When crime strikes, Peter Tempelis fights back with Wisconsin superpowers: a lawyer’s mind and a Badger’s heart. In his decade of public service, Tempelis has prosecuted some of Wisconsin’s toughest cases. He seeks justice through …
Fall 2017
The Last Word: Carl Williams ’06
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 …
A Perfect Day in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Perched on the banks of the mighty Mississippi, La Crosse boasts dramatic bluffs and valleys and holds all the charm of a historic river town. Brent Smith ’78 is one of La Crosse’s biggest fans, …
Alumni in the News
Troy Vosseller ’10 honored by UW– Madison for Entrepreneurial Achievement UW Law School graduate Troy Vosseller was recognized for his entrepreneurial success and commitment to encouraging the next generation of entrepreneurs. Vosseller is the co-founder …
50/50: Mike Hall ’04 shares a birthday milestone with the Legal Education Opportunities Program
2017 marks the 50th birthday of two UW Law School icons. Launched in 1967, the Legal Education Opportunities Program has logged 50 years as a national model for recruiting and retaining students of color. Commonly …
In Search of Justice for Wrongfully Incarcerated Latino Inmates
While scanning the National Registry of Exonerations, Wisconsin Innocence Project attorney Cristina Bordé noticed some striking statistics. The number of Caucasian and African American inmates exonerated for wrongful convictions matched or exceeded the percentage of …
Supporting Wisconsin’s Indigenous Entrepreneurs
Dan Cornelius ’09 is familiar with the challenges and opportunities of launching a business on tribal land: he founded the Mobile Farmers Market to help Native farmers, ranchers, food producers, and other entrepreneurs get their …
Faculty in the Media
Cecelia Klingele, on judges using software that measures criminal defendants’ risk of reoffending in their sentencing decisions: “We know that on average, these algorithmic tools tend to make better risk predictions than people do. People …
Spring break at the border: UW Law students provide pro bono services to families seeking asylum
Six UW Law students spent spring break providing pro bono legal services for immigrants apprehended at the US–Mexico border. The immigrants are women and children who came to the United States seeking protection from violence …
The 75th anniversary of John Steuart Curry’s “The Freeing of the Slaves” mural
John Steuart Curry’s iconic mural, “The Freeing of the Slaves,” has provided quiet inspiration to generations of University of Wisconsin law students. The mural, which dominates the Law Library’s Quarles & Brady Reading Room, turns …