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1L Team Places Third at USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition

University of Wisconsin Law School 1L students Brent Brunner and Wonkyo Jeong, coached by Jonathan Blanchard of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, placed third nationally at the 2025 USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition . The ...

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Posted Apr 15, 2025 by Law School News

Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society Names Brandon Pope as Editor-in-Chief for 2025-26

Brandon Pope The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society has named Brandon Pope 2L as editor-in-chief for the 2025-26 academic year. Pope will succeed outgoing Editor-in-Chief Claire Carey. The 2025-26 Senior Editorial Board ...

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Posted Mar 20, 2025 by Law School News

Wisconsin International Law Journal Names Anastasia Bruss as Editor-in-Chief for 2025-26

Anastasia Bruss The Wisconsin International Law Journal  has named Anastasia Bruss 2L as editor-in-chief for the 2025-26 academic year. Bruss will succeed outgoing Editor-in-Chief Kasim Rana.  The 2025–26 Senior Ed ...

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Posted Mar 19, 2025 by Law School News

Annika Hurd Wins Legal Analysis, Advocacy, and Writing's 2025 Oral Argument Competition

Annika Hurd is the winner of the third annual Oral Argument Advocacy Challenge at University of Wisconsin Law School. Annika Hurd and Harrison McBride competed Feb. 20, 2025. Every spring semester, students in UW Law’s Legal Analy ...

Posted Mar 6, 2025 by Law School News

Wisconsin Law Review Names Beeta Siwik Editor-in-Chief for 2025-26

Beeta Siwik The Wisconsin Law Review has named second-year law student Beeta Siwik as Editor-in-Chief for the 2025-26 academic year. Siwik will succeed outgoing Editor-in-Chief Juliet Jacques.  The 2025–26 Senior Edito ...

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Posted Mar 5, 2025 by Law School News

Tiffany Mitchell 3L Wins ABA Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law 2025 Writing Contest

Tiffany Mitchell, a third-year student at University of Wisconsin Law School, won the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law 2025 writing contest with her paper "Unaccountable: Command Responsibility and Army Officers&r ...

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Posted Feb 3, 2025 by Law School News

Preserving Tribal Culture and Dignity for Future Generations 

Minwewe Valliere, 3L Minwewe Valliere 3L wants to do everything she can to help preserve Native traditional knowledge. Valliere, co-president of University of Wisconsin Law School’s Indigenous Law Students Association , is a membe ...

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Posted Nov 21, 2024 by Law School News

Reed, Spiegl Win 2024 Best Brief Competition

For the first time in the Best Brief Competition’s 22-year history, two pieces tied for first place. The winners for 2024 are Andrew Reed and Kaitlyn Spiegl. The other finalists -- Allyson Berri, Emma Dzwierzynski and Lindsey Govan - ...

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Posted Nov 21, 2024 by Law School News

Brandon Loredo 2L on Living His Dream of Service to Others

Brandon Loredo, 2L Brandon Loredo 2L comes from a long line of family who have served in the military. “I always had it in my mind that I would like to be a Soldier,” said the San Antonio, Texas, native. “But I wanted ...

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Posted Nov 8, 2024 by UW Law School Newsletter Admin

Best Brief Competition Finalists Announced

The Best Brief Competition is an annual event that recognizes outstanding legal writing by first-year students. The faculty teaching the Legal Research and Writing II course selected the best trial briefs written by their spring semester student ...

Posted Aug 19, 2024 by Law School News

Maxwell Schwartz Named 2024 John Paul Stevens Foundation Fellow

Maxwell Schwartz, a rising 3L, has been named one of more than 150 John Paul Stevens Foundation fellows for 2024 .  Maxwell Schwartz For more than a quarter of a century, the John Paul Stevens Foundation has been dedicated to ...

Posted Jul 24, 2024 by Law School News

Gunvalson, Rumler and Watkins Serve as 2024 Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellows

Kelsey Gunvalson Three University of Wisconsin Law School students are among 50 chosen to work in the 2024 Rural Summer Legal Corps (RSLC) , a program that addresses the pressing legal issues facing rural communities.  Each ...

Posted Jul 18, 2024 by Law School News

Rising 2L Justice Moore in State Bar's Rural Clerkship Program: "Everyone Deserves a Lawyer"
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Posted Jun 7, 2024 by Law School News

Avendano Martinez, Gibson, McCain, Ott, Petrova and Vasek Awarded Peggy Browning Fund Fellowships for 2024

Six University of Wisconsin Law School students have been awarded 2024 Peggy Browning Fund fellowships in workplace justice advocacy. Securing a national Peggy Browning Fellowship is a challenging process, with over 3,950 applications and ...

Posted May 28, 2024 by Law School News

Hirami '24 and Dal Nogare '24 Named to National Fellowships

Two recent University of Wisconsin Law School graduates have been named to national fellowships. Rita Hirami '24 is one of this year's 84 fellows at Equal Justice Works , the nation’s largest facilitator of opportunities in publ ...

Posted May 24, 2024 by Law School News

Mock Trial Teams Perform Competitively in Spring 2024 Matchups

University of Wisconsin Law School's mock trial program has finished another successful Spring competition season.  UW Law sent two teams to the annual TYLA regional competition Feb. 15-18, 2024, in Minnesota. The regional hosts 20 teams ...

Posted May 9, 2024 by Law School News

Parker Fiedrich Wins Legal Analysis, Advocacy, and Writing's 2024 Oral Argument Competition

Parker Fiedrich presents his oral argument Feb. 22, 2024. Parker Fiedrich is the winner of the Second Annual Oral Argument Competition at University of Wisconsin Law School. Parker Fiedrich In the spring semester of each ye ...

Posted May 3, 2024 by Law School News

Student Shruti Pandey Named an Outstanding Public Interest Law Student
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Posted Apr 30, 2024 by Law School News

Faculty and Student Speakers Announced for 2024 UW Law Hooding Ceremony

Professor Miriam Seifter , J.D. candidates Alex Kaplan and Karen Pérez-Wilson, and LL.M. candidate Tanvi Kanitkar have been named speakers for University of Wisconsin Law School’s 2024 Hooding Ceremony . From left: Professo ...

Posted Apr 23, 2024 by Law School News

Amber Renee Quinlan Wins 2023 Best Brief Competition

Amber Renee Quinlan 2L was the winner of the 2023 Best Brief Competition. Her brief was selected as the best appellate brief written for the Spring 2023 Legal Research and Writing course. In addition to Quinlan, the finalists included Mary ...

Posted Apr 12, 2024 by Law School News

Bonnie Shucha, Michael Williams 3L on Increasing Tribal Judicial Transparency
Native American Calling

Posted Feb 26, 2024 by Law School News

Emma Hawley Among UW's Notable December Graduates
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Posted Dec 14, 2023 by Law School News

Tiffany Mitchell 2L on wanting to ‘change the system for the better’

Tiffany Mitchell comes from a long line of veterans. “My dad, uncle and grandfather all served,” said the Milwaukee native. “And in 2003, I enlisted in the Army. At about the same time, my sister also joined the Marines.& ...

Posted Nov 30, 2023 by Law School News

David Westrate ’23 on Real Estate, Law and Love of Country

David Westrate ‘23 always wanted to make a career out of real estate development and transactions. “From the time I was a kid, I loved going to big cities and looking at the huge buildings, marveling over how people could const ...

Posted Nov 20, 2023 by Law School News

Finalists Named for Best Brief Competition

The finalists in this year's Best Brief Competition are Mary Berg, Christopher Hovel, Amber Renee Quinlan, Benjamin Sevart and Frederick Yates. The Best Brief Competition is an annual event that recognizes outstanding legal writing by first-ye ...

Posted Sep 13, 2023 by Law School News

Semi-Finalists in the Spring 2023 Best Brief Competition Are Announced

The semi-finalists in the Spring 2023 Best Brief Competition are: Mary Berg, Anna Colvin, Noah Dregne, Madeline Ehlinger, Ryan Gooding, Christopher Hovel, Evan W. Lane, Erin M. McBride, Sumner Pitt, Amber Renee Quinlan, Nicole G. Reed, Augie Ric ...

Posted Aug 2, 2023 by Law School News

Tristin Ott Awarded Peggy Browning Fellowship

Tristin Ott, rising 2L at UW Law School, has earned a prestigiuous Peggy Browning Fellowship for Summer 2023. Ott is working in his 10-week fellowship at the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) in Washington, D.C. Tristin Ott ...

Posted Jun 26, 2023 by Law School News

Brian Tuczynski Among UW's Spring Notable Graduates
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Posted May 11, 2023 by Law School News

UW Law Hooding Ceremony Faculty and Student Speakers Announced

Professor Erin McBride, J.D. candidates Trager Metge and Damon Terrell, and LL.M.-L.I. candidate Harriet Maona have been named speakers for University of Wisconsin Law School’s 2023 Hooding Ceremony . They will join keynote spe ...

Posted Apr 25, 2023 by Law School News


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