O. Emil Ovbiagele

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O. Emil Ovbiagele

Adjunct Associate Professor of Law
Areas of Law Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Litigation

Biography

Emil is the founder of OVB Law & Consulting, S.C. He represents clients in civil litigation and employment law matters and counsels closely held businesses. mil obtained his B.A., MBA, and JD from Marquette University. Emil litigates cases in both state court and federal court and has represented clients before the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Wisconsin Supreme Court, and Seventh Circuit.

He is the current President-Elect of the Milwaukee Bar Association, Past-President of the Wisconsin State Bar Young Lawyer's Division, and currently serves on the State Bar of Wisconsin's Board of Governors. 

In 2017, selected by the Wisconsin Law Journal as an “Up and Coming Lawyer”. In 2022, Emil was selected as a recipient of the American Bar Association’s 2022 “On the Rise-Top 40 Young Lawyers” Award. And since 2017 to 2022, Emil has been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a “Rising Star” in the profession.

As for his teaching philosophy, Emil strives to empower students with the practical skills they'll need to be successful attorneys, critical thinkers, and effective litigators.