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Matthew Splitek (2007-08, 2008-09)

Chief Justice Abrahamson with Matthew Splitek, his wife, and daughter

Since clerking, I have been a litigator at Quarles & Brady in Madison, where I live with my wife and three kids. And all of that actually traces to my time with the Chief. I’d originally planned to leave Madison for a job in D.C. after my clerkship ended. But a few weeks in, the Chief asked me to stay for a second year, when she’d be running for reelection. A bit after I said yes, it occurred to me that going two years without meeting anyone outside the office might be a bad idea. This resulted, unexpectedly, in my […]

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Ruth E. Burdick (1998-99)

Campaign ad for Chief Justice Abrahamson

My clerkship with Shirley was both inspiring personally and foundational to my legal development. She stood as a living example of how to navigate a career dedicated to public service and built on a bedrock of ethics.  To this day, I keep of photograph of her in my office that I can see from my desk as a reminder that she is both watching me, and watching over me.  In addition to a foremost legal mind, Shirley was tough as nails, and all business in the courtroom, often displaying a rather stern demeanor with the litigators. For instance, during the […]

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Lynn Haug (1988-89)

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I moved to Berkeley, CA after my clerkship and have lived and worked here in the Bay Area ever since.  I am an energy regulatory attorney, and a partner at Ellison Schneider Harris & Donlan, a small energy/water firm with offices in Sacramento.

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