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Growing up, David Eckhardt admits he liked knowing the rules.

Once Miriam Seifter began taking classes at Harvard Law School, she knew she was interested in becoming a law professor some day.

James Miller knows firsthand what it’s like to go through bankruptcy. While in his early 20s, his family’s business in Ohio ran into financial woes and needed to file for bankruptcy.

Attorney Malinda Eskra’s familiarity with the ins and outs of appellate court operations helps her clients and the other attorneys at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren traverse the complex appellate and litigation process.

Kurt Goehre never knows what to expect when he sits down to start his day at the Law Firm of Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry S.C. in Green Bay.

Robert Rosenberg sees himself as a translator between attorneys and jury members.

Anthony Anzelmo grew up wanting a career in which he could help other people.

Nathan Jurowski wasn’t always an attorney. “I was a manager trainee with Hertz Rent A Car for a couple of years,” Jurowski said.

Pam Krill credits her successful practice at Godfrey & Kahn to her understanding of how investment firms work on the inside.

Joe Heino was an engineering college student interning at Allen-Bradley during the 1970s when he struck up a conversation with one of the company’s patent attorneys.

After selling a business that he ran successfully for 30 years, Rob Namowicz figured it was time to pursue a personal interest.

Bryan Esch credits being in the right place at the right time when it came to developing a successful law practice with a specialization in the frac sand industry.

Courtney Hollander can’t remember when she didn’t want to be an attorney. But it wasn’t until she took a class on tax law at the University of Wisconsin School of Law that she found her focus.

Weiss Berzowski's Randy Nelson was recently appointed to the Business Planning Committee of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel for 2016-2017.

“Creativity” isn’t usually the first word people think of when talking about a legal career, but the opportunity to be creative in her thinking is what attracted Ariane Strombom to her role as an attorney at Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.

K. Scott Wagner decided some years ago to take some brotherly advice.

Peter Wilder holds a unique distinction: He’s the only Wisconsin attorney to graduate from the University of Wisconsin Graduate School of Banking.

Working on bankruptcy cases provides Frank DiCastri with an opportunity to see other aspects of the law besides those just involving insolvency.

While working on different project teams as an undergrad studying nuclear engineering, Elizabeth Kendall often found herself in the role of translating what her fellow engineer students were saying into understandable concepts for the final report.

Gregory Vanevenhoven realizes most clients don’t see the benefits of his work.

An unpleasant experience with an attorney sparked Jane Probst to begin her own legal career.

Erik Eisenmann admits that growing up he enjoyed solving problems and puzzles. Now as a labor and employment attorney at Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. in Milwaukee, he gets the opportunity daily to do the same as he helps clients on a variety of issues.

Kim Wynn enjoys seeing the tangible results of her work as a commercial finance attorney, whether it’s a new project getting built or a business building an addition.

It was Roberta Steiner’s first day on the job as a producer at a Minneapolis TV station when she got the push to go into law school.

Paul Karch finds deep satisfaction helping his clients realize a life-long goal — selling a business.

For Thomas Gartner, the transition from the City Attorney’s office to Michael Best & Friedrich LLP has been a relatively smooth one.

Kelly Noyes knew from an early age that she wanted to be an attorney.

No two days are the same for Ryan Fetherston.

Casimir Laska isn’t your typical student studying computer security and networking at Waukesha County Technical County. That's because he’s also a patent attorney at Michael Best.

Bruce Deadman found his calling while he was a summer intern during law school.