Anique N. Ruiz

Biography

Anique N. Ruiz earned her J.D. from Marquette University Law School, where she was a Board member of the Moot Court Association, Vice President of the Black Law Students Association, and was a member of the Judicial Committee. She received a Master of Arts in Political Science, cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs and Political Science at Marquette University. Ms. Ruiz is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation Group.

As a yearlong intern with the Wisconsin State Public Defenders Office – Milwaukee Trial Division, she defended clients and cross-examined police officers in Milwaukee County Circuit Court under the Student Practice Rule. During Ms. Ruiz’s tenure at the Public Defenders’ Office, she was successful in obtaining a Motion to Suppress Evidence in a Carrying a Concealed Weapon (CCW) case. Ms. Ruiz gained experience as a summer associate for a large Milwaukee law firm, as a legislative intern in Washington, D.C. with the Council on Educational Opportunity and the United States Student Association, and as an intern for Senator Russ Feingold in his Milwaukee office.

Ms. Ruiz is admitted to practice in the State of Wisconsin and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. She is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and was elected in 2012 as a District Representative to the Wisconsin State Bar Board of Governors. She was also honored by CCN Magazine as a “Rising Star” at the 2012 Midwest Urban Empowerment Awards, which honors young professionals under 40 who are making their mark on their communities.

Ms. Ruiz’ professional associations include Legal Action of Wisconsin – Board Member and the Association of Women Lawyers, Wisconsin Association of African-American Lawyers – Director on the Board, Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association – Treasurer and Liaison to the Hispanic National Bar Association, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated – Milwaukee Alumnae Chapter. She is fluent in Spanish.

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

• Marquette University Law School, J.D.
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, M.A., Political Science, cum laude
• Marquette University, B.A., International Affairs and Political Science

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin

In the News

• 5/10/2012 – Anique Ruiz Elected Treasurer of WHLA
• 5/7/2012 – Anique Ruiz Honored at Midwest Urban Empowerment Awards
• 5/2/2012 – Anique Ruiz Elected to State Bar Board of Governors
• 2/25/2011 – Anique N. Ruiz appointed to the State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors.
• 9/2/2011 – Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan welcomes Anique N. Ruiz

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