The law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. today announced it has established the Godfrey & Kahn Fellowship in Law at the University of Wisconsin. The Fellowship will provide a full three-year scholarship to one student each year who enrolls in the University of Wisconsin Law School as a participant in the Legal Education Opportunities Program, a student-organized program that represents and supports students of color.

In addition to the three-year scholarship, the Godfrey & Kahn Fellowship in Law will also provide each law student with mentoring by Godfrey & Kahn attorneys as well as employment as a summer associate at one of Godfrey & Kahn's five offices.  Scholarship recipients are chosen by the University of Wisconsin Law School in consultation with Godfrey & Kahn's scholarship committee based on merit, need and an interest in practicing law in Wisconsin.

C. Wade Harrison, a first-year student at the UW Law School, has been selected as the recipient of the first Godfrey & Kahn Fellowship in Law. Harrison is a 1995 graduate of Loyola University of Chicago, where he majored in psychology and minored in African American and women's studies.  He comes to the law school from a full-time job working at the University of Chicago Hospitals.

?Godfrey & Kahn's Fellowship in Law will enable talented and hard-working students to pursue a career in law,? said Rick Bliss, managing partner of Godfrey & Kahn. ?We look forward to taking an active role in recruiting, selecting and mentoring each Fellowship recipient.?

?The University of Wisconsin Law School and Godfrey & Kahn scholarship committee collectively agreed that Wade's strong interest in community service and his superior academic performance qualified him as our first fellowship recipient,? said Bliss. ?Ultimately, it is our hope to help provide the state of Wisconsin with successful attorneys who have diverse backgrounds and bring unique perspectives to the legal field.?

?We are deeply grateful to Godfrey & Kahn for their interest in the Legal Education Opportunities Program,? said Kenneth B. Davis, Jr., Dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School. ?Our partnership with Godfrey & Kahn will provide a diverse base of deserving students with the opportunity to realize their professional goals.?

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