RISING YOUNG LAWYER – Alexis Leineweber – Foley & Lardner
Alexis Leineweber did not follow the traditional path to becoming a corporate attorney. The Foley & Lardner associate worked in the financial sector followed by five years as a sole proprietor of a custom home furnishings business.
RISING YOUNG LAWYER – Austin Doan – Boardman Clark
After just two years into his tenure with Boardman Clark, Austin Doan has proven to be an essential member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, leading multiple cases from auto and premises liability to civil rights and business disputes.
LEADER IN THE LAW – Peter Wilder – Godfrey & Kahn
Peter Wilder, a shareholder in Godfrey & Kahn’s Milwaukee office, attributes his banking practice to mere coincidence.
UNSUNG HERO – Charlene Ploessl – Boardman Clark
Charlene Ploessl did not plan on a legal career, but a flyer her mom found from a local law firm looking for a legal secretary changed that.
UNSUNG HERO – Carol Weymier — Jones Law Firm
Carol Weymier has only been at Jones Law Firm for three years, but she’s already made a big mark on the company.
Legal News
- These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
- Brewers have American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries
- US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
- GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies