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.

Anthony Marino enjoys learning all he can about different businesses — something that comes in handy as a business transactional attorney with Quarles & Brady LLP in Milwaukee.

Running a business is challenging enough, but throw in legal issues and the headaches can mount.

For Sherry Coley, it’s all about solving clients’ problems.

With a Chicago policeman for a father, John Halpin never imagined he would grow up to be an attorney.

Tony Renning has seen many changes in the past five years.

Sara Ackermann drills down what she does every day into three words: sex, drugs and drama.

Michael Dahm has carefully crafted a legal practice that brings together his interests in the law and finance.

Maybe it’s because he majored in science and worked in that field for several years in California before attending law school in New York, but Bill Gardner enjoys it when cases are complicated.

Charles Derenne feels fortunate he got in on the ground floor of the structured settlement planning industry as it started to take shape in the late 1980s.

Sarah Semrow didn’t take the usual path to becoming an attorney.

Chief Judge Richard Brown loves the creative process of writing opinions. It’s one of the things he will miss most when he leaves his longtime post with the state Court of Appeals on Aug. 1.

Kadie Jelenchick always found herself intrigued by science and engineering.

Dan Miske found out firsthand that sometimes where you live can influence your career path.

Legal cases can sometimes move slowly, taking months or years before they’re resolved. That’s not necessarily the case with employment and worker’s compensation cases.

It’s rare to find an attorney fluent in Chinese and even more rare to find an attorney in Wisconsin who studied law in China, but David Mungenast of Hansen Reynolds Dickinson Crueger LLC in Milwaukee falls into both categories.

For Josh Johanningmeier, it all comes down to facts.

You don’t have to flip through too many television channels to realize the legal profession provides plenty of fodder for good drama. But for Jed Roher, an attorney with Godfrey & Kahn in Madison, the similarities just aren’t in the courtroom.