Category: Spotlights

The Storytelling Advantage

How Anne Readel ’12 connects law and conservation.

A History-Making Career on the Bench

Judge Yamahiro is proud of the impact he made through a profession he never expected to pursue.

Ann Walsh Bradley ’76: Promoting Justice for All

One year after steppingaway from four decades on the bench, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley ’76 still starts her day the same way: with a morning meditation and writing. Bradley focuses on four things: health, relationships, joy and fun. “It anchors me,” she said. In 2025, Bradley retired from the Wisconsin Supreme Court as the fifth …

Nothing Artificial

Desmund Wu investigates how lawyers can use AI effectively and ethically.

From Caretaker to Legal Advocate

A family journey with Alzheimer’s led Azaan McCray 2L to Law School.

Inspired by a story. Driven to serve.

For Taryn Hanson 3L, a childhood literary hero sparked a lifelong commitment to accessible justice.

From One Generation to the Next

Rod Uphoff ’76 credits his UW Law clinic experience with helping launch his career. His 50th Reunion gift will help strengthen that experience for future Badgers.

Finding Her Voice in the Mock Courtroom

Patricia Needham 3L was more than halfway through her undergraduate degree in kinesiology and exercise science when she realized she didn’t want to become a physical therapist after all.

Weaving the Thread

Torey Dolan’s scholarship contributes to broad conversations in election law and tribal sovereignty.

From Classroom to Client Call

As a student at UW Law, Charlie Wied is already advising real clients through the Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, a hands-on program that operates like a private law firm.