Long before John Mitby established himself as a construction attorney, he built air strips and roads in Southeast Asia.

Patricia Gibeault of Axley Brynelson LLP, Madison, is the firm’s first female managing partner.

John Mitby lets one sentence guide his work in and out of the courtroom: Lawyers solve problems.

Douglas Dehler joined the litigation group at O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC, Milwaukee. Dehler’s litigation practice covers business, class action, whistleblower and ERISA fiduciary cases, as well as a wide range of insurance matters.

On an average day at the office, Wausau Tile Inc.’s Steven Schinker works with everyone from division managers to the founding father of the company as a “one-person law firm.”