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Spring Alumni Events
26th Annual Coming Together of the Peoples Conference
The Indigenous Law Students Association (ILSA) will host its 26th annual Coming Together of the Peoples Conference March 23-24 in Union South at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. ILSA exists to provide an organization and forum for Unive ...
Wisconsin Law Review Elects Senior Board for 2012-13
The Wisconsin Law Review has elected next year’s Senior Board: Editor-in-Chief: Brian J. BohlSenior Note & Comment Editor: Monica MarkSenior Articles Editor: Alisha McKaySenior Managing Editors: Alex Brousseau, Kelley Daugherty, & Sp ...
Melissa Holds the Enemy '10 Honored with Forward Under 40 Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association
Global Policy TV Spotlight Profiles Thomas Mitchell
Global Policy TV
Keith Findley and Chris Ochoa '06 Discuss Bill that Boosts State's Payout and Services to Wrongly Convicted
NBC 15
Law School Establishes $2.5 Million Fund in Honor of Alumnus
Exelon Corporation is marking the upcoming retirement of CEO and University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate John Rowe with a $500,000 gift to the Law School. Exelon made a separate, $2 million gift in late 2011 that created the Exelon Co ...
April 21: 43rd Annual LEO Banquet
April 27: Thomas E. Fairchild Lecture "Inequality, Individualized Risk, and Insecurity"
Andrew Adams III '06 Confirmed as a Justice for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court
Tribal Town Radio
Professor Mitch and Group of Alumni Provide Testimony, Resources for Proposed Changes to Rental Housing Law
Clinical Assistant Professor Mitch , with UW Law School alumni Robert Andersen ’69, David Sparer ’79, Brenda Konkel ’93 and Tony Gibart ’09, presented testimony on February 15, 2012, regarding proposed changes to rental housing law that ...
Jonathan Lipson discusses Milwaukee archdiocese court battle
Reuters
Bowman '72 reflects on Green Bay Packers career, picketing for the players union, and law school
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Charles Senn '80 Becomes Front-line Disaster Relief Lawyer for FEMA
State Bar of Wisconsin
Civil Rights Pioneer Vel Phillips '51 Honored as Trailblazer at LEO Fall Reception
Vel Phillips, civil rights pioneer and community activist, was honored October 26 at the Fall LEO Reception as the first inductee into the UW Law School Trailblazer Walkway. The walkway recognizes those who have made signifi ...
Erlanger, Shear Named UW Law School Teachers of the Year
Two individuals have been honored by the Wisconsin Law Alumni Association (WLAA) with the 2011 "Teacher of the Year" awards in recognition of outstanding classroom instruction at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Howard Erlanger was chose ...
Civil Rights Pioneer Vel Phillips '51 Honored as Trailblazer at LEO Fall Reception
Vel Phillips, civil rights pioneer and community activist, will be the honored guest at the October 26 Fall LEO Reception as the first inductee into the UW Law School Trailblazer Walkway. The purpose of the walkway is to honor those w ...
Chris Ochoa '06 reflects on help from Wisconsin Innocence Project
Daily Cardinal
Jamie Yoon 3L Awarded Mettner Foundation Scholarship
First Joseph P. Mettner Foundation Scholarship Awarded The Joseph P. Mettner Foundation awarded their first scholarship to University of Wisconsin Law School student Jamie Yoon. The foundation was established last year to ...
UW Law Alumni Magazine 'Gargoyle' Now Available
The UW Law School is pleased to announce the publication of its fall 2011 alumni magazine, Gargoyle . The fall issue profiles new additions to the faculty and academic departments and reports on alumni accomplishments. It also introdu ...
Ryan Owens '01 Wins Best Paper Award at Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Ryan Owens , an affiliate faculty member and 2001 graduate of UW Law School, won the Pi Sigma Alpha Award for the best paper presented at the 2011 Southern Political Science Association annual meeting. Owens' paper is titled "Picking an Unsettle ...
Jan. 5: Washington D.C. Alumni, UW Faculty, and Friends Reception
Prosecutors, police, defense attorneys join Wisconsin Innocence Project's new advisory board
The Wisconsin Innocence Project , a legal education and advocacy project at the University of Wisconsin Law School's Frank J. Remington Center , today announced the formation of a new advisory board. The board will advise the Wisconsin Innoce ...
Robert W. Kastenmeier '52 to Receive Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree
Robert W. Kastenmeier '52 has been selected to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's May 13 spring commencement ceremony. Kastenmeier served with great distinction in the United States Congr ...
Madison Magazine Profiles Nia Enemuoh-Trammell '98
In a recent article , Madison Magazine spoke with UW Law Alum Nia Enemuoh-Trammell about her experiences working in the public sector. Enemuoh-Trammell is an administrative law judge for Wisconsin Workers Compensation, the nation's first comp ...
Reunion Renews Commitment to William H. Hastie Fellowship Legacy
Established in 1973, the William H. Hastie Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for nontraditional lawyers to prepare for a career in law teaching. On April 15-16, past and present Hastie Fellows gathered at UW Law School for a ...
William H. Hastie Fellowship Reunion April 15
The Hastie Committee and the University of Wisconsin Law School are sponsoring a reunion of William H. Hastie Fellows currently in various professional legal positions across the country. All former and current Hastie Fellows are invited to part ...
2011 LEO Banquet and Peoples Conference Highlight Alumni Accomplishments
Panelists D. Michael McBride, Dawn Baum, Kevin Wadzinski Spanning a single weekend, the Coming Together of the Peoples Conference and the LEO Banquet brought together UW Law School students, faculty and alums from around the count ...
UW Law Alum Nathan Feinsinger '26 Key in Setting Midwest as Focal Point for NFL Legal Cases
For nearly 40 years, NFL legal battles have been largely fought in Minneapolis federal court. According to a recent New York Times article , this choice of location was determined decades ago by UW Law alum Nathan Feingsinger . Feingsinger, wh ...
UW Law Alumna Fran Ulmer '72 Tapped to Chair Arctic Research Commission
UW Law alumna Fran Ulmer has been nominated by President Obama to chair the Arctic Research Commission. Ulmer, who also earned her B.A. in Economics from the UW-Madison, is Chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska's largest publi ...
Foundation, Scholarship Honor Life of UW Alum Joseph P. Mettner JD '92
The Joseph P. Mettner Foundation has announced its first annual Joseph P. Mettner Scholarship, a $10,000 award open to students at the University of Wisconsin Law School who are pursuing a career in public service. Joseph P. Mettner received hi ...
Thomas Mitchell Plays Key Role in ABA Adoption of New Model for Family Property
ABA Adopts Act Recently, the American Bar Association approved a model law called the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act. After decades of stories about families forced to sell long-held property at lower-than-market prices as a result of t ...
Leticia Smith-Evans '03 Honored in UW Alumni Association Forward Under 40
Adapted from the Forward under Forty website. To view the entire article, click here . Leticia Smith-Evans ‘03 is a 2011 recipient of the UW “Forward Under 40” award. This award celebrates UW graduates under the age of 40 wh ...
Wisconsin Alum Jay Himes Named Chair of New York State Bar Association's Antitrust Section
Jay L. Himes of New York is the new chair of the 534-member Antitrust Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.Himes is a partner at Labaton Sucharow LLP, where he co-chairs the firm’s antitrust practice group. Prior to this position, ...
WPR talks with Emerson about drunken driving in Wisconsin
Once again, a study finds that Wisconsin has the nation's highest rate of drunken driving. And once again, Wisconsin Public Radio looks to the UW Law School's Nina Emerson '92 for expert commentary. Emerson, the Director of the Resource Center ...
Chicago Tribune talks to Lipson about parent company's bankruptcy
While the Tribune Co.'s creditors fight over the company's bankruptcy, the Chicago Tribune's reporters looked to UW Law professor Jonathan Lipson B.A. '86, J.D. '90 to help explain the complicated situation. Among the more contentious issues in ...
Restorative Justice Project featured in On Wisconsin magazine
For many in the criminal justice system, the last-ever meeting between victim and offender will take place in the courtroom. But a clinical program in the UW Law School works to extend victim-offender contact and communication for positive ends. ...
Nicholas Flanagan '11 wins Leonard Loeb Family Law Scholarship
A committee of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers has selected Nicholas Flanagan '11 as the 2010 recipient of the Leonard Loeb Family Law Scholarship. Flanagan, who receives $5,000 as the scholarship recipient, is a senior board me ...
UW Law alumnae featured in Oprah magazine
Two UW Law School alumnae are featured in "O, The Oprah Magazine " for their unconventional community service organization. Pamela Hart '02 and Megan Senatori '01 founded Sheltering Animals of Abuse Victims , or SAAV. In the article, Senatori ex ...
Legal publications recognize accomplishments of UW Law grads
A pair of legal publications are shining light on the accomplishments of UW Law School alumni: The Daily Journal in California selected Rahul Kapoor '97 as one of the Top 100 California's Leading Attorneys for 2010 . Kapoor is a partner at Mor ...
UW Law grad among "Native American 40 Under 40"
Donald "Del" Laverdure, a 1999 graduate of the UW Law School and a former William H. Hastie Fellow , has been named to the 2010 Native American 40 Under 40 list by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development . Laverdure is a ...
Lipson interviewed for story on Lehman bankruptcy
When the Wall Street Journal went looking for expert commentary on the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy report, the Journal turned to the UW Law School. Alumnus and Professor Jonathan Lipson (B.A. 1986, J.D. 1990) was quoted in Matt Phillips' articl ...
UW Law School introduces 3 new clinical faculty, 1 new clinic
The University of Wisconsin Law School is proud to announce the addition of three new clinical faculty, and the creation of a new legislative clinic. Kathleen Noonan, Kimberly Alderman, and Adam Stevenson join the UW Law School clinical faculty ...
Klug discusses foreign law in American courts on WPR
Heinz Klug (S.J.D. '97), a Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research at the UW Law School, was a guest on the August 12th edition of the Wisconsin Public Radio show Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders . With th ...
Lipson, Camic join UW Law School faculty
The University of Wisconsin Law School is pleased to announce the addition of its newest faculty members: Professor Jonathan Lipson, and Assistant Professor Susannah Camic . Professor Lipson will teach courses on contracts, commercial law, a ...
Lichstein Honored as Up and Coming Lawyer
UW Law School's Byron Lichstein has been recognized by the Wisconsin Law Journal as one of 2010's "Up and Coming Lawyers." Lichstein is a 2003 graduate of the UW Law School, where he is a Clinical Associate Professor. He is Deputy Directo ...
More media for mustard maestro (and UW Law alumnus, adjunct professor)
Alumnus Barry Levenson '74 continues to attract attention to his National Mustard Museum in Middleton, Wisconsin. National Public Radio featured the Museum in its occasional series on unusual museums. (For the story, and a link to th ...
Legislature taps into Law School's expertise
The Wisconsin Legislature has tapped four UW Law professors and one of the school's William H. Hastie Fellows to serve on special committees during the 2011-12 legislative session. Clinical Professor Keith Findley and Hastie Fellow Lahny Sil ...
Stevens Point paper profiles Prosecution Project
The Stevens Point Journal has a feature story about the Prosecution Project , one of the many clinical opportunities available through the Frank J. Remington Center . The story highlights the work of rising-3L Nicole Schrier, and ...
Larry Roberts '95 named General Counsel of National Indian Gaming Commission
Larry Roberts, a 1995 graduate of the UW Law School and citizen of the Oneida Nation, has been named General Counsel of the National Indian Gaming Commission , the independent agency created by Congress to oversee Indian gaming. Roberts has spe ...
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