Who’s Doing What: New hires at Michael Best; honors for Godfrey & Kahn
Cameron Field and Daniel Gawronski joined the Madison office of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP.
Timing is everything for Divgi
Associate Ruhee Divgi credits great timing as the reason why she began working with some of Quarles & Brady’s biggest clients shortly after she joined the firm.
Fortney builds on previous experience
First, Matthew Fortney embarked on a career as a construction engineer.
Firms look to nontraditional incentives to attract, retain talent
Traditional employee offerings such as 401k, health insurance and vacation time might not be enough anymore.
Marquette, MBA launch mobile legal clinic
Marquette Law School and the Milwaukee Bar Association are partnering to launch the Milwaukee Justice Center Mobile Legal Clinic, a bus designed to provide free, brief legal advice to individuals who are outside of the areas currently served by legal volunteer efforts in metropolitan Milwaukee.
Peelen puzzles through public financing challenges
Jeff Peelen’s varying interests built the ladder to his recent promotion.
Who’s Doing What: Van Hecke named Judicial Commission executive director
Jeremiah Van Hecke was named executive director of the Wisconsin Judicial Commission.
Who’s Doing What: Hart named counsel VP of Aurora Health Care
Rachelle Hart was named senior vice president, general counsel for Aurora Health Care.
Who’s Doing What: Etten named Ruder Ware president; lawyers on the rise
Harvey Wendel, of Murphy Desmond SC, was honored by the Dane County Bar Association as the first recipient of an award in his name.
Who’s Doing What: Attorneys on the rise; Michael Best names partners
Joel Aziere of Buelow Vetter Buikema Olson & Vliet LLC, Waukesha, was appointed president of the firm.
Out of office: Firms outsource support services to cut costs
Eager to cut costs, large firms nationwide are taking some of their employees out of the office.
Jurors award more than $10M in patent infringement dispute
Plaintiffs Rockwell Automation Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, and Rockwell Automation Technologies Inc., an Ohio corporation, filed a lawsuit Nov. 16, 2010, in federal court against defendants Germantown-based WAGO Corp. and its German parent company, WAGO Kontakttechnik GmbH & Co. KG.
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- Justice Department submits proposed regulation to reschedule marijuana
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- Lavinia Goodell 150th Anniversary commemoration to be held June 17
- WisGOP reacts to vice president’s Wisconsin visit
- Former prosecutor suspended for unwelcome contact during legal conference
- One Wisconsin Attorney’s misconduct ‘in a league of its own’
- Wisconsin election fraud charge issued from November 2022 general election
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- Man pleads guilty in theft of Arnold Palmer green jacket, other Masters memorabilia from Augusta
- KS Governor cites competition concerns while vetoing measure for school gun-detection technology
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