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Belle Case La Follette Award Recipients

​Belle Case La Follette Awards recognize three recent law school graduates who are State Bar of Wisconsin members, practicing law in Wisconsin, and representing underserved populations, such as people of modest means and those who live in rural areas without access to legal representation.

Three awards are given annually with a preference to: a Marquette University Law School graduate; a University of Wisconsin Law School graduate; and a graduate of an out-of-state law school who is practicing in Wisconsin.


2022 Awards

  • Tatiana Tamae Soares Shirasaki, Juneau, WI (University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI)
  • Cassidy Sandoval Baker, Glendale, WI (Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI)
  • Kristina Mendez, De Pere, WI (​Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, NE)​

2021 Awards

  • Taylor M. Hart, Baraboo, WI (University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI)
  • Jacob M. Haller, Milwaukee, WI (Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI)
  • Megan Lee, Wausau, WI (​Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan)

2020 Awards

  • Brent Eisberner, Madison, WI (University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI)
  • JJ (Jason) Moore, Springfield, MA (Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI)
  • Deborah M. Richter, Park Falls, WI (Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Saint Paul, Minnesota)

2019 Awards

  • Andrew Yamanaka Belter, Milwaukee, WI (Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI)
  • Julie A. Dadoun, Richland Center, WI (Belmont University College of Law, TN)
  • Seep Paliwal, Madison, WI (Mitchell Hamine School of Law, MN)

2018 Awards

  • Nick G. Cirilli, Rhinelander, WI (Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, MI)
  • Aissa I. Olivarez, Madison, WI (University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI)
  • Dena L. Welden, Wausau, WI (Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI)

2017 Awards

  • Ann M. Heaps, Milwaukee, WI (Boston College Law School, MA)
  • Nick Levine, Madison, WI (University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI)
  • Aimee L. McGinty, Wausau, WI (University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI)

2016 Awards

  • Heidi Leah Henkel, Marshall, WI (Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, IL)
  • Margaret V. Kaiser, Hudson, WI (University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI)
  • Annabelle Vang, Madison, WI (Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI)