The Law School is saddened by the death of alumnus and colleague Stuart G. Gullickson, founder of its noted General Practice Program (now the Lawyering Skills Program), who died in Madison on January 18, 2007.
The Gullickson family has planned a memorial service for February 18 at 2 p.m. at the First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Drive, Madison, with a visitation to follow.
Gullickson, a graduate of the Class of 1950, was well known in the Wisconsin legal community and as far away as Australia for his work in creating the Law School’s successful skills practice program.
In his years at the Law School, in addition to creating and continually modifying the General Practice Course, Gullickson taught Civil Procedure, Trial Advocacy and Evidence. He also served as Associate Dean, chair of the UW Extension Program’s Department of Law, and General Counsel for UW-Madison. He wrote prolifically on the field of teaching lawyering skills, and was frequently consulted by other schools interested in creating their own skills programs. In 1986 he was awarded the Habush-Bascom Chair in Trial Advocacy.
After his retirement in 1989, Gullickson co-authored with colleague Scott Minter Federal Civil Practice in the Western District of Wisconsin. It was the first book of its kind: an explanation for lawyers and parties appearing pro se of the requirements of specific federal trial court judges, Judges Crabb and Shabaz, for presenting civil cases before them.
Gullickson remained in service mode during his retirement, contributing a great deal of time to the local Alzheimer’s Disease community because of his wife’s experience with the disease. He was a charter member of the advisory board to the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute at the UW Medical School.
Gullickson was also known for his recent travel adventures. In 1993, he trekked into the Mount Everest region of Nepal. In 1998, he took a nine-week trip out of London as the only passenger on a cargo ship, and in 2001 he spent three-and-a-half months traveling around the world on a cargo ship with a handful of other passengers, British officers, and a Russian crew.
Submitted by on February 12, 2007
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