become a teacher because her own instructors had inspired her.

Janet Protasiewicz has done it all.

As a child, Sherry Coley was inspired by her grandfather — a self-made, self-taught farmer who served as an Iowa senator.

From estate planning to trusts and family business planning, Christine Rew Barden strives to get to the heart of each client’s goals and concerns in order to formulate real solutions that work for them.

When Adrienne Moore gets ready for trial she listens to the blues song “I’m a Woman” by Koko Taylor.

A win can be hard to come by in the State Public Defender’s appellate office for lawyers who are handling appeals cases involving crimes, juvenile matters, mental commitments and terminations of parental rights.

In her career spanning nearly four decades, Marilyn Townsend has made a name for herself as a civil-rights trailblazer.

When Heather Nelson was in sixth grade, she and her classmates performed a staged jury trial that saw them pretending to litigate a case involving an accident between a car and a bicycle.

Ever since she could remember, Alison Helland has always wanted to be an attorney.

Giving people equal access to justice is at the heart of Jennifer Binkley’s practice. She provides hundreds of hours of pro bono work every year, helps pro se litigants and advocates for women and children.

Jesica Ballenger’s love of the law came when she was in high school and taking part in a mock trial in civics class.

Farrah N.W. Rifelj isn’t sure why she was always drawn to the law, but growing up she knew it’s what she wanted to do.

As a family law attorney, Tiffany Highstrom believes in finding practical remedies to some of the biggest difficulties her clients are facing in life.

Communication isn’t always easy in the midst of fast-paced merger and acquisition deals.

Karen Loebel’s first taste of practicing law helped her discover her life’s calling.

Porchia Lewand’s love of the law started when she was a child and discovered a hero in the fictional judge Amy Gray on the TV show “Judging Amy.”

In the early 2000s, Heather Clefisch helped a woman from Sierra Leone obtain political asylum in the U.S. The woman had been abused, and her home had been burned down.

Fresh out of law school, Rebecca DeMarb had never encountered bankruptcy work. But after getting a taste of it at Murphy Desmond, she hasn’t looked back.

If there’s one big misconception the public and other attorneys may have about tax law, it’s that the work is boring.

When Mary Honzik Kliesmet entered college, she had zero desire to become a lawyer despite having a father who was well known for his legal work in Milwaukee.