Alumni Magazine for the University of Wisconsin Law School
On the use of experimental Ebola serum “No one can say that the optics here are not troubling. That is, you have a very small amount of a drug that might work, and the only people who get it are the Americans. But you need to also remember that if we had given it to …
University of Wisconsin Law School welcomed three new faculty members in July: Gwendolyn Leachman, Miriam Seifter, and Robert Yablon. All three began their teaching duties this fall. Gwendolyn Leachman teaches labor and employment law. Her research, which investigates questions related to law, inequality, and social change, has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the …
University of Wisconsin Law School was named one of the nation’s best law schools for practical training, ranking third in a recent report by the National Jurist magazine. James Peterson ‘98 filled the long-vacant federal judge position after the US Senate confirmed him for the job last spring. The Senate voted 70-24 to make Peterson …
University of Wisconsin Law School students scored two wins for their clients in criminal appeals courts in July. Meredith Stier and Elizabeth Bradley, students in the Federal Appeals Project, took their client’s case to the Seventh US Circuit Court of Appeals to seek a reduction in his 188-month prison sentence on a drug conviction. Working …
Our new series celebrates the dynamic individuals who make up our remarkable student body. This summer, we interviewed second-year student Aissa Olivarez, weeks before she and her husband welcomed their first child, a daughter. 1. Watching Law and Order inspired her to pursue Law in Action. “I’ve wanted to be a lawyer since third grade, …
Last fall, the Law School opened its doors to welcome back more than two hundred alumni from the classes of 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, and 2008. Alumni joined Dean Raymond and the faculty for a weekend of socializing, networking, tailgating, and more. On Friday, alumni met with current students over …
On October 9, more than 150 Madison-area women graduates joined Dean Raymond and Law School faculty to celebrate extraordinary women — past, current, and future — who are affiliated with UW Law School. The group gathered at Restaurant Muramoto in Madison to enjoy appetizers and a wine tasting. Attending alumnae represented dozens of private firms …
Members of the Benchers’ Society and Legacy Society were invited to join Dean Margaret Raymond for the second annual Dean’s Summit in November. More than forty alumni participated in summit activities, including a dinner at the dean’s home, a close-up view of gifts at work in the Law School, discussions with students and faculty, and, …
When Bridget Brennan ’83 began her academic journey at UW Law School, she had no intention of becoming a prosecutor. A journalist working in small television markets in Wisconsin, Brennan had a passion for telling stories. She came to law school to deepen her understanding of the American legal system, to become a better, more …
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 Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, and the Law School organized a workshop held last April to celebrate …