U.W. Law School graduates (from right) Heather Hazelwood, Cathleen Heath, and Teresa Henderson are sworn in.
Kevin Henry smiles as his cousin, attorney Shannon Henry, moves his admission to the State Bar.
New lawyers look at the murals in the Supreme Court Hearing room that depict the importance of and development of the rule of law and the important role it plays in our society.
Justice Ann Walsh Bradley greets new lawyers.
Kyle Hanson signs the Supreme Court Roll as his father and sister watch. Every attorney admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin since the state was a territory has signed the roll. Hanson will join his father and sister in practice.
State Bar President-elect Jim Brennan (left) and U.W. Law School Dean Ken Davis pause for a photo. This is Davis’ last admissions ceremony as dean. He is stepping down and will return to the faculty in September. Davis came to the law school in 1978 and has been dean since December 1997, making him the school’s second longest serving dean in the school’s 142-year history.
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June 3, 2011 – Earlier today, more than 135 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 Ken Davis, State Bar President-elect Jim Brennan, and Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) Director Jacquelynn Rothstein.
Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson presided over the five 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. Quoting 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.
“If you don’t win your very first case … don’t be discouraged, she said. “Pick yourself up and try again. 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 have given it, don’t abandon it. As a lawyer, the greatest single quality you have is your word … 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.”
State Bar President-elect 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.”
The State Bar welcomes the following attorneys:
Darin Lyn Achilles, Madison
Joseph B. Ahlers, West Bend
Michael Xavier Albrecht, Madison
Sarah Marie Anderson, Madison
Brian William Arndt, Madison
Ari Adam Bar-Lev, adison
Sierra Marie Beckles, Madison
Elizabeth Behnke, Madison
Joanna Beilman-Dulin, Madison
Adrienne E. Blais, Madison
Jill Burton Bramwell, Madison
Michael S. Brandt, Madison
Delanie Breuer, Middleton
Andrew Grainger Briggs, Madison
Terry Bruhn, Madison
Laura L. Buchs, Madison
Nicholas Dean Castronovo, Brookfield
Kristin Dorothy Charipar, Madison
Jordan C.A. Corning, Madison
Andrew B. Coursin, Madison
Kerry Creeron, Madison
Erin K. Deeley, Madison
Kristin A. Degeneffe, Madison
Karalyn Downing, Madison
Sean Drury, Stevens Point
Megan Olivia Eisch, Madison
Audra Anne Felix, Milwaukee
Adam M. Finley, Madison
Nicholas B. Flanagan, Mdison
Rita Isabel B. Flores, Madison
Lawrence Philip Fogel, Chicago
Kate A. Frigo, Stevens Point
Kara Lea Ganter, Madison
Martina Rae Gast, Madison
Richard Greenlee, Madison
Kathilynne Grotelueschen, Mayville
Christopher R. Grunewald, Merrill
Susan D. Gu, Madison
Eric Payton Habich, Madison
Jennifer Hagner, Madison
Alexander Handelsman, Milwaukee
Kyle Hanson, Madison
Eric J. Hatchell, Madison
Heather Elizabeth Hazelwood, Madison
Cathleen D. W. Heath, Waunakee
Teresa A. Henderson, Madison
Kevin M. Henry, Madison
Christine Heywood, Madison
Eric John Hinojosa, Madison
Timothy E. Hogan, Malone
Chase A. Horne, Madison
Purnita Rani Howlader, Madison
Stephen J. Huebscher, Madison
Leah L. Isakson, La Crosse
Joel Jacobson, Madison
Manish Kumar Jain, Minneapolis
Sun Hwa Jeong, Madison
Peter J. Kaiser, Racine
Victoria M. Karcher, Madison
Erin Marie Keesecker, Madison
Emily Stever Kelchen, Madison
Ellen M. Kelley, Madison
John W. Kellis, Madison
Dong-Keun Kim, Madison
Wayne T. Kim, Madison
Kevin Charles Klagos, Madison
Shanna M. Knueppel, Janesville
Ellen J. Krahn, Madison
Joseph R. Krause, Milwaukee
Kaitlin A. Lamb, Wauwatosa
Robert Addison Lampley, Madison
Thomas Richard Leemon, Madison
William Levins, Madison
Julie K. Linnen, Madison
Greg Lockwood, Madison
Lincoln Loehrke, Weyauwega
Jonathan P. Longfield, Waunakee
Alice X. Lor, Madison
Timothy M. Lundquist, Madison
Richelle Ann Martin, Madison
Bradley F. Meyer, Madison
Melville Peter Middleton II, Madison
Bradley J. Motl, Madison
James Logan Mueller, Green Bay
Tara L. Nielsen, Poynette
Alex Nocco, Madison
Caroline E. Poduch, Madison
Anna-Marie Puryear, Madison
Azem Serowsh Quereshi, Brookfield
Corey Ranfranz, Shorewood
Elizabeth Reeths, Muskegon, Mich.
Devon G. Rembert-Carroll, Milwaukee
Roxanne Rewolinski, Madison
James Scott Rice, Madison
Amanda Kay Riek, Madison
Megan E. Roughen, Madison
Michael Rud, Madison
Kraig A. Rueth, Jefferson
Thomas Rybarczyk, Chicago
Serene Raida Sahar, Madison
Joanna SanDretto, Madison
Michael Robert Schafer, Madison
Hannah Blair Schieber, Milwaukee
Diane Schlipper, Madison
Gregory Schrieber, Madison
Nicole N. Schrier, Madison
Danielle M. Schroder, Madison
Annie M. Schumacher, Greenfield
Vincent Scipior, Madison
Aaron A. Seligman, Madison
Sergio M. Servantez, Kenosha
Travis Stephen Slattery, Rudolph
Joel Smith, Milwaukee
Christopher S. Snyder, Madison
Ashley Lynn Sturtevant, Delavan
Evan Tenebruso, Cottage Grove
John K. Tokarz, Whitefish Bay
Jennifer N. Torbeck, Sun Prairie
Valerie Y. Valenzuela, Madison
Marci VanAdestine, Milwaukee
Jennifer Lynn Vandermeuse, Middleton
Nicole Vele, Madison
Andrew Versnik, West Allis
Ellen E. Vinz, Madison
Steve Walker, Madison
John Waller, Madison
Elsie Rita Wanton, Madison
Kristyne Watson, Bristol
Andrew D. Weininger, Madison
Erin B. Welsh, Madison
Jane C. Wierzbicki, Madison
Dominique R. Williams, Chicago
Chad M. Winters, Milwaukee
Peter J. Wyant, Madison
Zilin Zhu, Madison
Carly J. Zuba, Madison
By Deb Heneghan, Reporter, State Bar of Wisconsin
