Oliveto stays on the defense in decades-long career
Rose Oliveto requires no frills in working to improve the legal community and justice system. The organization she helps run, Southwestern Wisconsin Women Lawyers, is “not a group you’ll find in any...
View ArticleVishny keeps active pace with mix of work, teaching
Deja Vishny, Wisconsin State Public Defenders Office Law degree received from: University of Wisconsin Law School, 1980 Deja Vishny does not shy away from hard work. In her first year as a Racine...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: SPD to pay a price for short-term savings
Attorneys who are appointed to cases by the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office are paid $40 per hour.
View ArticleSchieber fulfills cane prediction
A University of Wisconsin Law School tradition holds that students run down the field at Camp Randall Stadium and toss canes over the goal post.
View ArticleMasnica fights for rights
Public defender Nicole Masnica proved her worth just two months after starting her legal career.
View ArticleSpoerl tries to keep clients out of the system
For many working in the legal field, success is gauged by how much money is awarded or if a conviction is overturned.
View ArticleWolfe finds strength in challenges of her job
Mary Wolfe uses her undergraduate degree in secondary education, but not in the usual way.
View ArticleLa Tour provides a voice for the vulnerable
Jean La Tour fought her first legal battle when her brother began the fight for his life.
View ArticleLin looks for the challenges
Enku Edgar Lin realized he was pursuing the right practice area while interning as a 2L with the State Public Defender’s Office in the Milwaukee Trial Division.
View ArticlePeterson offers help when defendants need it most
Sandra Peterson has learned during 35 years with the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office the importance of understanding defendants and her duty to protect their rights.
View ArticleSmith finds satisfaction in helping others
The Madison man was facing allegations of killing two people while under the influence of cocaine.
View ArticleDickmann uses partnerships to help clients
David Dickmann’s transition from being a police detective to a public defender turned out to be a smooth one.
View ArticleSolraj at the base of data for the SPD
Combining a problem-solving mind with a customer-friendly attitude, Chandru Solraj offers the best of both worlds.
View ArticleSette dedicated to court system’s most vulnerable
Laura Sette went to law school to be a prosecutor. Instead, she became a public defender in Brooklyn after graduation before coming to Wisconsin.
View ArticlePakes has big picture understanding of criminal law
Kathy Pakes has made a career out of understanding the troubles and needs of the people she is working with at any given moment.
View ArticleWolfe finds strength in challenges of her job
Mary Wolfe uses her undergraduate degree in secondary education, but not in the usual way.
View ArticleLa Tour provides a voice for the vulnerable
Jean La Tour fought her first legal battle when her brother began the fight for his life.
View ArticleLin looks for the challenges
Enku Edgar Lin realized he was pursuing the right practice area while interning as a 2L with the State Public Defender’s Office in the Milwaukee Trial Division.
View Article