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David Schwartz Voted Teacher of the Year rofessor David Schwartz has plaintiffs in employment cases. Pbeen voted the recipient of the After graduating from law school, 2004 Teacher of the Year Award he clerked for the Honorable Berty by the Wisconsin Law Alumni B. Fletcher of the U.S. Court of Association (WLAA). The award, Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. which has been given each fall for Professor Schwartz teaches almost twenty years, makes a signifi- Equal Employment Law, Evidence, cant statement about the value and Constitutional Law, and other importance of classroom teaching courses relating to his practice at the University of Wisconsin background. His scholarly interesrs Law School. currently focus on workers' rights David Schwartz (B.A., M.A., and the law of the workplace, civil J.D., Yale University) practiced rights, and constitutional law. law for twelve years, specializing in Each year, the WLAA polls employment discrimination and the three most recent classes (not civil rights litigation. For the three the graduating class) for their years just prior to joining the UW advice in conferring the Wisconsin Law School faculty in the fall of Law Alumni Association's Teacher Professor David Schwartz, recipient 1999, Professor Schwartz was of the Year Award. To be eligible, a of the Law School's Teacher of the senior staff attorney at the law professor must have completed Year Award, created the popular three years of teaching at the Law "Donuts and Faculty" series, which American Civil Liberties Union features informal student-faculty of Southern California in Los School, must not have received the discussions on topics ranging from Angeles. Previously, Professor award in the past four years, and "What I Did Last Summer" to "If Schwanz was in private practice must be a UW Law School tenure- You're Thinking of Running for track faculty member. Public Office." in San Francisco, representing

Pelisek Honored with WLAA's Distinguished Service Award

he University of Wisconsin made outstanding contributions to TLaw School's Distinguished the legal profession. Service Award was conferred Frank J. Pelisek received a posthumously on Frank J. (Jack) bachelor of science degree in Pelisek, Class of 1958, at the economics in 1954 from the annual dinner of the Benchers University of Wisconsin and an Society in October in Milwaukee. LL.B. in 1958 from the UW Law Jill Pelisek accepted the award on School. His academic honors behalf of her late husband. The included the Order of the Coif and event took place at the Pfister Law Review. Pelisek served as a first Hotel, Milwaukee. lieutenant in the The annual winner of the Army from 1954 to 1956. Distinguished Service Award is Pelisek practiced law with Jill Pelisek, who accepted the Distinguished Service chosen by a vote of the Wisconsin Michael Best & Friedrich LLP for Award on behalf of her late husband, Jack Pelisek, is Law Alumni Association's board of forty-four years, including thirty- joined by Dean Davis and Dave Hanson '68, who directors. The award honors UW seven years as partner. As an author- worked with Pelisek at Michael Best & Friedrich. ity on mergers and acquisitions, he Hanson spoke to the Benchers Society about his Law alumni or faculty who have memories of Pelisek.

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Stephen Hurley Named Adjunct of the Year

of one of the Law School's adjunct Hurley is a fellow of the professors, has been awarded this American College of Trial Lawyers, year to attorney Stephen P. Hurley. and was a Master Bencher in the Hurley began teaching at the Law James E. Doyle Inn of Court. He is School in 1989, and teaches both listed in the most recent editions of Evidence and Trial Advocacy. The Best Lawyers in America "We are deeply grateful for (Woodward/White) in the criminal Steve's willingness to take time law section, as well as in Who's Who from his important criminal law in American Law. practice to teach large sections of Hurley graduated from Knox Evidence and help out with other College in Galesburg, Illinois, and course offerings," said Dean received his J.D. in 1972 from the Kenneth B. Davis, Jr., in announc- University of Illinois College of ing the award. "Students regularly Law at Champaign-Urbana. He is rate him as one of the school's admitted to practice in Wisconsin most outstanding teachers." and Illinois. Stephen P. Hurley, regularly Stephen P. Hurley is a This is the third year that the rated by students as one of the shareholder in the law firm of Stolper Award has been conferred. the school's most outstanding teachers, received the Warren H. Hurley, Burish and Milliken, S.c. The award is named in honor Stolper Award. in Madison, concentrating his of Attorney Warren H. Stolper, practice on business and criminal who taught at the Law School for he Warren H. Stolper Award, litigation. In addition to his forty years as an adjunct professor Trecognizing excellence in ongoing Law School teaching, he and was the first recipient of the reaching and a commitment to is a frequent lecturer at legal- award. Last year's recipient was the UW Law School on the part education programs. Robert Schnur.

numbered among his clients the and chair of the University of and Jews, the Milwaukee Public state's premier businesses and Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Library Foundation, the Multiple financial institutions. Authority, which led the reorgani- Sclerosis Society, and the Public Pelisek'stalents were not limited zation of the hospital to a state Policy Forum. Perhaps his crowning to his law practice, however, as he authority. accomplishment was serving as vice was one of the major civic leaders Pelisek had extensive involve- president and president of the of his generation. His public service ment in governmental affairs, Milwaukee Art Museum board began in 1969, when Governor serving on nineteen boards and of trustees during the planning, Warren Knowles appointed him to committees for the city of capital campaign, and building of the University of Wisconsin System Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, the internationally acclaimed board of regents. As president of and the state of Wisconsin. He Calatrava addition to the the board during the 1970s, he worked on political campaigns for Milwaukee Art Museum. oversaw the merger of the UW Richard Nixon, Warren Knowles, Pelisek received numerous System. Never shying away from a and Tommy Thompson, and served awards for his public service, tough assignment, he relished the on committees and task forces including the UW Alumni Club of opportunity to use his skills and under Governors Knowles, Milwaukee's Distinguished Service contacts to bring resolution to Dreyfus, and Thompson. Award, the Todd Wehr Award for contentious issues. His proven effectiveness led Fund Raising Activities from the Pelisek was also chair of the to many invitations for civic and National Society of Fund Raising Brewers Task Force, which led public service, including the Executives, and the ARC the site selection for Miller Park, National Conference of Christians Milwaukee's Challenger Award.

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to Abrahamson on September 29, 2004, in Madison. (At the same ceremony, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley '76 was recognized as the recipient of the American Judicature Society's Herbert Harley Award, which she received in March. See page 41.) Shirley Abrahamson began her judicial career in 1976, when she became the first woman to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She has spent the last twenty-eight years on the court, and the past eight as its chief justice. She has been praised as a superb administrator, known for her superior intellect and work ethic, and for her efforts to make the court as efficient and Shirley S. Abrahamson (S.J.D. '62), left, chief justice of the Supreme Court accessible to the public as possible. of Wisconsin, received the Dwight D. Opperman Award for Judicial She is respected nationally as a Excellence from Justice Candace D. Cooper, who was a member of the legal scholat, and is actively selection committee for the honor. involved with public education. Abrahamson American Judicature Society. Justice Abrahamson was born Abrahamson is an alumna of and raised in City. She Honored for the UW Law School, having earned her undergraduate degree at Judicial Excellence earned her S.].D. at Wisconsin in , where she 1962. She also taught for many graduated magna cum laude and hirley S. Abrahamson, chief years on the UW Law School faculty. Phi Beta Kappa. She attended law Sjustice of the Supreme Court of The Opperman Award honors school at Indiana University, grad- Wisconsin, has been named the a sitting state judge of a trial or uating first in her class. She began recipient of the first Dwight D. appellate court who has had a her professional career in private law Opperman Award for Judicial career of distinguished judicial practice in Wisconsin, simultaneously Excellence, conferred by the service. The award was presented teaching at the Law School.

Sue Center intellectual-freedom issues, and she has alerted the state library Receives Award community to pending federal for Advocacy legislation requiring community action and response. UW Law Librarian Sue Center has Center began her career at the received the 2004 Wisconsin Law School in 1971, and has been Library Association Presidents head of the Law Library's Public Award in recognition of outstand- Services Department since 1985. ing service as federal relations coor- She earned both her B.A. in dinator. English and her M.S. in Library In this role, Center has led a Science from the University of delegation of representatives from Wisconsin. the Wisconsin library community to Capitol Hill for the past five years to advocate for library and

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Roger Wilkins from the University of Michigan. During a distinguished jour- Speaks on nalism career, he was a member of Civil Rights the editorial-page staff at the History He Washington Post, where he shared in winning a Pulitzer Prize for Lived Watergate coverage. Wilkins was also an associate editor at the oger Wilkins, a civil- Washington Star and a columnist Rrights activist and and member of the editorial board Pulitzer Prize-winning at . His writings journalist, delivered the Law include the books jeffirson's Pillow: School's annual Robert W The Founding Fathers and the Kastenmeier Lecture on Dilemma of Black Patriotism, and October 29, 2004, in his acclaimed autobiography, A Godfrey & Kahn Hall. Man's Life. He is a past chair of the Wilkins spoke to a full Pulitzer Prize board. auditorium of alumni, Frank Tuerkheimer is the faculty, and students on Habush- Bascom Professor of Law Distinguished Speakers "The Civil Rights Act of 1964: at the University of Wisconsin, Top photos from left: Professor Hopes and Promises." where he has been teaching since Frank Tuerkheimer describes the Preceding Wilkins in speaking 1970 with leaves for government years of segregation and was Professor Frank Tuerkheimer, service as an associate special Congressman Kastenmeier's key who shared his thoughts on "Bob Watergate prosecutor and United role in civil rights legislation; Congressman Robert Kastenmeier Kastenmeier and the 1960s Civil States attorney for the Western '52, for whom the lecture series is Rights Legislation." District of Wisconsin. He has named, recounts the challenges of Both Tuerkheimer and written extensively in the areas of fighting for equal justice; guest Wilkins spoke about their own criminal law, constitutional law, speaker Roger Wilkins receives the traditional Gargoyle from Dean experiences combating segregation, and evidence. Tuerkheimer has Davis after presenting his lecture and the key role that Congressman been of counsel with LaFollette on the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Kastenmeier played in working Godfrey & Kahn (formerly toward racial justice. LaFollette & Sinykin) since 1985. Roger Wilkins is the Clarence The Robert W Kastenmeier J. Robinson Professor of History Lecture Series is supported by the and American Culture at George fund established to honor Mason University. He was also an Kastenmeier, an outstanding assistant attorney general for the graduate of the UW Law School, U.S. Department of Justice who served with great distinction Community Relations Service in in the United States Congress from the Lyndon Johnson administra- 1958 to 1990. tion. He received his law degree

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