Volume 50, No. 1 – Spring 2026
Dean’s View
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.
Features
In Howie We ‘Trust’
Longtime T & E Professor Howard Erlanger ‘81 has taught and inspired thousands of students for 40+ years at UW Law.
Behind the Success
Office of Career and Professional Development shapes student careers.
Examining Law in Action
UW Law faculty publish works exploring how law operates in the real world.
News & Notes
In Brief
Read the latest news about UW Law’s academic community.
Where Advocacy Begins
Mock Trial gives students an early start on the skills they will use in real courtrooms.
Where Law Lives
We’ve taken steps to highlight the robust, pathbreaking work of UW Law faculty.
‘This Work Matters’
UW Law is teaching students and lawyers how to navigate AI.
Highlights
Alumni
‘Pursuing Justice’
Claudia Quiroz ’07 spent much of her career prosecuting cyber and white-collar crime in the darkest corners of the Internet.
The Fast Rise of Kyle Williams ’25
On any given day, Kyle Williams ’25 might structure a public finance deal, review a real estate agreement or mentor the next generation of leaders.
Meet the Lead Behind the NextGen Bar
Judy Gundersen ’87, who’s spent her career shaping how lawyers enter the profession, was named among the most influential people in legal education.
Donor
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.
Clinical Experience Changes Lives
Warren Woessner ’81 and Iris Freeman create a fund for students to seize transformative experiences.
Forward Together
Transforming Tuition Into Access
A new giving pathway for UW Law scholarships.
Spotlights
Students
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.
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.
Faculty
Weaving the Thread
Torey Dolan’s scholarship contributes to broad conversations in election law and tribal sovereignty.
In Focus
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,…
Class Notes
Class Notes
See the latest achievements of UW Law alumni.
In Memoriam
Join us in remembrance of these UW Law alumni.
The Last Word
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…
Why Gargoyle?
In 1963, when the existing Law School was demolished to make way for a new building, Dean George Young found and rescued a sandstone gargoyle from the rubble. This figure and its twin sat on the roof of the 1893 building for almost 70 years.
That rescued gargoyle, which is now permanently installed in the Law School’s atrium, gives its name to this magazine, representing the indomitable strength and spirit of our University of Wisconsin Law School and its many graduates.
