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Law Journal celebrates its 2025 Legal All-Stars
The Wisconsin Law Journal proudly congratulates this year’s 25 Legal All-Stars, an exceptional group of attorneys and legal professionals who exemplify excellence, integrity and leadership across the state’s legal community.
Legal All-Stars – Linda Benfield, Foley & Lardner
Linda Benfield, partner at Foley & Lardner, has established herself as one of the most successful female attorneys in the firm’s history over her 36-year career. Since joining Foley & Lardner in 1989, she has become a multiple-time recipient of the “Lawyer of the Year” honor.
Legal All-Stars – Jon Bellows, Wisconsin Circuit Courts — Office of Director of State Courts
Jon Bellows has served as 4th Judicial District administrator for the Wisconsin Circuit Courts — Office of Director of State Courts for approximately 14 years, where he provides comprehensive support […]
Legal All-Stars – Eric Hagen, Boardman Clark
Eric Hagen is an attorney at Boardman Clark Law Firm, where he has established himself as a leading municipal attorney in Wisconsin despite his relatively brief time in practice. Early […]
Legal All-Stars – Scott Brown, Milwaukee County
Scott Brown serves as corporation counsel for Milwaukee County, the chief legal officer for Wisconsin’s largest county, where he leads a team of 25 professionals protecting and advancing the county’s […]
Legal All-Stars – Michael Bezoian, DeWitt LLP
Michael Bezoian, associate at DeWitt LLP, has established himself as a skilled trusts and estates attorney since beginning his legal career in May 2022. In just over three years, he […]
Legal All-Stars – Joseph Diedrich, Husch Blackwell
A seasoned oral advocate and an award-winning legal writer, Joseph Diedrich provides his clients with an upper hand on appeal cases and complex litigation. A partner in Husch Blackwell’s Milwaukee […]
Legal All-Stars – Kate Wegrzyn, Foley & Lardner
Kate Wegrzyn, partner at Foley & Lardner, has built a 15-year legal career focused on commercial contracting and supply chain matters. She joined the firm in 2005, finding her specialty […]
Legal All-Stars – LaKeyla Howard, Foley & Lardner
LaKeyla Howard, site supervisor at Foley & Lardner’s Milwaukee office, has spent nearly 24 years building the operational foundation that allows the firm’s attorneys to focus on practicing law. Howard […]
Legal All-Stars – Rachel Conrad, Foley & Lardner
Rachel Conrad is a corporate attorney in Foley & Lardner’s Energy & Infrastructure Sector, where she has established herself as a leader in renewable energy and digital infrastructure finance since […]
Legal All-Stars – Fefe Jaber, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
Fefe Jaber is an associate at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, where she advises and represents employers in labor and employment matters, including union organizing campaigns and collective bargaining […]
Legal All-Stars – Lauren Maddente, Fox, O’Neill & Shannon
Lauren Maddente, shareholder at Fox, O’Neill & Shannon, S.C., has established herself as a skilled litigator since joining the Milwaukee firm in 2016. Maddente earned her J.D., cum laude, from […]
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Case Digests
- Involuntary Medication-Competency to Stand Trial
- Informer Privilege Statute-Clear Error
- Sixth Amendment-Third-Party Perpetrator Evidence
- Plea Withdrawal-Manifest Injustice
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Procedural Bar
- CHIPS Confidentiality-Remedial Versus Punitive Sanctions
- Insurance Law
- Breach of Contract-Rule 12(b)(6) Dismissal
- Constitutional Law-Qualified Immunity-First Amendment Retaliation
- Qualified Immunity-Excessive Force-Civil Rights
- Hostile Work Environment-Sexual Harassment
- Sufficiency of Evidence-McDonnell Douglas Framework
