Recent updates about UW Law School Alumni, where they are in their career and what recent news they have to share.
Alumni Life
Alumni News: Engagements and Activities
News about Native Nations Flag Ceremony, the All-Class and 50-Year Reunions, Wisconsin Law Review Symposium, Dean’s Summit, and Kastenmeier Lecture.
UW Law Grad Named Executive Director of Wisconsin Public Media
Heather L. Reese ’02 was named executive director of Wisconsin Public Media (WPM), the division at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that oversees Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS Wisconsin.
Toward a More Perfect Union
Ashley Morse ’06 is the first woman of color on the Rock County Circuit Court Bench. In April 2022, Governor Tony Evers appointed Ashley Morse ’06 to Rock County Circuit Court–Branch 4, making her the first woman of color to serve on the bench in Rock County.
Class Notes, Winter 2021-22 Issue
Recent updates about UW Law School Alumni, where they are in their career and what recent news they have to share.
Badgers Help Badgers
If you are a UW Law School alum willing to share your expertise, join UW Law’s Alumni Network Connect. Become part of a community of alumni who have volunteered to give career advice and guidance to law students and recent graduates.
Four prominent Ho-Chunk leaders address campus on significance of treaties
Jo Deen B. Lowe ’85, JoAnn Jones ’86, Wendi Huling ’01, and Michelle Greendeer-Rave ’98 moderated campus discussion on treaties, as the marquee event of Treaty Day 2021.
Alumni News: In Brief
Tatiana Shiraski ’18 named Young Lawyers Division’s Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year; Thomas Barrett ’80 nominated for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; UW Law Grads Kelliann Blazek ’14 and Jessica Shoemaker ’04 lead on rural issues.
Shalanda Baker (LLM ’12) Named Deputy Director for Energy Justice by Biden Administration
Shalanda Baker, a professor of law, public policy, and urban affairs, has joined President Biden’s administration as deputy director for energy justice at the Department of Energy.
Thomas Mitchell (LLM ’99) Named 2020 MacArthur Fellow
Thomas Mitchell, a property law scholar, was named a 2020 MacArthur Fellow for his work in reforming laws and developing policy solutions that help Black and other disadvantaged families deprived of land, home, or real estate wealth.