Alumni | University of Wisconsin Law School

UW Law's Influential Women Graduates Celebrated for Women's History Month

The Badger Herald

Posted Mar 15, 2023 by Law School News

Seeger Matching Challenge Reaps $1 Million for Faculty Fund

University of Wisconsin Law School has raised $1 million for the Faculty Recruitment and Retention Fund, thanks to a generous matching gift from Laureen Seeger ’86. Seeger, chief legal officer for American Express and a member of the Wisco ...

Posted Mar 9, 2023 by Law School News

Vel Phillips '51 Named Among the 20 Black Men and Women Who Shaped Wisconsin History

Up North News

Posted Feb 1, 2023 by Law School News

Ryan Nilsestuen '12 Appointed to Dane County Circuit Court

Wisconsin Law Journal

Posted Jan 9, 2023 by Law School News

Ashley Morse '09 Named Among Wisconsin's Most Influential Black Leaders

Madison 365

Posted Jan 6, 2023 by Law School News

Gov. Evers Appoints Kelly Hays '19 as Langlade County District Attorney

Wis Politics

Posted Dec 27, 2022 by Law School News

April Faith-Slaker '07 Named by City of Detroit to Lead Office of Eviction Defense

City of Detroit

Posted Dec 27, 2022 by Law School News

Marti Wronski '97 Promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Milwaukee Brewers

ESPN

Posted Dec 2, 2022 by Law School News

Chief Judge Mary Triggiano '88 Named Director of Marquette Law School's Andrew Center for Restorative Justice

Marquette Today

Posted Nov 21, 2022 by Law School News

Former Hastie Fellow Stacy Leeds Chosen to be Dean of Arizona State University College of Law

Native News Online

Posted Nov 15, 2022 by Law School News

Erica López '10 Helps Undocumented People Fight Evictions

The Cap Times

Posted Nov 4, 2022 by Law School News

Ambassador Tom Barrett ’80 to Discuss 'From Wisconsin to Luxembourg' for International Education Week

Tom Barrett '80 will discuss his journey from University of Wisconsin–Madison to the world stage and his career in public service as the keynote speaker for International Education Week (IEW) Nov. 14-18, 2022. Barrett, the U.S. Ambas ...

Posted Nov 3, 2022 by Law School News

Stearns: ‘Visibility is Everything’

In honor of LGBTQ+ History Month, we reached out to Denis Stearns '92, who endowed the Stearns-Shaw Scholarship at University of Wisconsin Law School along with his husband, Thomas Shaw. They endowed two additional student awards, one of wh ...

Posted Oct 27, 2022 by Law School News

Gulbrandsen Remembered for Impact of Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, WARF

Carl Gulbrandsen '81, a longtime University of Wisconsin–Madison leader who was instrumental in creating UW Law School's Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic , passed away Monday, Oct. 17. Gulbrandsen, 75, worked for two decades for the ...

Posted Oct 20, 2022 by Law School News

Carl Gulbrandsen '81, Giant in Wisconsin Research, Passes Away at 75

Madison.com

Posted Oct 19, 2022 by Law School News

Scott Colom '09 Nominated to Serve as Judge for U.S. District Court

Scott Colom '09 has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Colom, the first Black district attorney for the 16th Judicial District of Mississippi , was ...

Posted Oct 19, 2022 by Law School News

Scott Colom '09 Nominated for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

The White House

Posted Oct 18, 2022 by Law School News

Law Library Exhibit Features Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson

The traveling exhibit “Justice for All: The Legacy of Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson” is on display through Thursday, Dec. 15, at the University of Wisconsin Law School Law Library. Abrahamson ’62 is famous for many fir ...

Posted Oct 13, 2022 by Law School News

Catarina Colón '19, Extending the Pipeline

'My hope is that these law students can see themselves in me and know that they can be successful' For Catarina Colón, heritage means everything. "My Latine heritage and my upbringing have impacted every aspect of my life, including ...

Posted Oct 12, 2022 by Law School News

Jair Alvarez '14 Named Among Wisconsin's Most Influential Latino Leaders

Madison 365

Posted Oct 11, 2022 by Law School News

Longtime Madison City Attorney Mike May '79 Passes Away

Madison.com

Posted Oct 4, 2022 by Law School News

Latrice Knighton '06 Elected for State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors in District 6

Digital Journal

Posted Sep 20, 2022 by Law School News

Catarina Colón '19 Named a Rising Star in Law

Biz Times

Posted Sep 20, 2022 by Law School News

UW Law Alumni Named Among 40 Notable People who Attended UW-Madison

WiscNews

Posted Aug 30, 2022 by Law School News

Laura Schumacher '88 Honored by ABA With 2022 Margaret Brent Award

Laura Schumacher '88, vice chairman, external affairs and chief legal officer at AbbVie , has been selected by the American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Women in the Profession as a winner of the 2022 Margaret Brent Award . Schumacher was ...

Posted Aug 23, 2022 by Law School News

Mary Roth Burns '07 Appointed to Oneida County Circuit Court

WSAW-TV

Posted Aug 22, 2022 by Law School News

Chad E. Walker '99 Named Duravant SVP and General Counsel

Food Engineering

Posted Aug 17, 2022 by Law School News

Beverly Wickstrom '83 Sworn in as New Eau Claire Co. Circuit Court Branch 6 Judge

WQOW

Posted Aug 11, 2022 by Law School News

Zachary Leigh '15 Appointed Iowa County District Attorney

WKOW 27 News