Alumni Magazine for the University of Wisconsin Law School
This issue is about legacies My desktop dictionary, Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, defines legacy as “something received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past,” or as “a gift by will especially of money or other personal property.” Both definitions are important to us, and both are recognized in this issue. The first definition of legacy is …
Interview compiled and edited by Tammy Kempfert Having a conversation with Cody Splitt, a 1949 UW Law School graduate, is the next best thing to scoring a front-row seat to some of 20th-century America’s most pivotal moments. A gifted storyteller, Splitt speaks in vivid detail about growing up in Wausau, Wisconsin, during the Great Depression. She can …
By Nicole Sweeney Etter For years, statistics have painted a bleak picture of the fallout of lawyer burnout. And with that burnout, research shows that attorneys have alarmingly high rates of alcoholism, substance abuse, depression, and suicide. The groundwork is often laid during law school, with national studies showing that about 40 percent of law …
Compiled and edited by Karen Koethe The University of Wisconsin Law School community mourns the loss of Professor Emeritus James E. Jones Jr., who passed away on November 21, 2014, following a lengthy illness. To say that Professor Jones left an indelible mark on UW Law School and the greater legal community is to greatly …