The Last Word: Abigail Churchill ’15
"It’s ironic. As a teen growing up in a family full of lawyers, I wanted to do something different. It wasn’t until later I realized I was thinking about law all wrong."
Alumni Magazine for the University of Wisconsin Law School
"It’s ironic. As a teen growing up in a family full of lawyers, I wanted to do something different. It wasn’t until later I realized I was thinking about law all wrong."
150 years after its humble origins, the University of Wisconsin Law School boasts over 15,000 living graduates around the world. Here’s a look at the May 2019 celebration of our most recent graduating class.
Samuel Crowfoot, who grew up in the Siksika Blackfoot reservation in Alberta, Canada, knew from a young age that he wanted to be a lawyer and improve life for Native tribes. Just six years out of law school, Crowfoot now serves as the Chief Judge for the Pueblo of Zuni Tribal Court, located in Zuni, …
A champion for freedom and liberation, Carl Williams serves as a staff attorney for the ACLU in Boston where he made history for his successful efforts leading to the largest dismissal of criminal cases at once. As a result of the advocacy of Williams and a team of attorneys, more than 20,000 Massachusetts drug cases …
A Conversation with John Hawley ’79 Describe your current job. I work in a three-lawyer general practice firm with offices located in Random Lake and Sheboygan, Wisconsin. I enjoy the variety of a general practice. Random Lake’s location on the Sheboygan and Ozaukee county line gives me the chance to regularly appear in both counties, …
Director of the Economic Justice Institute, UW Law School Describe your current job. I am a clinical professor at UW Law School and the director of the Economic Justice Institute (EJI), home to the school’s civil legal assistance clinical programs. I am responsible for the overall administrative operations for all of the EJI clinics and …
Chancellor, Vanderbilt University Describe your current job. I have often said the definition of a great chancellor is a dilettante masquerading as a polymath. Like most academic research universities, Vanderbilt is a multilayered, complex organization. I work with a strong team of senior leaders to ensure the daily operations of our 10 schools and colleges, and …
Interview compiled and edited by Karen Koethe Chair of the US Arctic Research Commission Describe your current job. In 2011, President Obama appointed me chair of the US Arctic Research Commission. The commission is an independent federal agency that provides advice to the President, Congress, and federal agencies on research in the Arctic. What is the most …