Maria S. Lazar

Cases in this dataset

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Case volume by filing year

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Recent cases

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Career history

• Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II · Start not recorded to 2028-07-31

• 2012 Women in the Law Award
• 2015 Leaders in the Law Award
• Adjunct Professor, Marquette University Law School (2018, 2019)
• and admission to United States District Court Eastern and Western Districts 1990
• and Phi Alpha Theta (History Honors Society). Admission to United States Supreme Court Bar (2014)
• Assoc. of Women Lawyers (to 2010)
• Committee (2018-2022)
• Contributing Author, Wisconsin Methods of Practice (West Group) (2004-2012)
• Delta Epsilon Sigma (Nat’l Honor Society for Academic Excellence)
• Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Assoc., Director, Editor of Newsletter (2007-2008)
• Federalist Society
• Georgetown University Law Center J.D. 1989
• Judicial Conference Executive Committee (2017-2022)
• Juvenile Jury Instruction Committee (2021 - )
• Long Island University – United Nations Semester (1984)
• Milw. Bar Assoc. President (2008-2009), Director (2004-2006), Editor, MBA Messenger (1995-96)
• Milw. Bar Assoc. Special Services Award (1998)
• National Conf. of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Curriculum Committee & Military Committee (2020-2022)
• Serjeants’ Inn
• State Bar, Cable, Broadcast and Outreach Committee, Chair (1996-2000)
• State Bar of Wisconsin President’s Award of Excellence (1997)
• Thomas Fairchild American Inns of Court
• Trainer, National Assoc. of Attorneys General Training & Research Institute (2013-2015)
• Waukesha County Bar Assoc.
• Wisconsin State Bar Board of Governors (1996-2000, two terms)

Sources and corrections

• state-wi-roster · 2026-10-07

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