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  • June 07, 2012

    State Bar Welcomes 2012 U.W. Law School Graduates

    Deb Heneghan

    New lawyer Jami Lynn Crespo and her husband Aaron Seligman

    New lawyer Jami Lynn Crespo and her husband Aaron Seligman. Crespo is joining Boardman and Clark focusing in transactional law. Seligman, class of U.W. 2011, moved his wife’s admission to the State Bar of Wisconsin. Seligman is with Godfrey & Kahn.

    Visit the State Bar’s Facebook page for more admissions photos.

    June 7, 2012 – Earlier today, 154 U.W. Law School graduates were admitted to practice. The new lawyers were welcomed to the profession by the Wisconsin Supreme Court justices, U.W. Law School Dean Margaret Raymond, State Bar President Jim Brennan, and Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) Director Jacquelynn Rothstein.

    Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson presided over the ceremonies. Justices Ann Walsh Bradley, N. Patrick Crooks, David T. Prosser Jr., Annette Kingsland Ziegler, and Michael J. Gableman administered the oath in the Supreme Court Hearing Room.

    Following each swearing-in ceremony, Justice Patience Drake Roggensack spoke to the new lawyers. During the first ceremony, she began with a quote Eleanor Roosevelt: The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. “You are the future of the legal community in Wisconsin," said Roggensack. “Some very famous Americans have built their careers around dreams.” Referring to Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous I Have A Dream speech in 1963, she said, “We have made progress in racial equality since 1963 but more needs to be done. There are others that suffer from hardships that are not dependent on their race, sometimes due to a physical or an emotional handicap.

    “Will you dedicate your careers to helping those who have difficulty helping themselves?” she asked. “Whatever your dream, the attitude with which you approach it is very important. Attitude is a little thing but it can make a very big difference in how your efforts and ideas are received by others. I urge you to adopt an optimistic attitude as your first task that will face you in your legal career. You will be surprised at what you can accomplish if you think you can do it.

    New lawyers are sworn in

    New lawyers are sworn in. From left: Sartouk Moussavi, Ronnie V. Murray, Christine Elizabeth Nelson, Jeremy Newman and Claire L. Norsetter.

    Timothy J. Dorr (center) is joined by his wife and Brian   Huttenburg.

    Timothy J. Dorr (center) is joined by his wife and Brian Huttenburg. Dorr is heading to Illinois and hopes to focus on litigation. Huttenburg hopes to practice in environmental law.

    “If you don’t win your very first case … don’t be discouraged. Pick yourself up and try again,” she said. “Optimism is important in approaching legal challenges, but truth is also a very important ingredient of any dream that will succeed.

    Quoting Winston Churchill: The truth in incontrovertible malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end there it is. Roggensack summed up, “Value truth and don’t give your word lightly, but once you give it, stand by it. As a lawyer, your word is the most important quality that you have so be known for being truthful and forthright … even when truth is not what others want to hear.” Don’t shade the truth and in the process become an appeaser for those who do not value the truth, she said. “As you practice, whatever your dream is, I urge you not to give up on it. The future can belong to each and every one of you if you believe in the beauty of your dreams.”

    State Bar President Jim Brennan – reminded the new attorneys of the relationship of the rule of law and equal justice. “Public service is an important component of what we do that is shared and recognized by all lawyers,” he said. “It is certainly my hope that your careers will be marked by your commitment to service to individual clients, your community, and the court system.”

    Chief Justice Abrahamson echoed Brennan’s comments and reminded the new lawyers about the goal of attorneys and judges and lawyers to maintain the rule of law. “Judicial decisions affect all of us, whether we are in court at litigants or as lawyers. Abrahamson urged the new members to raise your voices to protect and perfect our democracy, our rights and our responsibilities under law.”

    The State Bar welcomes the following attorneys:

    Gregory Michael Ainsley, Madison

    Jeanine Rosa Belb Anderson, Madison

    Wesley David Anderson, Madison

    Kori Lynn Ashley, Milwaukee

    Yongsoo Bahk, Madison

    Christina Balistreri, Milwaukee

    Alexa D. Baltodano, Madison

    Thomas Anthony Bausch, Milwaukee

    Nina Gerda Beck, Madison

    Jeffrey Becker, Madison

    Nathan Beemster, Madison

    Cassandra Best, Madison

    David Samuel Blinka, Greendale

    Alexander P. Boettcher, Freeport, Ill.

    Nicole Rae Borgen, New Richmond

    Felice F. Borisy-Rudin, Madison

    Melissa Ann Brown, Madison

    Zak Buruin, Green Bay

    Shannon A. Buttchen, Madison

    James Campbell, Madison

    Stephanie K. Chase, Madison

    Davis Alan Ciotola, Madison

    Allison E. Cogbill, Madison

    Linda Irene Coleman, Washburn

    Mikell Ashley Coleman, Madison

    Jami Lynn Crespo, Madison

    Kelly James Crombie, Columbus

    Adria Crowe, Chicago

    Rachel Edna Cychosz, Madison

    James Daniel DeBriyn, Cable

    Kathryn DeBruin, Appleton

    Derek G. Dominguez, Madison

    Allison Nicole Donenberg, Minneapolis

    Timothy J. Dorr, Madison

    Anita M. Dorrance, Madison

    Jayme L. Durkee, Milwaukee

    Nneka Colleen Egbujiobi, Beloit

    Elizabeth N. Engel, Wauwatosa

    Amy Ferguson, Rhinelander

    Andrew T. Ferguson, Eau Claire

    Amanda Victoria Fernley-Gonzalez, Madison

    Jorge R. Fragoso, Madison

    Paul Fredrickson, Milwaukee

    Dana Sara Patricia Gavrila, Houston, Texas

    Maryam Ghayyad, Madison

    Christopher Brian Gierhart, Madison

    Amanda Kathryn Grady, Madison

    Jeffrey Eric Gross, Green Bay

    Danielle Hackett, Palmyra

    Peter Joseph Helf, Madison

    Christian Alan Herrild, Madison

    Joseph M. Higgins, Kenosha

    Amber M. Hodgson, Madison

    Natalie Ann Hoeper , Madison

    Shane C. Hoffman, Fond du Lac

    Nicholas Holland, Madison

    Lida M. Horky, New Richmond

    Jane Erin Howard, Madison

    David O. Hughes, Kenosha

    Brian Huttenburg, Madison

    Jacob Allan Idlas, Minocqua

    Samir S. Jaber, Milwaukee

    Amanda Kate Jadin, New Franken

    Mark W. Jeranek, Pleasant Prairie

    Anamarie S. Jezo, Janesville

    Kyle C. Johnson, Madison

    Trevor F. Jones, Madison

    Tara Stephanie Jordan, Madison

    Margaret V. Kaiser, Hudson

    Amanda Keitel, Madison

    Hyunah Kim, Madison

    Sung-Hoon Kim, Fairfax, VA

    Kara May Koonce, Madison

    Leslie Kuhn-Thayer, Madison

    Cana G. Laska, Kohler

    Anthony Lee, Madison

    J. Jae Lee, Madison

    Samantha R. Leonard, Madison

    Kexin Li, Madison

    Benjamin Lindsay, Madison

    Nathan Littrell, Madison

    Niramittata Ly, Madison

    Alex George Mahfood, Madison

    Chelsee B. Martinez, Madison

    Michael Scott Mather, Milwaukee

    Laura Marie McCabe, Madison

    Gerardo Medina Jr., Fond du Lac

    Lindsey Menebroeker, Madison

    Dorothy Anne Miller, Madison

    Joshua J. Minon, Pell Lake

    Natasha R. Misra, Milwaukee

    Janet Mitchell, Madison

    Brandie L. Morgenroth, Madison

    Sartouk Moussavi, Madison

    Ronnie V. Murray, Madison

    Christine Elizabeth Nelson, Madison

    Jeremy Newman, Madison

    Claire L. Norsetter, Madison

    Jeffrey Stephen Nover, Washington, D.C.

    Michael S. Oellerich, Brodhead

    Jason K. Olley, Madison

    Richard Thomas Orton, Madison

    Erika M. Padgett, Madison

    Lucas L. Petzold, Milwaukee

    Ashley Janaii Poteat, Madison

    Ian Prust, West Bend

    Kathryn Puls, Chicago

    Lina M. Ragep, Madison

    Leroy Ramos, Milwaukee

    Reid H. Rayome, Wausau

    Anne Readel, Madison

    Joseph Nugent Rectanus, Madison

    Rebecca R. Remington, Madison

    Ryan David Reszel, Madison

    Matthew S. Richter, Milwaukee

    Joseph Michael Ricker, Madison

    Sean Riordan, Hartland

    Joleen C. Rivera, Madison

    Meghan Roed, Milwaukee

    Blake A. Roter, Madison

    Tanya Salman, Madison

    Martin F. Schroeder, Madison

    Melita Mullen Schuessler, Madison

    Eric Abram Schulz, Madison

    Douglas C. Scriver, Madison

    James Conrad Severson, Madison

    Robert J. Shepard, Waukesha

    Justin Thomas Shultz, Milton

    Jared Walker Smith, Middleton

    Daniel P. Snyder, Madison

    Daniel Spirn, Madison

    Andrew Christian Stark, Madison

    Sara L. Stellpflug, Madison

    Amanda A. Steurer, Janesville

    Kimberly C. Stietz, Madison

    Jacob Matthew Stroup, Madison

    Amy Sullivan, Sturgeon Bay

    Sara Svendsen, Madison

    Kelly Lynne Thorngate, Madison

    Matthew Tobin, Madison

    Pauline Toulouse, Saint Paul, Minn.

    Robert C. Ulander, Saint Francis

    Matthew Underwood, Madison

    Le Vang, Madison

    Lance R. Vest, Madison

    Danielle Wampole, Madison

    Jill Jeanette Wegner, Hortonville

    Nicole Ida Wells, Madison

    Christina Wen, Madison

    Therese Marie Wenzel, Minneapolis

    Timothy Jon Wilson, Madison

    Hong-Shik Won, Madison

    Benjamin R. Wood, Dodgeville

    Brittany Anne Wilson, Madison



    Visit the State Bar’s Facebook page for more admissions photos.

     

    Deb Heneghan is the Publications Reporter for the State Bar of Wisconsin.


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