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2009 leaders reflect varied contributions
Wisconsin Law Journal’s 2009 Leaders in the Law come from very diverse backgrounds, representing the myriad ways lawyers and judges contribute to our legal system and to their communities. For the seventh year, we are excited to turn the spotlight on individuals who consistently give their best to their clients, to the administration of justice, […]
Rachel M. Arfa
Soon after she got to the University of Wisconsin Law School, Rachel M. Arfa had an inspirational moment affirming her decision to become an attorney. Arfa, profoundly deaf since birth, has been a staff attorney at Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee since graduating. Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Richard S. Brown, who is also deaf, […]
Elizabeth A. Conradson Cleary
Anyone looking for information about the broad spectrum of legal services available to low-income people in Milwaukee can find a valuable resource on the Coalition for Access to Legal Resource’s Web site at www.legalhelpmilwaukee.org. Elizabeth A. Conradson Cleary helped Marquette University Law School bring local legal service providers together in the coalition while serving as […]
William E. Fischer
Bill Fischer has spent his legal career in complex civil litigation at Kohner, Mann & Kailas SC His practice includes securities arbitration, litigation involving Wisconsin sales and use tax, insurance bad faith, intellectual property infringement and unfair competition, and Wisconsin Fair Dealership cases. He is currently engaged in multidistrict litigation in Nevada, representing a class [&h[...]
Erik R. Guenther
Attorney Erik R. Guenther was not sure he wanted to spend seven months in Afghanistan. But he applied and was hired as the Defense Mentor in the Justice Sector Support Program, a position which allowed him to train judges, prosecutors, police officers and defense lawyers on general trial strategies and cross-examination techniques. “In my cover […]
Timothy M. Hansen
Unsurprisingly, Tim Hansen was nervous before oral argument to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Huml v. Vlazny, a 2006 case of first impression and recognized by Wisconsin Lawyer as one of the most significant cases of 2006. But Hansen, then just four years out of law school, went to work once he saw the green […]
Grant Huebner
When Grant Huebner graduated from Marquette University Law School in 2002, he never imagined that a few years later he would be on the verge of wrapping up the successful prosecution of 15 members of the Simon City Royals, a Chicago-base street gang. Huebner, 31, has spent the last 18 months working with several state […]
Rudy Kuss
October 17, 2005, wasn’t a great day for Rudy Kuss, just a few months out of law school. In two different cases on that day, in the same Milwaukee County courtroom, the judge granted summary judgment for the defendants in his cases alleging misrepresentation by the sellers of residential homes. But in February 2008, Kuss […]
Rebecca Frihart Kennedy
Rebecca Frihart Kennedy, a litigation attorney at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC, is very proud of her work with a team of attorneys that obtained a favorable jury verdict and injunctive relief for a commercial real estate developer in a case involving environmental claims against a municipal sewerage district. The case challenged the principles of […]
Michelle D. Johnson
Doing insurance defense work, Michelle Johnson observes, “People think that you work for a big, bad insurance company.” But Johnson notes that the insureds are frequently people who believe they have done nothing wrong, but are sued only because they have lots of insurance. In Johnson’s last trial, the defendant was a 17-year-old girl sued […]
Melissa S. Kampmann
These two adjectives probably best describe Melissa S. Kampmann, who balances a busy estate-planning practice with myriad community service. Kampmann has handled a wide variety of succession, income and estate-planning, and trust and estate administration matters, ranging from simple wills, to multi-million-dollar, complicated estate plans. “I enjoy my practice because it is intellectually chall[...]
Opportunities Abound
Now that you have married your passion with your skills, here are some ideas for further research. This list is by no means exhaustive, and is intended to start your juices flowing and wheels turning. Research thoroughly and go over the list with a few of your closest friends to brainstorm other options. Take any […]
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Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property
