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Law Journal honors its 2015 Women in the Law

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//June 11, 2015//

Law Journal honors its 2015 Women in the Law

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//June 11, 2015//

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The Wisconsin Law Journal honored its 2015 Women of the Law on Thursday at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. More than 300 people turned out to celebrate this year’s field of outstanding women.

Tim Hawks (from left); Amy Shapiro; and Larry Johnson, all of Hawks Quindel.

Wayne Siesennop (from left), Siesennop and Sullivan; Susan Maloney, Siesennop and Sullivan; and Ralph Celentani.

Ann Murphy, of Quarles & Brady; and Rod DenBoer, of Woller-Anger & Co.

Jennifer Allen, Alan C. Olson & Associates; Christopher Schwartz, of Alan C. Olson & Associates; and Class of 2037 Law School graduate Maggie Schwartz.

Jackie Messler (from left), Weiss Berzowski Brady; Nancy Bonniwell, Weiss Berzowski Brady; and John Selix.

More than 300 people turned out for the Wisconsin Law Journal’s 2015 Women in the Law event.

More than 300 people turned out for the Wisconsin Law Journal’s 2015 Women in the Law event.

More than 300 people turned out for the Wisconsin Law Journal’s 2015 Women in the Law event.

More than 300 people turned out for the Wisconsin Law Journal’s 2015 Women in the Law event.

(Staff photos by Kevin Harnack)

Check out the electronic edition of our 2015 Women in the Law magazine

 

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