Come to this amazing event tonight, made possible by the Wisconsin State Bar.
Our featured speaker, Joe Russell, is a descendent of the well-known and beloved Dr. Russell, who practiced in what is now the Hawley, Kaufman, and Kautzer building.
Made possible through the Our Courts program, Joe Russell presents...
Lincoln's Legacy: This essay was written by Hon. Russell E. Carparelli, a Colorado Court of Appeals judge since 2003, with the collaboration of the Colorado Judicial Commission and Our Courts Colorado. This essay shares a personal side of Abraham Lincoln and offers attendees an understanding of how Lincoln guided our nation to move closer to the ideals of equality and liberty. We do not speak of Abraham Lincoln as one of our nation’s Founders, yet we owe him an incalculable debt of gratitude for his commitment to the principles of equality and liberty stated in the Declaration of Independence and for transforming the Constitution to give those principles the power of law.
Joe Russell is a litigator and shareholder in the Milwaukee office of von Briesen & Roper. He graduated from Georgetown University (B.A.) and the Northwestern University School of Law (J.D.). He focuses on commercial and constitutional litigation. In addition, he serves as his law firm’s ethics counsel. Joe lives in Mequon with his wife and three children. His grandfather, Dr. Joseph A. Russell, was the town doctor in Random Lake in the mid-20th century. ... See more
