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Judge’s journey started later, led from Iowa to Oshkosh
Her husband’s keen insight pushed Winnebago County Circuit Judge Karen L. Seifert toward her future. Seifert, 55, of Oshkosh, was 30 and a mother of three — a 3-year-old son and two daughters, ages 5 and 7 — when she began law school at the University of Iowa. She had already earned an undergraduate degree […]
Grandfather’s Main Street practice fueled interest
Andrea Kupfer Schneider’s love for the law goes back to Main Street in Farmingdale, Long Island. Her grandfather, Joseph Stern, was the village attorney there. He also ran a private practice. And he had lunch at a little diner on Main Street, where everyone knew his name. “I always thought I’d work for a company […]
Rieger takes reins at Davis & Kuelthau
Street corner chatter rose up in Italian, English, sometimes both at once, where Ann Rieger grew up. Rieger lost her father, Frank Roccapalumba, when she was young. From the east side Milwaukee duplex Rieger called home as a child, her mother, Madeline, taught her to study hard, work hard and give back to the community. […]
Litigator facilitates trial practice discussions online
In 2007, Anne Reed found a way to share her ideas and thoughts about juries and jury selection issues: she launched a blog, Deliberations. “The blog format is a wonderful way of being able to publish material a little bit at a time and enter into a conversation with people,” said Reed, an attorney and […]
Natural curiosity led Priebe to practice law
As a child, Catherine M. Priebe amazed — and occasionally annoyed — her parents with her favorite question: Why? “I always wanted to know the reasoning behind everything,” laughs Priebe, who chairs the Trusts, Estates & Succession Planning Practice Group at Davis & Kuelthau S.C. in Milwaukee. It was her natural curiosity — not a […]
Quarles partner’s efforts encourage diversity
Nancy Peterson’s childhood in Medford, Wis., which currently has a population of 4,260, showed her how different people were. But not until a trip to Brazil when she was 13 did she realize the big disparities in life. “There were people living in the hills in cardboard and corrugated huts,” Peterson said. “In a space […]
Trial attorney lives her belief in the 'power of one'
To understand Christine Bremer Muggli, you have to know her family history. “I grew up as a Chicago Democrat,” explains the shareholder at Bremer & Trollop S.C., a plaintiffs’ firm with five offices in Northern Wisconsin. “My grandfather was a city alderman and chair of the Chicago Transit Authority. I was raised by a mother […]
Lubinsky manages work and life’s ‘controlled chaos’
Lori Lubinsky never guessed that her work choreographing dance routines for high school choirs would cross over to her legal practice. In fact, there were probably a few things Lubinsky never fathomed about the law, until she became a lawyer. “I never really knew what the practice of law was really about when I went […]
Jacobs shows versatility, commitment in her career
It’s no surprise that the new acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Michelle L. Jacobs, tackles sprint triathlons in her free time. After all, her professional accomplishments have duly prepared her for a sporting event that requires so much versatility and commitment. Jacobs manages the daily operations of a large staff of […]
Life offers opportunities for personal growth
Sandy Hupfer’s father once mused about her extended studies. After an undergraduate degree in music, a law degree from the University of Wisconsin, and a practice with Stellpflug Law in DePere, he thought his 50-year-old daughter was done with school. But course by course, taking just a class or two each year for the last […]
Ginger educates legislators about SPD’s role
The eligibility standards for defendants seeking representation by the Wisconsin State Public Defender have not changed since 1987. The most recent legislative attempt to raise them failed, despite receiving support from committees in the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly. Not surprisingly, it was a disappointment to Krista L. Ginger, executive assistant/legislative liaison for the SPD. “But, [&hell[...]
Hospital’s general counsel built healthy career
Every woman lawyer who practiced in the 1980s has a humorous anecdote about making her way in the male-dominated world of law. So says Catherine Mode Eastham, who recalls when a client of her medium-sized Milwaukee law firm passed her in the hallway and remarked to his male attorney, “Oh, you have those women lawyers! […]
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