Jose Olivieri says he jokes with friends that he is about the most conservative guy around.

After 26 years at Michael Best & Friedrich, Jane Moberg has learned a lot.

Outgoing Michael Best & Friedrich legal secretary Lori Ott has let precision and pride guide her career.

Nancy Dragolovich’s long career at Michael Best & Friedrich followed the growth of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group.

Phyllis Evans-Carr’s work schedule is overflowing.

There’s nothing more rewarding to Melissa Turczyn than when a client texts her a photo of a check.

Two Wisconsin-based law firms are adopting new strategies to expand and better serve their manufacturing client bases to take advantage of the industry’s resurgence.

The people in the law school placement office were no help to Linda Bochert in her search for employment.

Eager to cut costs, large firms nationwide are taking some of their employees out of the office.

While derivatives might be a commonly used term within the walls of many New York City law firms, it’s rather unique to Milwaukee.

Kelly Fortier didn’t expect the opportunity, but she says is glad to have found her place as a corporate immigration attorney.

As a young attorney fresh out of law school in the early 1980s, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Crocker wanted to work for the federal government prosecuting organized crime.

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.

Michael Hupy, of Hupy & Abraham SC, Milwaukee, donated $100,000 to the Milwaukee Justice Center.

Victor Allen, Dayna Frenkel, M. Rhett Holland, Gregory Tears and Zachary Watters joined Michael Best & Friedrich LLP in its Milwaukee office.

The State Bar of Wisconsin announced two candidates Friday for 2012 president-elect.

IT Specialists Professional of the Year Joe Bichanich Knowledge management/process improvement managers, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Jason Milligan Knowledge management/process improvement managers, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Last summer, the outlook for Michael Best & Friedrich LLP’s new document management system was bleak. Consultants who’d been working for several months to implement the iManage system suddenly quit. Then, the ...

2011 Legal secretary of the year Keri Kempski Legal secretary, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC Between court deadlines, pressing clients and demanding  opposing counsel, it’s expected that everyone on a litigation team might blow their stack from time to time. Well, nearly everyone. Legal secretary Keri Kempski has kept her cool for nearly two decades of under-the-gun work at Reinhart ...

Milwaukee native Carlo Cotrone does not plan to retire anytime soon, but when he does, he’s got an active second career to fill his days outside the legal world.

The latest legal additions across Wisconsin.

Kevin Terry has joined Ruder Ware LLSC, Wausau. He will serve as a member of the Employment, Benefits & Labor practice group and the Local Government & Municipalities and School Districts & Educational Institutions focus teams.

Mary Turke knows what women want.

Nancy Leary Haggerty didn’t intend to become a lawyer; she was more interested in the bright lights of TV news.

Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Sarah Coyne, a partner in the firm’s Madison office and chair of the firm’s health law group, has been named “Wisconsin Health Law Attorney of the Year” by the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Health Law Section. The award is presented annually to an attorney who has contributed to the preservation and enhancement of the ...

Ruder Ware announced the addition of Bryan Symes to their attorney team. He will be based in the Eau Claire office as a member of the Employment, Labor & Benefits and Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Groups. Symes represents management-side clients in the areas of employment and labor law and provides counseling and litigation services. Symes earned his J.D. from ...

Mergers and acquisitions aren’t going to support a firm’s entire practice anytime soon, but the market for them is coming back from the depths of the recent recession, Wisconsin firms say.

While many business-related practice areas took a hit during the recession, intellectual property has been a bright spot for local firms.

Human Resources Professional of the Year Joelyn Wunderlich Human Resources Manager, Foley & Lardner LLP Since 1999, Joelyn Wunderlich has been the Human Resources Manager for the Milwaukee office of Foley & Lardner, Wisconsin’s largest law firm. In that capacity, she has been instrumental in coordinating a wide range of human resource issues that affect the 600 lawyers and support ...

After 22 years with Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, attorney James R. Troupis decided it was time to take some risks.

So the Madison litigator amicably left the firm on June 19 and opened his own law firm three days later.