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Ellen Henak
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Practice Areas
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Practice Areas
Appeals
50%
33 years | 900 cases
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Licensed in Wisconsin for 38 years
State: Wisconsin
Acquired: 1987
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 42 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1984
No misconduct found
Location
Henak Law Office, S.C.
316 N Milwaukee Street, Suite 535, Milwaukee, WI, 53202
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"I endorse this lawyer. Ellen is one of my early mentors as I began practicing as a new lawyer in 2003. She taught me a rule of practice I have lived by for the past 10 years and has lead to the dismissal of various of my cases: "ask for any remedy until they tell you you can't.""
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Experience
Honors
2014
Public Education Volunteer of the Year, State Bar of Wisconsin
2009
Leader in the Law, Milwaukee Law Journal
2007
Law Related Education Attorney of the Year, Wisconsin Bar Association
2006
Rubin Society, Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office
1997
Outstanding Achievement Award, Wisconsin Public Defender's Office
1996
Exceptional Acievement Award, Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office
1988
Pro Bono Award, Legal Action of Wisconsin
Work Experience
2012 - 2014
Adjunct Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School
1991 - 2012
Assistant State Public Defender, Wisconsin State Public Defender Appellate Office Milwaukee
Associations
2014 - Present
Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense LawyersTreasurer
2001 - Present
Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense LawyersMember
2010 - 2015
State Bar of WisconsinChair, Mock Trial Task Force
2010 - 2015
State Bar of WisonsinPublic Education Committee Member
2009 - 2011
Wisconsin State Public Defender AssociationTreasurer
2007 - 2012
Wisconsin State Public Defender AssociationBoard Member
1999 - 2005
Maple Dale-Indian Hill School BoardClerk
Education
1983
New York U
law
Speaking Engagements
2011
Mock Trial Coach's Conference
Teaching Cross-Examination to High School Students
2010
Wisconsin State Public Defender Conference
Litigating 980 Appeals
2010
Ethics Seminar
What’s Behind the Magic Mirror: Ethical Implications for Internet Use
2009
Wisconsin State Public Defender's Conference
Writing Petitions for Review
2009
Mock Trial Coach's Conference
Rules of Evidence for Mock Trial
2009
Judicial Teaching Institute
Taking and Deciding Petitions for Review
2008
Milwaukee Lunchtime Seminar
Sentence Credit
2008
Annual Convention
The Appeals Process and Confidential Documents
Publications
2009
American Journal of Trial Advocacy
When the Interest of Self, Clients and Colleagues Collide: The Ethics of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims
2009
De Novo (reprinted in WisBar Inside Track )
From Tricked-out Brief to Persuasive Petition for Review
2006
Book (co-editor)
From the Courtroom to the Classroom
1997
Wisconsin Defender
The Changing Rules Governing Relief After Direct Appeal and Their Effect on Direct Appeals
Languages
English