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John Pray and Mary Prosser receive Academic Staff Excellence Awards
The 2013 Academic Staff Excellence Awards honor staff members representing a broad spectrum of fields and duties at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. John Pray and Mary Prosser , along with eight other individuals, have been selected ...
J.J. Watt thanks Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic for support
J.J. Watt (center) stopped by UW Law School to update students on his foundation. J.J. Watt is a powerhouse on and off the football field, and he has the trophy case to prove it. The former Badger defensive end was named to the 2013 P ...
Marygold Melli honored with Brent Women Lawyers Achievement Award, workshop
Marygold Melli , Voss Bascom Professor of Law Emerita at the University of Wisconsin Law School, adds two recent honors to a trove of professional accolades: The American Bar Association has named Melli a recipient of its annual Margaret Bren ...
Nancy Marcus (LL.M. '05, S.J.D. '06) joins faculty of new Indiana Tech Law School
Inside Indiana Business
Thomas McAdams '87 appointed tax appeals commissioner
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Cary Bloodworth wins Leonard Loeb Family Law Scholarship
Cary Bloodworth, a second-year student at the University of Wisconsin Law School, has won the 2012 Leonard Loeb Family Law Scholarship. Bloodworth was selected for her record of academic excellence and her commitment to the field of family ...
Federal Appeals Project offers law students hands-on experience in criminal appeals
Beginning next fall, a new clinical offering at the University of Wisconsin Law School will provide six law students with in-depth experience in appellate advocacy. The Federal Appeals Project , an expansion of UW Law School’s existing Oxford ...
UW Law School improves in US News & World Report ranking
The 2013 U.S. News and World Report's "Best Graduate School" rankings have been announced. University of Wisconsin Law School is ranked 33rd in the nation. Last year, the Law School was ranked 35th overall. "We're proud of all of our gra ...
Wisconsin Law Review rises in law journal rankings; Launches online supplement
The Wisconsin Law Review improved its ranking by ten spots in the Washington & Lee School of Law's annual law journal rankings and is now the twenty-sixth ranked law journal in the country based on combined score.The Law Rev ...
Black Law Student Association wins Chapter of the Year Award at Midwest Regional Convention
The Black Law Students Association won the 2012-13 Chapter of the Year Award at the National Black Law Students Association Midwest Regional Convention in St. Louis, Mo. UW Law School’s BLSA chapter received the honor for outstanding achievem ...
How John Chisholm '94 found his calling in law school, and went on to become a new kind of DA
Milwaukee Magazine
Jean Crowe '81 receives top Tennessee Bar award
Tennessee Bar Association
Mitch discusses proposed changes to Wisconsin unemployment benefits
WKOW
Daniel Cary '94 and Miriam Falk '85 named 'Prosecutors of the Year'
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Lisa Rutherford '93, UW-Madison's top lawyer, takes Amherst College job
UW-Madison News
La Crosse County DA Tim Gruenke '95 named 'Person of the Year'
La Crosse Tribune
Everett Mitchell '10: Building community relationships
The Madison Times
Three Minutes with Vel Phillips '51: Video Interview
UW Law School alum Vel Phillips spends three minutes talking about her experience as an accomplished lawyer, civil rights crusader and Milwaukee's first African-American Woman alder and judge. Video produced by University Communications and ...
3L Jimmy Anderson won't let personal tragedy dictate his life
Inside Track
Annie Smith '06 to direct Civil Clinic at Arkansas law school
University of Arkansas School of Law News
Bradford Delapena '91 appointed to Minnesota Tax Court
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rebecca Bradley '96 named circuit judge in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Lester Pines '74 takes on high profile cases of statewide interest
The Capital Times
Three Minutes with William Shernoff '62: Video Interview
An interview with Wisconsin Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award Winner and consumer advocacy attorney William Shernoff '62. Video produced by University Communications and Marketing.
William Shernoff '62: "What I'm Doing with my Law Degree"
During his September 2012 visit to campus, Distinguished Alumni Award recipient William Shernoff '62 discussed the passion that drives his work. His approach to practicing law, he says, is not about just winning one case, but about how ...
Roya Bahrami '12 receives La Mancha Award for pro bono work
San Diego Magazine
Professor Michele LaVigne and Jennifer Van Kirk '02 honored by Association for Women Lawyers
On September 11, 2012, the Association for Women Lawyers (AWL) honored Professor Michele LaVigne with the Pro Bono Service award and alumna Jennifer Van Kirk '02 with the Community Involvement Award. LaVigne, Clinical Professor and Director o ...
Q&A: Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan '83
New York Law Journal
Science and Law Connect in Campus Collaboration
Have you ever wondered how scientists decide which problems to work on or what inventions to develop? In addition to curiosity and inspiration, intellectual property can be a key factor, especially if researchers ...
Wisconsin Law Review Welcomes New Members
The Wisconsin Law Review is honored to welcome its new members: Robert Warren Beck Kelsey Berns Kelliann Blazek John Blimling Cary Bloodworth Anita Boor Trevor Brown Kelley Burd-Huss Margaret Carnahan Stephen Cirillo Ben ...
New Book on Epic Bank Failure Praises Former CEO Louis Pepper '51
In the opening chapter of a new book by Kristen Grind, UW Law alumnus Louis Pepper '51 gets extensive recognition for his management of a failing bank in the 1980s. Grind's Book, The Lost Bank: The Story of Washington Mutual-The Biggest Bank Fai ...
Robyn Blader '95 is Wisconsin Law Journal's 2012 Woman of the Year
An alumna of the University of Wisconsin Law School has been named Wisconsin Law Journal's 2012 Woman of the Year. Lt. Col. Robyn Blader '95 accepted the honor June 21 at the annual Women in Law awards ceremony, which recognizes women who have m ...
D.C. Superior Court Appoints Kenia Seoane Lopez '02 Magistrate Judge
Kenia Seoane López '02 has been appointed magistrate judge on the District of Columbia Superior Court in Washington, D.C., where she will preside over paternity and child support cases. Prior to the magistrate appointment, Seoane López ...
Danae Davis '80 Leads PEARLS for Teen Girls Program Expansion
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Brent Smith '78 Elected President to Board of Regents
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has elected a new president, UW Law School alumnus Brent Smith '78. The Board of Regents oversees all 26 two- and four-year UW System campuses, approves budgets and sets tuition and admission standard ...
Lethal Weapon: Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan '83
More Magazine
Everett Mitchell '10 Named Young Professional of the Year
Everett Mitchell '10 has a simple - and compelling - reason for why he gives so much of his time doing community service work."Because somebody gave it to me," he says.Growing up in inner-city Fort Worth, Texas, Mitchell, now the University of ...
June 19: Madison Women in Law
Joseph Kirgues '08 and Troy Vosseller '06 Bring Tech Business Accelerator to Wisconsin Entrepreneurs
Wisconsin State Journal
UW Law Professors Make Most-Cited Law Review Articles of All Time List
A recently compiled list of The Most-Cited Law Review Articles of All Time includes three articles written by UW Law School professors. The article updates two well-known earlier studies dated 1985 and 1996. Using databases such as He ...
Three Law School Programs Honored with Public Service Grants from the Morgridge Center
The Morgridge Center for Public Service awarded a combined $126,451 to support academically based service-learning courses and community-based research work at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Three programs – the Center for Patient Pa ...
Jamie Yoon: New UW-Madison Graduates have Compelling Stories
UW-Madison News
50-year lawyers: Trubek, Froehlich, and Basting Make Lasting Contributions
InsideTrack
UW-Madison Starts New Dual-Degree Program in Law and Public Health
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will offer a dual degree, a combined Juris Doctor and Master of Public Health starting this fall. The dual degree, a cooperative effort between the Law School and the School of Medicine and Public Health, wil ...
Mitchell named UW-Madison director of community relations
Locked up and Locked In: Legal Team Marks 15th Year Working on Death Row Case
Wisconsin Law Journal
Del Laverdure '99 Named Interim Head of U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
SBA Election and Graduation Speaker Results Announced
Congratulations to the following individuals who were elected today to the 2012-2013 Student Bar Council: President Brittany NanzigVice President of Academic Affairs Sean McNultyVice President of Public Service Henry WeinerVice President of Com ...
Students Excel in Moot Court Competitions Across the Country
Congratulations to the following Moot Court teams for earning honors at competitions across the country: Ryan Reszel (3L) and Chelsey Dahm (2L), coached by Jane Howard (3L), finished second overall at the BMI/Cardozo Entertainment and Com ...
Anuj Desai Confirmed by Senate as a Commissioner on the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
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