Alumni Magazine for the University of Wisconsin Law School
On May 11, 2018, UW Law School honored the Class of 2018 at its annual hooding ceremony. The graduating class selected the Honorable Louis B. Butler Jr. to present the keynote address at its ceremony. Between 2004 and 2008, Butler served on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He is the first and only African American to …
Seep Paliwal ’15 Receives Outstanding Young Lawyer Award From Wisconsin State Bar The Young Lawyers Division of the Wisconsin State Bar honored Seep Paliwal with the outstanding young lawyer award for her commitment to serving the community. She recently launched two pro bono initiatives: the Municipal Defense Project for community members experiencing homelessness, and the …
When crime strikes, Peter Tempelis fights back with Wisconsin superpowers: a lawyer’s mind and a Badger’s heart. In his decade of public service, Tempelis has prosecuted some of Wisconsin’s toughest cases. He seeks justice through what he calls a “dual focus on both law and policy”—and it’s paid off. In 2015, Tempelis’s peers named him …
Perched on the banks of the mighty Mississippi, La Crosse boasts dramatic bluffs and valleys and holds all the charm of a historic river town. Brent Smith ’78 is one of La Crosse’s biggest fans, something that would have surprised his younger self. When he took a job in La Crosse straight after law school, …
Troy Vosseller ’10 honored by UW– Madison for Entrepreneurial Achievement UW Law School graduate Troy Vosseller was recognized for his entrepreneurial success and commitment to encouraging the next generation of entrepreneurs. Vosseller is the co-founder and managing director of gener8tor Madison and Milwaukee, an accelerator for high-growth startups. Gener8tor has helped launch more than 30 …
For this multi-generational UW Law family, Racine offers something for everyone. Here, Lauren Devine ’15 and Thomas Devine ’78 share their guide to a perfect summer day in America’s Kringle Capital. Early Bird Gets the Coffee … and the Kringle Lauren: Pick up a latte from Wilson’s Coffee and Tea, a local shop that roasts …
When I receive the Gargoyle I always check out the class notes, and don’t find many from the 1940s. As a retired lawyer, I now live in a retirement home in Milwaukee. I have been pleased to meet two other residents here who go back to the 1940s and 1950s. Lawrence Gooding ’50 is a …
UW Law grad’s article cited in federal discrimination suit An article written by Lauren Bishop ’15 was cited in the opening brief of a federal discrimination lawsuit against the US State Department in July 2016. The case, Dana Zzyym v. John Kerry, involves an intersex American citizen who was denied a US passport after leaving …
Tonya Sloans is among the eight young graduates of UW–Madison being honored with the 2016 Forward under 40 Award, presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association. When Sloans arrived on the UW–Madison campus as a Law School student in the fall of 1998, she felt lost. The campus and the people were not familiar to her. …
On Living up to His Name “With everyone calling me Sir, which is typically reserved for people deserving of respect, I think I’ve always felt a responsibility to be a Sir. To try and live up to that. I use ‘sir’ very generously when I’m addressing other men and young men. And it’s easy for …