Sometimes it can be just a little too awesome.

Amalia Levit Todryk says the best aspect of being a trusts and estates attorney is the “trust” part.

Amelia Bizzaro doesn’t hold back when describing herself and her line of work.

What do Charlize Theron, Carrie Underwood and attorney Andrea J. Farrell have in common?

Two years out of law school, Andrew N. DeClercq already has a win in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court under his belt.

Andrew P. Beilfuss applied to law school after a few years as a business consultant because he “was always interested in the chess match that I thought trial work would be.”

Daniel Braznell was accused of salacious charges — the sexual assault of a 70-year-old, disabled woman — and therefore the media paid close attention to the case. In June 2010, a Waukesha County jury found Braznell not guilty.

When attorney Byron C. Lichstein joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin Law School at the beginning of 2004, he was the youngest clinical professor at the Frank J. Remington Center.

When she goes to CLE programs, an appellate decision Christine M. Rice often hears discussed is a case she helped take to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. The court in Rosario v. Acuity found that the statute of repose barred a claim against a building owner for an injury due to a step that was built 40 years earlier in an unsafe manner.

Cindy L. Fryda doesn’t like being called a “management-side” labor and employment attorney.

Danielle Bergner, who represents the Redevelopment Authority as an assistant city attorney, describes herself as “a municipal attorney with a more specialized background in real estate.”

Elizabeth Hanigan took a slightly different path to law school.

Erin K. Murphy’s journey toward practicing immigration law began with a year of teaching special education classes in Quito, Ecuador.

Jacob R. Reis’ decision to become a personal injury lawyer arose from a very personal family experience. When he was starting high school, his grandfather was killed in a car accident.

All children dream about what they’ll do when they grow up.

Occasionally Jodi Shields Yin just offers comforting words as she and her client walk to the courthouse, where they’ll be seeking an order to keep the client and/or children safe.

Johanna R. Kirk is three-for-three before the Wisconsin Court of Appeals — in just four years.

Being the son of two teachers, it’s not surprising that Joshua R. Welsh received his undergraduate degree in education.

Juan Ramirez says his motto is “Never quit.”

Foley & Lardner may call its litigation department the “Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution” practice. But although Kate Spitz only joined the firm in 2007, she would likely have fit in well in the days before “alternative dispute resolution” entered the lexicon.

Lindsey R. King’s four favorite words in the English language might just be “No probable cause found.”

Never underestimate the power of a wise mentor.

Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Jean DiMotto enthusiastically nominated assistant district attorney Marissa Santiago as an Up and Coming lawyer.

When Sam Hamilton was working as an aide in the Ohio Legislature right after college, he saw something that pushed him toward law school.

As a social worker with children facing delinquency or child in need of protection orders, Sarah C. Whiting says she did not feel she had the legal knowledge to advocate the way that she wanted for them.

Steven C. McGaver didn’t want to follow his father in the law enforcement profession, or take his grandfather’s advice to attend the United States Naval Academy.

Judge William J. Domina admits that one of the benefits of being a judge is the distinguished attire.

An attorney cannot consent to arbitration without his client’s consent.

To Dr. Tim McReath and his counsel: It’s my sincere hope that you’ll petition the Wisconsin Supreme Court to review the Wisconsin Court of Appeals’ opinion in McReath v. McReath, No. 2009AP639.

I loved a recent article in Entertainment Weekly, “A Fanatic’s Guide: Mad Men, A to Z.” Rest assured, I didn’t buy the magazine; I read it online for free. I have my reputation as a bargain-hunter to maintain here.

Defendants sentenced for crack cocaine offenses as career offenders are entitled to resentencing, if circuit precedent at the time of their sentence barred the district judge from rejecting the disparity between crack and powder forms of the drug.

When it comes to the amount and length of spousal maintenance, one size does not fit all.

Wisconsin Law Journal reporter Jack Zemlicka and photographer Corey Hengen accompanied Marquette Law School Dean Joseph D. Kearney and University Architect Tom Ganey on a tour of the new 200,000 square-foot law school, Ray and Kay Eckstein Hall.

Jury selection can be an intense task.

Even if a defendant pleads guilty, he does not waive the right to appeal the court's earlier denial of his right to counsel of his choice.

Solos and small firms looking for ways to attract new customers and stabilize their income should consider an increasingly popular option: portfolio billing.

An Aug. 20 opinion from the Seventh Circuit addressing Indiana’s Code of Judicial Conduct effectively immunizes some provisions in Wisconsin’s code from constitutional challenge, as well.

Obstructing an officer must be prosecuted in the county where the act of obstruction occurs, not in the county of the underlying investigation being obstructed.

The other day, I advised a young friend to attend law school, and she agreed. We mutually decided that it was the best means for her to accomplish her goals in life.

PERSONAL INJURY: $425,000 settlement
Case name: Frye, et al. v. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co., et al.

von Briesen & Roper, s.c. announces the addition of six attorneys: Shareholder Jennifer Bolger and Associates Alyssa D. Dowse, Nathan S. Fronk, David P. Knaff, Megan L.W. Jerabek and Rachel N. Schepp.