Green Bay attorney keeps eye on creditors’ rights
Michele McKinnon doesn’t mind if you say she’s anal.
Communication makes all the difference for Topinka
At first glance, working in TV and radio and practicing law may not appear similar, but to Ralph Topinka, who has done both, the common threads are clear.
Kuzmanovic stays tied to Milwaukee while litigating abroad
Sometimes a bummer is the best thing that can happen to you, Tomislav Kuzmanovic said. Case in point: When, following a clerkship, he didn’t get offered a permanent position, Kuzmanovic landed a job at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in Milwaukee.
Quarles partner combines business, legal pursuits
Donald Layden Jr. may be a partner at the law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP in Milwaukee, but that’s not the only hat he wears.
Volunteer work helps Lyons keep legal career in perspective
Laura Lyons, an attorney with Bell, Moore & Richter SC in Madison, understands the importance of good role models.
Stafford Rosenbaum managing partner advocates balance
Christopher Hughes, a managing partner at Madison’s Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, prods those in his firm to get out there, have fun, do good; and if possible, combine all three.
Chicago attorney brings new practice to Milwaukee
After decades of carving out his niche as a white collar and health care attorney in Chicago, Pat Coffey is helping a Milwaukee firm develop a new corporate compliance and white collar defense team.
Business attorney makes public service part of his practice
The aptitude test, considered an outdated relic by some, accurately predicted attorney Josh Kindkeppel’s future.
Contracts and contacts: Heaton excels at both
After years of experience in private practice as in-house counsel and starting his own firm, much of how Paul Heaton sees the law still comes down to an epiphany he had in law school.
State Bar candidate measures success by what he gives back
Chuck Hanson, after nearly 40 years as an attorney, says he measures himself not by his legal accomplishments but by his work outside the office.
State Bar candidate Gagan builds on business experience
Bob Gagan’s path to Calewarts, Duffy & Gagan in Green Bay was not typical.
Madison firm president reveals lessons learned
Credibility is key in trial, but sometimes it’s best just to admit you’re doing voir dire in your tennis shoes because you packed for two left feet.
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- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
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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