Wisconsin Chapter

The Wisconsin Chapter was formed in May 2024 and was created with the intention of fostering well-being within the legal profession by sharing practices related to mindfulness, yoga, and other contemplative practices.

The Wisconsin Chapter is co-chaired by Jodi Klagos, Emily Logan Stedman, and Matt Shin. To get in touch with the WI Chapter, please e-mail jodi@mindful-oasis.com.

Jodi Klagos

Emily Logan Stedman

Matt Shin

Jodi Klagos is a Madison, Wisconsin native and a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School. She is an incoming associate attorney at Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., where she will be practicing estate planning. Prior to law school, Jodi worked at First Choice Dental Group for eleven years in various roles relating to insurance, revenue cycle, and business operations. Jodi obtained her B.S. in Health Care Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and her master’s degree in Leadership Studies with an emphasis in Sports Management.

Jodi is also a certified yoga and meditation instructor, and has taught in various settings including yoga studios, corporate workplaces, her law school, and virtually. Shortly after beginning law school, Jodi became involved in the Student Division of MILS as a Student Ambassador, where she helped coordinate mindfulness events and connect law students across the country with resources related to mindfulness, yoga, and other contemplative practices.

Born and raised outside of Atlanta, Georgia, Emily Logan Stedman has called Milwaukee home since June 2013. She obtained her B.A. cum laude (Spanish and History) in 2008 from Wake Forest University. Next, she taught 5th Grade in Buckeye, Arizona as a 2008 corps member with Teach for America. In 2010, she enrolled at the University of Mississippi School of Law, graduating in 2013 magna cum laude and having served as Editor-in-Chief of the Mississippi Law Journal.

 From 2013-2016, Emily clerked for Judge Pamela Pepper, now Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. In 2016, she joined Midwest Big Law as an associate at Quarles & Brady. Since November 2020, she has worked at Husch Blackwell, where is a commercial litigation partner within the technology, manufacturing, and transportation strategic business unit.

 It was joining Big Law that brought on an increase in anxiety and low mood in Emily. After seeking out solace with colleagues, therapy, and meditation, she began talking more openly about the need for improving well-being in the law. This started with programming while president of the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Wisconsin, then as a committee chair for the Wisconsin Taskforce on Lawyer Well-Being. Most recently, she has built a platform on LinkedIn and now Twitter/X, where she posts regularly on the realities of being a Big Law attorney and the need to destigmatize lawyer well-being.

Matt is a psychotherapist-in-training at Tall Pines Behavioral Health in Wausau where he applies his previous experience as an attorney to provide mental health and wellness support for the legal profession. In addition to providing one-on-one counseling, Matt serves as a committee member and volunteer for the Wisconsin Lawyer Assistance Program and provides training, consultations, and seminars for legal teams in Wisconsin.

Matt previously operated an independent intellectual property practice, was in-house counsel supporting the R&D function at Mars Wrigley Confectionery, and practiced patent prosecution and IP litigation at Foley & Lardner in Chicago and Milwaukee.  He is an alum of Michigan State University and Washington University in Saint Louis School of Law, and is currently completing a master’s program in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University.