2023 Young Lawyer Award 

Morgan Stippel, Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C.

Congratulations to Morgan Stippel for being selected by the WDC Board of Directors as the recipient of the 2023 Young Lawyer Award! The Young Lawyer Award recognizes a young lawyer (up to 10 years past their first bar admission date) who has shown not only excellence in their work and achievements in their career to date, but also a commitment to professional and ethical standards, as well as a commitment to the larger community. 

Morgan is an associate at Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C. specializing in civil defense litigation. Morgan graduated summa cum laude from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in 2015, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Political Science. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2018, where she graduated cum laude. Morgan is licensed to practice in all Wisconsin state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. 

Morgan is a passionate problem-solver committed to providing the highest level of advocacy and helping her clients achieve their goals. Her practice focuses on personal injury matters, business disputes, and civil rights actions. She has experience helping clients navigate all aspects of litigation, including motion practice, discovery, mediation, trial, and appeals. In 2022, Morgan was recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star. She was selected based on peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 2.5% of attorneys in Wisconsin receive this distinction.

Morgan takes pride in her active involvement in the legal community. She is the current Chair of the WDC’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee and has been incredible in this role. She has chaired the meetings by doing significant research and presentations with open discussion encouraged among the group on topics surrounding native/indigenous people, antisemitism, and racism in our country. Morgan has gone above and beyond and put a lot of time into her role as Chair.

Morgan is not only devoted to furthering WDC’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, but she volunteers her time with other organizations as well. She served on the Wisconsin State Bar’s Leadership Development Committee during the 2022-2023 term, graduated from the G. Lane Ware Leadership Academy in 2022—a significant commitment—and organized the High School State Mock Trial Tournament for the Madison Region in 2023. Morgan is also an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School where she teaches trial advocacy to mock trial students and coaches its mock trial competition teams. She has served as a board member for the Madison Legal Association for Women (LAW) since November 2021 and organizes its annual “I Resolve” Fundraiser to benefit the Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (DAIS) Legal Advocacy Program. The past two years, this event has raised a total of $14,474. Finally, Morgan regularly volunteers with Legal Action of Wisconsin at its expungement clinics and takes on pardon application cases pro bono.

Nominated By: Patricia Epstein Putney, Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C.