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 | 1) Wisconsin's Legal History: Part 14 - The History of Wisconsin's Women's Rights Law (59%) 13 In explaining why husbands could bring such actions but wives could not, the court stated with unusual bluntness its conservative view of women's role in society and its fear of the adverse effects which married women's rights might have on family bonds: Chief Justice Edward Ryan, who throughout his career was a consistent opponent of women's rights, held that because the common law did not sanction the admission of women and the Legislature had not provided for it, Goodell could not be ... - 1995-09-01 |
| 2) Wisconsin's Legal History: Part 15 - The History of Women's Rights Law, part 2 (59%) "Women shall have the same rights and privileges under the law as men in the exercise of suffrage, freedom of contract, choice of residence for voting purposes, jury service, holding office, holding and conveying property, care and custody of children, and in all other respects."2 21 State Bar of Wisconsin, "The New Marital Property Law," Supplement to Milwaukee Journal, Jan. 12, 1986 (hereinafter "State Bar Supplement"); Legislative Reference Bureau Informational Bulletin 84-1 (April 1984) (... - 1996-02-01 |
| 3) Pioneers in Law: In the Quest of Historical Record: Researching Wisconsin's First 150 Women Lawyers (58%) In the Quest of Historical Record: Researching Wisconsin's First 150 Women Lawyers © State Bar of Wisconsin, P.O. Box 7158, Madison WI 53707-7158. Disclaimer of Liability | Terms & Condition of Use | Privacy Statement | Advertising Live 1 |
| 4) Pioneers in Law: Women in Wisconsin's Legal Profession: An Historical Perspective (58%) A Wisconsin territorial legislator expressed the prevailing attitude when he opposed placing guarantees of married women's property rights in the new state constitution: And all life-long callings of women, inconsistent with these radical and sacred duties of their sex, as is the profession of law, are departures from the order of nature; and when voluntary, treason against it." It prizes the stereotypical 'male' attributes of competitiveness, strength and rational thinking, and it often puts... |
| 5) Wisconsin Lawyer September 2008: Women lawyers lag behind men in managing partner positions and other key law firm roles nationwide (58%) Women lawyers lag behind men in managing partner positions and other key law firm roles nationwide The report, released in July, recommends law firms align compensation systems to promote: For more information, contact Dana Robb at (414) 463-0758, or visit www.wisbar.org/bars/awl. - 2008-09-10 |
| 6) Wisconsin Lawyer July 1997: Practicing Law in 20th Century Wisconsin, Part 2: Continuity and Change in Everyday Legal Life (38%) The lawyer entering private practice who aspires to the handling of more important and fruitful work than the probating of small estates or the examining of abstracts of title or the conduct of petty litigation is virtually forced to find employment with an established firm, and when he does so, if the firm is a large one, he is likely to find his work confined to a specialized type of practice."15 19 Mett, The Law Placement Revolution, 41 Wis. B. Bull. 56 (June 1968); Reisner, How Many ... - 1997-07-01 |
| 7) Wisconsin Lawyer October 2002: Does Gender Still Matter in the Legal Profession? (38%) From a nationwide 1997 snapshot of lawyers, higher percentages of employed women compared to men either pursue or are relegated to public interest law, academia, government, and judicial clerkships,7 as shown in Figure 1. 10 Barbara A. Curran and Clara N. Carson, The Lawyer Statistical Report: The U.S. Legal Profession in the 1990s (ABA Foundation, 1994). 20 Richard A. White, Statistical Report on Law School Faculty and Candidates for Law Faculty Positions (Association of American Law Schools... - 2002-10-01 |
| 8) Wisconsin Lawyer June 2000: Profile (32%) She jokingly told them it was the reading she had to do that night after they'd gone to bed, to which Alex responded, "Oh, Mom, I never want to be a supreme court justice." (The State Bar Board of Governors voted unanimously at its April 14-15 meeting to commend both Sykes and Louis Butler for their issues-oriented campaigns.) Already married, "I decided if I was going to go to law school," she says, "I'd better do it sooner rather than later, when kids and a mortgage would come along." - 2000-06-01 |
| 9) Wisconsin Lawyer August 1998: President's Perspective (23%) Lawyer Directory My State Bar Shop Contact Us Pioneers in the Law: The First 150 Women Chief Justice Edward G. Ryan described her efforts to practice law as "a departure from the order of nature" and "treason against it." The court denied her petition for her own good, since "Nature has tempered woman as little for the juridical conflict of the court room, as for the physical conflicts of the battle field." - 1998-08-01 |
| 10) Wisconsin's Legal History: Part 15 - Mary Lou Munts sidebar (23%) Lawyer Directory My State Bar Shop Contact Us Wisconsin's Legal History: Part XV Photo: State Historical Society of Wisconsin - 1996-02-01 |
| 11) MacKinnon to speak at Annual Women Judges’ Night on April 22 (23%) She served as co-counsel for Mechelle Vinson in the seminal United States Supreme Court case on sexual harassment in the workplace, Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986). The Association for Women Lawyers ("AWL") is one of the largest professional organizations in Wisconsin, and is dedicated to For questions, contact AWL Special Events Director Jessica Slavin at jessica.slavin@mu.edu - 2009-04-14 |
| 12) Wisconsin Lawyer November 1999: 1999 Annual Report - Honoring the Past (23%) Lawyer Directory My State Bar Shop Contact Us Pioneers in the Law - The First 150 Women we've come a long way, ladies." - Catherine B. Cleary, 1943 graduate of U.W. Law School - 1999-11-01 |
| 13) Inside the Bar September 1999: New "Fellows" program honors exceptional attorneys (23%) Lawyer Directory My State Bar Shop Contact Us "Those who receive it set the standard for all State Bar members." For more information on the Fellows program or the Wisconsin Law Foundation, contact Diane Grossman at the State Bar at (608) 250-6015; (800) 444-9404, ext. 6015. - 1999-09-01 |
| 14) 1998 Wisconsin Lawyer Reader Survey: Executive Summary (7%) These percentages are based on those ____________________________________________________________ ... - 1998-10-01 |
| 15) 2007 State Bar Annual Convention: Awards (7%) Paul G. Zurkowski Volunteer Lawyers Recognition Celebration Wednesday, May 9, 5:30 - 7:30 Award Recipients COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE The Communications Committee serves as the editorial advisory board for the monthly Wisconsin Lawyer magazine. The award, named after Wisconsin’s first chief justice, recognizes writing excellence in Wisconsin Lawyer™ articles. He is a frequent lecturer for State Bar CLE programs and contributing writer for Wisconsin Lawyer™ magazine. - 2007-05-07 |
| 16)  2009Questionnaire-SeventhCircuit_9-25-09_FINAL_.pdf - 373 KB (7%)262-633-6822 (home); 262-497-5507 (cell) lisaneubauer@gmail.com B. Office: Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II 2727 N. Grandview Boulevard, #300, Waukesha, WI 53188-1617. Order of the Coif University of Chicago Law School, Graduated with Honors President, University of Chicago Law Students Association Woman of Influence Award - The Business Journal (2006) Community Service Award - Association for Women Lawyers (2004) Lynford Lardner Service Award (2005) Officers and Director’s Award – S.C... - 2009-09-29 |
| 17) A-Application_for_Nomination_to_the_Seventh_Circuit.doc - 1187 KB (7%) Elected Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 2008 “Leaders in the Law” Award, Wisconsin Law Journal, 2008 Common Ground Good Gatekeeper Award, 2006 State Bar of Wisconsin President’s Award, 2006 Steward of the Year, Ss. Board of Directors, Adult Learning Center, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (literacy services in Milwaukee’s central city) Leader, Los Hermanos, and manager, Kulaktik coffee sales, Ss. My branch was one of three branches of the circuit court assigned exclusively cases involving domestic... - 2009-09-29 |
| 18) Answers_to_Seventh_Circuit_Questionnaire.doc - 298 KB (7%) IV 10 E. Doty St., Suite 700 Madison, WI 53703 608-266-9360 Fax: 608-267-0432 3. Where and when were you born: Philadelphia, PA October 14, 1954 4. Spouse/Domestic Partner Information: Cora Lynn (Harn) Higginbotham Residence: 2780 Osmundsen Rd. Fitchburg, WI 53711 608-274-0234 Cell: 608-212-9087 Office: Attorney Cora Higginbotham, solo practitioner 2780 Osmundsen Rd. Fitchburg, WI 53711 608-212-9087 5. List any prior marriages: Kristen (Udey) Higginbotham Married: May 30, 1975 Divorced: June ... - 2009-09-29 |
| 19) Application_of_Dean_A._Strang.pdf - 22,202 KB (7%) 1990) State v. Willis, 552 N.E.2d 512 (Ind. App. 1990) Olympia Hotels Corp. v. Johnson Wax Development Corp., 908 F.2d 1363 (7th Cir. 1056 (E.D. Wis. 1991) State v. Borrell, 167 Wis. 2d 749, 482 N.W.2d 883 (1992) State v. Stevens, 171 Wis. 2d 106, 490 N.W.2d 753 (Ct. 1999) State v. Davidson, 236 Wis. 2d 537, 613 N.W.2d 606 (2000) (counsel for amicus curiae) State v. Raflik, 248 Wis. 593, 636 N.W.2d 690 (2001) Buford v. United States, 532 U.S. 59 (2001) United States v. Bjorkman, 270 F.3d 482 ... - 2009-09-29 |
| 20) Bridging the Gap: Wisconsin's Unmet Legal Needs Appendix 8 (7%) The inability of low-income victims of domestic 30 Tjaden, P. and Thoennes, N. (2000) “Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from the National Violence against Women Survey.” National Institute of Justice. These success rates were utilized in calculating the estimated number of additional restraining orders granted due to DAGP expansion, which is discussed further in Appendix G. -30- Appendix D: Flow of Domestic Abuse Grant Program Funding 35 35 "Domestic ... - 2006-12-01 |
| 21) Business Law News December 2006 (7%) ____________________________________________________ Organization ___________________________________________________________ Name ____________________________________________________________ ... - 2006-12-01 |
| 22) CLE Books - About the authors - A Guide for Wisconsin Nonprofit Organizations (7%) Along with many of the original and second edition chapter authors, the following attorneys served as supplement authors: Mr. Swartzberg serves as general counsel for a national trade association and as a director for four for-profit businesses and three nonprofit businesses. Disclaimer of Liability | Terms & Condition of Use | Privacy Statement | Advertising Live 1 - 2003-04-01 |
| 23) CLE Books - About the authors - Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law, 2003 Edition (7%) from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1980 and 1986, respectively. Mr. Pless serves on the board of directors of Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin and practices exclusively in the defense of insurance companies and their insureds. Disclaimer of Liability | Terms & Condition of Use | Privacy Statement | Advertising Live 1 - 2003-04-16 |
| 24) CLE Books - About the authors - Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law, 2005 Edition (7%) and Ph.D. with distinction in special education from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and her J.D. cum laude from the University of Wisconsin. She is a past chair of the State Bar Board of Governors, past president of the Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association, and past president of the Association for Women Lawyers His J.D. degree was conferred cum laude in 1987, by the University of Minnesota, where he was a note and comment editor of the Minnesota Law Review - 2005-04-21 |
| 25) CLE Books - About the authors - Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law, 2006 Edition (7%) and Ph.D., with distinction, in special education from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; and her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His practice focuses on elder law, estate planning, estate administration, guardianship, and taxation. André Wright is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School and an associate with Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Milwaukee, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, and commercial and public ... - 2005-04-21 |
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