Trisha Fillbach, Esq., Interim Assistant Dean and Director of Career Services
Nicole Denow, Esq., JD Advisor & Judicial Clerkships Advisor
Kate McMahan, Administrative Assistant
Joanna Binsfeld, Administrative Assistant
Trisha Fillbach, Esq.
Interim Assistant Dean and Director of Career Services
Office: 3221H
Phone: (608) 262-6444
Email: tfillbach@wisc.edu
Trisha provides career counseling to students and alumni, and as of February 1, 2012, became the Acting Assistant Dean and Director of Career Services. Trisha graduated from UW-Madison in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Journalism. In 2000, she received her Juris Doctor from Hamline University School of Law. Following graduation, she served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Debra Jacobson in Rochester, Minnesota. Following her clerkship, Trisha joined the litigation group at DeWitt Ross & Stevens, s.c. in Madison, practicing primarily family law. In 2004, Trisha moved to California and began working for the Career Development Office at Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu. She served as the Assistant, then Associate Director of Career Development. In 2005, Trisha moved back to the Midwest and served as the Director of Career Development at Drake University Law School. Trisha served in this capacity for almost six years. As Director, Trisha managed all aspects of the Career Development Office (CDO) from counseling and programming to employer outreach. She counseled students interested in private, public and alternative careers and managed all of the on and off campus recruitment programs. She also provided judicial clerkship advising and organized numerous networking events. Under her management, the Career Development Office received rankings significantly higher than peer schools using the Law School Survey of Student Engagement. Trisha twice received the Student Bar Association President's Award for Faculty/Staff Member of the Year. Trisha is very happy to be back in Madison and working for her undergraduate alma mater.
Nicole Denow, Esq.
JD Advisor & Judicial Clerkships Advisor
Office: 3221A
Phone: (608) 265-6684
Email: nmdenow@wisc.edu
Nicole joined the Career Services Office in January 2012 and provides career counseling to students and alumni, and also serves as the Law School's Judicial Clerkship Advisor. Nicole received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1998 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2001. From 2001 to 2006, she worked in the New York and Los Angeles offices of Winston & Strawn LLP, where she practiced labor and employment law. Between 2006 and 2008 Nicole served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Jeffrey W. Johnson, United States Magistrate Judge, in the Central District of California in Los Angeles. In 2008, Nicole worked as an International Legal Officer for the United Nations Mission in Kosovo. Most recently, she practiced labor and employment law at the Chicago office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP. Nicole is excited to be back in Madison and working for the Law School.
Kate McMahan
Administrative Assistant
Office: 3221
Phone: (608) 262-7856
E-mail: kemcmahan@wisc.edu
Kate joined the Career Services Office in February 2004 and, along
with Joanna Binsfeld, is the initial front-desk contact. Before coming
to Career Services, Kate and her husband, Tom, owned and managed a
small business in the outdoor industry for 32 years. As manufacturers'
reps, they represented such outdoor lines as The North Face, Mountain
Hardwear, and Asolo Boots.
Joanna Binsfeld
Administrative Assistant
Office: 3221
Phone: (608) 262-7856
E-mail: binsfeld@wisc.edu
Joanna joined the Career Services Office in February 2012. Before that, since 2005, she worked in the Curriculum and Academic Affairs department at the Law School, most recently serving as Curricular Coordinator. Joanna has a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse and a Masters degree from Ohio University.
