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A History of the Organized Bar in Wisconsin

Preface
Chapter 1: Background to Statehood The Early Years
Chapter 2: From Statehood to Organization of the Bar
Chapter 3: A State Bar is Born
Chapter 4: Prologue to Greatness
Chapter 5: 1878 to 1912 -- The Quiet Years
Chapter 6: 1913 to 1946 -- The Years of Trying
Chapter 7: 1947 to 1948 -- The Crucial Years
Chapter 8: 1949 to 1956 -- The New Bar Association
Chapter 9: Coming of Age -- 1956 to 1986
Chapter 10: Governance of the Association
Chapter 11: Bar Officers, the Electoral System and the Staff
Chapter 12: Membership Growth and Finances
Chapter 13: Admission to the Bar
Chapter 14: Integration of the Bar
Chapter 15: Wisconsin's Alliance with the Local Bar Associations
Chapter 16: The Growth of Continuing Legal Education
Chapter 17: The Growth of Sections
Chapter 18: Annual and Midwinter Meetings
Chapter 19: Fee Schedule
Chapter 20: Relations with the Courts
Chapter 21: Legislative Involvement
Chapter 22: Our National Reputation for Innovation
Chapter 23: Publications
Chapter 24: The Bar's Public Image
Chapter 25: Building the Bar Center
Chapter 26: Relations with Other Associations
Chapter 27: Ethics and Grievances
Chapter 28: Relationship with the Law Schools
Chapter 29: The Wisconsin Bar Foundation
Chapter 30: The Auxiliary
Chapter 31: Epilogue
Appendix A: Past Presidents of the Organized Bar in Wisconsin
Appendix B: Past Meetings of the Wisconsin State Bar Association
Appendix C: Wisconsin Bar Association/State Bar of Wisconsin Finances

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