Madison, WI – Madison attorney Stephen P. Hurley will receive the Wisconsin Law Foundation (WLF) Charles L. Goldberg Distinguished Service Award. The award is given for a lifetime of service to the profession and the community. The award will be presented at the Fellows of the Wisconsin Law Foundation Annual Recognition Dinner at the Wisconsin Club in Milwaukee on Oct. 8.
Hurley is a shareholder with Hurley, Burish, and Stanton S.C., where he concentrates his practice on business and criminal litigation. Hurley also serves as an adjunct faculty member at the UW Law School.
For more information contact Attorney Andrea Gage, public relations coordinator, State Bar of Wisconsin. She can be reached at agage@wisbar.org, or by phone at (608) 250-6025.
Hurley is highly regarded by his colleagues, considered a great litigator with impeccable judgment who finds time to give back to the community and the profession.
“Our interaction in the courtroom gave me an opportunity to observe Steve’s intellect, judgment, sense of justice, and street smarts. In every category, Steve Hurley would receive an A+,” said Attorney Frank Gimbel of Milwaukee.
Hurley is also lauded for his work on behalf of Dane County’s African-American community.
“Time and again, whether in the context of a legal proceeding or community activity, Steve strove to correct the racial imbalances that exist. While others look for accolades for their community service, Steve has worked quietly, content in knowing that he has done and is doing the right thing. The legal profession has been enriched by Steve, and Dane County is a better place to live because of him,” said Attorney Stephen J. Meyer of Madison.
Hurley is a long-time board member and former chair of Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, a charitable, nonprofit Wisconsin corporation dedicated to serving clients who cannot afford to hire a lawyer in a federal criminal case. He is a former Wisconsin Innocence Project Advisory board member and a member of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers since 1991.
The Wisconsin Law Foundation (WLF), founded in 1951, is the charitable arm of the State Bar of Wisconsin. WLF is a charitable and educational organization that promotes public understanding of the law, improvement of the administration of justice and other law-related public service through funding of innovative and creative programs that improve the vision of the American justice systems.
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