Category: Spotlights

Ryan Packer ’04: Law, Love and Lambeau

Ryan Packer ’04 met the second love of his life at Reunion. His first love? The Green Bay Packers. Just like millions of other kids who grew up in Wisconsin.

Kyle Nakatsuji ’12 Named 2025 Forward Recipient

Double Badger Kyle Nakatsuji ’12 didn’t follow the traditional path to entrepreneurship — he carved one of his own.

SanDee Priser ’02: ‘I Keep Going Back to the Practicality of Things’

For SanDee Priser ’02, it all comes down to making practical impacts. It’s what first drew her to UW Law and what most excites her as a member of the Board of Visitors.

A Quest to Enact Meaningful Change

A year ago, Ben Willstein 3L was excited to serve as the first vice president of well-being for the Student Bar Association at UW Law School, even if the duties and expectations were unclear.

The World of Steven Hendrix ’87

Steven E. Hendrix ’87 has seen the world — and made an impact on it. Wherever his job took him, he reminded himself it was about the people in need, not the accomplishment.

Sampson Yimer ’11 on Career in Sports, Entertainment and Media

When Sampson Yimer ’11 stepped onto the UW campus, he didn’t know it would shape not just his legal mind but his entire career in the sports and entertainment business.

Turning Interests and Challenges into Opportunities

Samantha Crane, a 3L at University of Wisconsin Law School, has already made a name for herself in the Federalist Society.

A Quest to Enact Meaningful Change

After failing to address systemic mental health issues in the military as a doctor, Deonte Williams 1L decided to study law to take his concerns to Congress.

A Decade-Long Journey

Mitra Sharafi wins best article for "Indian Constitutionalism, the Rule of Law, and Parsi Legal Culture."

Changing Lives Through Elder Law

Paul Sturgul '73 and Jon Fischer '13 discuss growing field of elder law and serving community.