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After seeing firsthand how insurance companies were treating injured claimants, Douglas Ross decided to make a career change that’s now helped hundreds of injured clients through some of the most difficult events of their lives.

Todd Weir, the recently retired president of Otjen Law Firm in Waukesha, built his more than 40-year legal career on trying complex medical-negligence cases.

If you look up “indefatigable” in Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson’s name appears among the usage examples.

Kevin Long started college as an undergraduate pursuing a degree in civil engineering.

After her first day as an intern at the Office of the State Public Defender, Kelli Thompson knew she had found her career path.

For Robert Gingras, founder of Gingras, Thomsen & Wachs, the experience of starting a law firm and watching it grow into a statewide practice with many offices has been exhilarating.

Paul Kinne, partner at Gingras, Thomsen & Wachs, has made a career out of helping people who have trouble helping themselves.

C. Frederick Geilfuss II, partner at Foley & Lardner, has been at the forefront of change in health-care law throughout his nearly 40-year career.