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Volume 50, No. 1 – Spring 2026
Read Gargoyle Volume 50, No. 1 – Spring 2026.
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Volume 49, No. 2 – Fall 2025
Read Gargoyle Volume 49, No. 2 – Fall 2025.
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Volume 49, No. 1 – Spring 2025
Volume 49, No. 1 – Spring 2025 Dean’s View Features News & Notes Highlights Alumni Donor Spotlights Students Faculty In Focus Class Notes The Last Word Why Gargoyle? In 1963, when the…
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Dean’s View
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Dean’s View
Every time a new issue of the Gargoyle comes out, I’m reminded of how fortunate we are to be part of a community with a longstanding tradition of excellence.
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Dean’s View
Welcome to another exciting edition of the Gargoyle. I’m excited to share with you all the wonderful ways University of Wisconsin Law School’s faculty, staff, students and alumni are pushing boundaries and…
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Dean’s View
Dear friends, this issue of University of Wisconsin Law School’s Gargoyle magazine is a special one. We’ve got some especially poignant and exciting stories to share about some of the latest developments…
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Dean’s View
Dear friends, welcome to another exciting edition of UW Law’s Gargoyle magazine.
Features
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In Howie We ‘Trust’
Longtime T & E Professor Howard Erlanger ‘81 has taught and inspired thousands of students for 40+ years at UW Law.
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Behind the Success
Office of Career and Professional Development shapes student careers.
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Examining Law in Action
UW Law faculty publish works exploring how law operates in the real world.
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When Democracy Is Challenged
LADD fosters a global network of scholars investigating the role of lawyers and judges in resisting and enabling authoritarianism in contexts of democratic backsliding.
News & Notes
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In Brief
Read the latest news about UW Law’s academic community.
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‘This Work Matters’
UW Law is teaching students and lawyers how to navigate AI.
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Where Advocacy Begins
Mock Trial gives students an early start on the skills they will use in real courtrooms.
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Where Law Lives
We’ve taken steps to highlight the robust, pathbreaking work of UW Law faculty.
Spotlights
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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.
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Weaving the Thread
Torey Dolan’s scholarship contributes to broad conversations in election law and tribal sovereignty.
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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.
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‘Pursuing Justice’
Claudia Quiroz ’07 spent much of her career prosecuting cyber and white-collar crime in the darkest corners of the Internet.
Donor Highlights
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Celebrating the Legacy of Paul Turley ’73
Barbara Arnold ’76 makes a gift to the State Democracy Research Initiative in honor of her late husband, Paul.
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Clinical Experience Changes Lives
Warren Woessner ’81 and Iris Freeman create a fund for students to seize transformative experiences.
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A ‘Game Changer’ for Estate Planning
Giving back is important. It’s a fundamental belief held by Jeffry Brown ’79 and Kristin Brown. It’s also the motivating factor behind their establishment of the Jeffry (Class of 1979) and Kristin…
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Supporting a Strong Democracy
UW Law School Board of Visitors members John W. Miller ’06, along with Elizabeth Gracie ’83 and her Chicago law firm O’Keefe Lyons & Hynes, LLC, contributed a total of $50,000 to…
Alumni Life
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Class Notes
See the latest achievements of UW Law alumni.
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Class Notes
See what’s new with 1980s-2020s UW Law classmates.
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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.
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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.
In Focus
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Reunion: Back to Where It All Began
Last fall, more than 300 alumni and friends, traveling from over a dozen states, made the trip back to Madison to kick off Homecoming weekend and celebrate with good food and drink,…
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Connect and Celebrate
In September, UW Law School hosted the 2025 Legal Education Opportunities & Affinity Group Networking Event. The gathering brought together local attorneys, alumni, students, faculty and other friends of the Law School…
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Strong Bonds, Fond Memories
University of Wisconsin Law School was proud to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the William H. Hastie Fellowship Program during a reception at the 2025 Association of American Law Schools annual meeting.
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Her Honor
Sculpture honoring trailblazer Vel Phillips ’51 unveiled on Capitol grounds.
Class Notes
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Class Notes
See the latest achievements of UW Law alumni.
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Class Notes
See what’s new with 1980s-2020s UW Law classmates.
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Class Notes
See what’s new with 1980s-2020s UW Law classmates.
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Class Notes
See what’s new with UW Law classmates.
In Memoriam
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In Memoriam
Join us in remembrance of these UW Law alumni.
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In Memoriam
Join us in honoring the memory of these UW Law alumni.
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In Memoriam
Join us in honoring the memory of these UW Law alumni.
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In Memoriam
Join us in honoring the memory of these UW Law alumni.
Last Word
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Camille Townsend Granville ’06
Camille Townsend Granville ’06 is a lawyer of more than 20 years and a nationally recognized leader and community advocate who held numerous bar and nonprofit leadership roles focused on advancing inclusion…
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Congressman Bryan Steil ’07
Congressman Bryan Steil ’07 always wanted to be a Badger. Today, the Janesville native represents Wisconsin’s First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Alisha Esselstein ’18
Alisha Esselstein ’18 takes advantage of every opportunity that comes her way. Originally from a rural town of 800, the University of Wisconsin Law School grad has lived on every continent, except…
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Last Word
Marvin “Marv” Levy ’71 is ready to leave a lasting legacy of charitable giving.