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Rebecca R. Lawnicki
Rebecca Lawnicki joined Henak Law Office, S.C., after working for nearly four years as a trial attorney. She has represented clients in a variety of criminal, civil, administrative, and municipal matters throughout the State of Wisconsin. Her experience includes acting as lead and co-counsel in jury and court trials, litigating various civil and criminal motions, questioning witnesses, negotiating plea bargains, arguing for appropriate sentences, performing legal research, and drafting motions, briefs, and other court documents. Attorney Lawnicki also has represented clients in administrative hearings concerning employment issues and driver's licensing, and in numerous hearings regarding the revocation of probation, parole, and extended supervision. This experience serves as an ideal base for appellate work.
Attorney Lawnicki is a member of the Wisconsin State Bar Association, the Milwaukee Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and the Thomas Fairchild Inns of Court. She is a 2004 graduate of Rutgers University School of Law at Camden where she served as Law and Policy Editor of the Rutgers Journal of Law and Urban Policy and was a representative (and later Vice President) of the Student Bar Association. Attorney Lawnicki also has a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
Attorney Lawnicki was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers 2009 as a "Rising Star."
Practice Areas: Wisconsin Post-Conviction Remedies and Criminal Appeals, Revocation Proceedings
Admitted: Wisconsin (2004)
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin (2005)
Biography: Lawyer Referral and Information Service Interviewer, Milwaukee Bar Association, Milwaukee, WI (2000-2001); Intern, the Hon. Lynn Adelman, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (2002); Research Assistant, Professor Michael Livingston, Rutgers School of Law, Camden, NJ (2002-2004); Law Clerk, State of Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE (2003); Associate, Alex Flynn & Associates, SC, Milwaukee, WI (2004-2008); Associate, Henak Law Office, S.C., Milwaukee, WI (2008-present).
Associations: State Bar of Wisconsin, Appellate Practice Section; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL); Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL); Milwaukee Bar Association.
Committee Assignments & Professional Activities: Thomas Fairchild Inns of Court (2006-current); State Bar of Wisconsin, Appellate Practice Section, Programming Committee (2009-current); State Bar of Wisconsin, Appellate Practice Section, De Novo Committee (2009-current); Milwaukee Bar Association, Bench/Bar Court of Appeals Committee (2008-current); Milwaukee Bar Association, Courts Committee (Member, 2005-2006).
Community Involvement: Skylight Opera Theatre, Skylighters of Wisconsin Board, Secretary (2009-current);
Education: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (B.A. 2000); Rutgers University Law School at Camden (J.D. 2004); Editor, Law and Policy Developments, Rutgers Journal of Law and Urban Policy, Camden, N.J. (2003-2004).
Born: Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1977.
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