One hundred tweenty-two lawyers who passed the bar exam were admitted to practice in Wisconsin on Monday. The swearing in ceremonies were held at the State Capitol in the Supreme Court Hearing room. One hundred ninety-four lawyers passed the exam representing a 90 percent pass rate. This brings State Bar membership to 23,225.
Wisconsin
Lawyer
Vol. 81, No. 11, November
2008
State Bar welcomes 122 new lawyers in four ceremonies
at Capitol
On Oct. 6, 122 lawyers who passed the bar exam were admitted to
practice in Wisconsin. The lawyers were welcomed by six Wisconsin
Supreme Court justices, State Bar Past President Thomas Basting, Board
of Bar Examiner (BBE) Director John Kosobucki, and BBE Chair James
Morrison. Justice Ann Walsh Bradley presided over the four ceremonies in
the Supreme Court Hearing room.
A family of lawyers: Grandfather Donald F. Rumpf and
dad Michael D. Rumpf, both of Cambridge, new lawyer Andrew Todd Rumpf,
and cousin Jonathan Zentner, Minneapolis, pause for a moment in Supreme
Court Hearing Room following swearing in ceremony.
John Ryan, Woodbury, Minn., signs Supreme roll as his dad looks on.
Each new member signs the Supreme Court Roll, which has been signed by
every Wisconsin attorney since the state was a territory
Proud fathers: Newly sworn in lawyer, Nathanial
Johnson of Madison and his dad get back to the business of life after
swearing-in ceremony. Anton B. Nickolai (right) with his wife and
four-month old baby, are joined by attorney dad William P. Nickolai,
Baldwin, at reception for new members
Fourth generation joins the legal profession: (From
left) Justices David Prosser, Patrick Crooks, Patience Roggensack, and
Anne Walsh Bradley (far right) congratulate Court of Appeals Judge Kitty
Brennan and her new lawyer son, Patrick J. Murphy. Murphy is the fourth
generation to enter the legal profession, but the first to take the bar
exam. Murphy attended the University of Minnesota. His dad, Joe, and
mother attended the University of Wisconsin. His grandfather Joseph K.
Brennan and great grandfather Martin J. Brennan attended Marquette.
Morrison told the new lawyers, “A law license is more than a
license to practice, it is a license to learn. If you stop learning you
should stop practicing. Always tell the truth, and seek advice from
others in the profession. If you have a question ask – ask a
judge, ask another lawyer – but ask.”
The swearing in ceremonies were held at the State Capitol in the
Supreme Court Hearing room. Following the ceremonies the State Bar
hosted a reception at Monona Terrace. During the reception, each new
member signed the Supreme Court Roll, which has been signed by every
Wisconsin attorney since the state was a territory.
One hundred ninety-four lawyers passed the exam representing a 90
percent pass rate. This brings State Bar membership to 23,225.
The State Bar welcomes the following new attorneys:
- David Armstrong, Wausau
- Sara J. Bergene, Cleveland, Ohio
- John Paul Bjork, Menomonie
- Nathaniel J. Blai, Milwaukee
- Patrick J. Boerboon, Ashland
- Keriann Lyn Brennand, Oconto
- Daniel Paul Brzozowski, Madison
- Garrett Caffee, Eau Claire
- Lindsey Kathleen Christofferson, Appleton
- Sheena Conners, Brookfield
- Jason S. Crye, Milwaukee
- Emma J. Davenport, Madison
- Heather R. Devan-Mashia, Kenosha
- Ryan V. Doherty, West Bend
- Noah Domnitz, Milwaukee
- Kathryn Anne Duccini, Dubuque, Iowa
- Christian Thomas Eichenlaub, Milwaukee
- Kari Jean Fasulo, Middleton
- Claire K. Finando, Madison
- Casey K. Fleming, Cedarburg
- Matthew L. Frank, Janesville
- Ryan Thomas Frank, Dousman
- Laura K. Galloy, Madison
- Andrew Richard Garman, Waukesha
- Kathryn E. Gaulke, Fitchburg
- Ryan P. Georges, Minneapolis
- Alexander M. Gerasimow, Mukwonago
- Anthony R. Gingrasso, St. Paul, Minn.
- Renate M. Gray, Milwaukee
- Paul M. Habich, Fitchburg
- Martha Marie Hamilton, Milwaukee
- Samuel K. Hamilton, Wauwatosa
- Matthew G. Hammer, Madison
- Laura Haske, St. Paul, Minn.
- Patrick G. Heaney, Cumberland
- Anders Borg Helquist, Eau Claire
- Ashley N. Horn, Waupaca
- William R. Hughes, Milwaukee
- Joseph Paul Humphrey, Madison
- Amanda M. Halderson Jackson, Stewartville, Minn.
- Martha G. Jahn, Cottage Grove
- Elizabeth Jewison, Milwaukee
- Jennifer H. Jin, Milwaukee
- Eric R. Johnson, Stevens Point
- Nathaniel Arthur Johnson, Madison
- Jason L. Jones, Sarona
- Monica F. Kapp, Trevor
- Kathryn Lynn Kasten, Madison
- Colleen E. Keating, Genoa City
- Rebecca S. Kratz, Verona
- Kristina C. Lemanski, Milwaukee
- Rebecca Ciralsky Levin, Mequon
- Fan Liang, Milwaukee
- Benjamin T. Lindstrom, Plymouth, Minn.
- Lars Helmer Loberg, Ellsworth
- Jason D. Luczak, Milwaukee
- Karen Lueschow, Schofield
- Alexis Bianca Luster, Milwaukee
- Thomas Peter Maltese, Milwaukee
- Megan Beth McCormick, Chicago
- Kathleen M. McDaniel, Hartland
- Andrew R. McFall, Washington, D.C.
- Joshua Dean McKinley, Appleton
- Samantha Mohns, Kiel
- Arnold Arthur Moncada Jr., Pewaukee
- Amanda L. Mott, Madison
- Patrick J. Murphy, Milwaukee
- Matthew McKenzie Murray, Green Bay
- Nikhil Pradeep Nadkami, Milwaukee
- Bret Nason, Lancaster
- Jacob W. Nelson, Milwaukee
- Anton B. Nickolai, Burlington
- Julie H. Nommensen, Elkhorn
- Ryan D. Peterson, Mendota Heights, Minn.
- Frank Pitsoulakis, Milwaukee
- Sarah J. Platt, Wauwatosa
- Jason N. W. Plowman, Wauwatosa
- Timothy Joseph Proue, Chippewa Falls
- Leslie Amanda Pyles, Greenfield
- Serenity Shea Rasmussen, Madison
- Eric Mark Ratzmann, St. Paul, Minn.
- nnie Laurie Raupp, Oshkosh
- Jess Ripp, Hales Corners
- Christine L. Rittberg, Germantown
- Andrew Robinson, Milwaukee
- Joseph Foster Rosenthal, Madison
- Nicholas K. Rudman, Wauwatosa
- Andrew Todd Rumpf, Cambridge
- John Ryan, Woodbury, Minn.
- Kristina Marie Sanders-Brown, Oshkosh
- Josh Schaub, Minocqua
- Eric M. Schmalz, Milwaukee
- Jessica L. Schuster, Merrill
- Sarah Schwenker, Milwaukee
- Darcy Carolyn Sherman, Madison
- Jacquelyn R. Smith, Milwaukee
- Nicholas Adam Smith, Greenfield
- Maren Charlotte Solberg, Madison
- Rebecca Leigh Sommers, Wauwatosa
- Connor Verne Sperry, Milwaukee
- Robert L. Staude, Milwaukee
- Rebecca Steinman, Milwaukee
- Trevor D. Stiles, Franklin
- Robert Stoiber, Waukesha
- Lindsey P. Sutliff, Cloquet, Minn.
- Scott Joseph Thill, Milwaukee
- Jacob Torgerson, Eau Claire
- Kelly L. Turenne, Milwaukee
- Robert Matthew Veierstahler, Oak Creek
- Gregory Stephen Venker, Madison
- Jeffrey L. Vercauteren, Green Bay
- Jonathan J. Waclawski, Grafton
- Chad P. Wade, Oshkosh
- Angela Wenman, Green Bay
- Kevin Thomas White, Milwaukee
- Peter Joseph Wilder, Milwaukee
- Cletus Robert Willems III, Kenosha
- Angeline E. Winton, Hayward
- Thomas J. Wirtz, Reedsburg
- Zhiyong Wu, Milwaukee
- Rebecca Zimmer, Shorewood
- Rich Zipperer, Pewaukee
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