State Bar dues and Wisconsin Supreme Court assessments

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Fiscal Year 2010
July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010

Active New -- Admitted to first bar after 4/30/07

 

State Bar of Wisconsin
Membership dues

Supreme Court assessments
Board of Bar Examiners
Office of Lawyer Regulation
WI Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection
WisTAF

Total Fee


$112.00


$   9.00
$  74.00
$  16.00
$  50.00

$261.00


Active
: Admitted to first bar before 5/1/07

  State Bar of Wisconsin
Membership dues

Supreme Court assessments
Board of Bar Examiners
Office of Lawyer Regulation
WI Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection
WisTAF

Total Fee


$224.00


$  18.00
$148.00
$  16.00
$  50.00

$456.00


Inactive:

  State Bar of Wisconsin
Membership dues

Supreme Court assessments
Board of Bar Examiners
Office of Lawyer Regulation
WI Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection

Total Fee


$112.00


$    9.00
$  74.00
$    0.00

$195.00


Judicial
: With voting privileges in Bar elections

State Bar of Wisconsin
Membership dues

Supreme Court assessments
Board of Bar Examiners
Office of Lawyer Regulation
WI Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection
WisTAF

Total Fee


$224.00


$   0.00
$   0.00
$  16.00
$  50.00

$290.00


Judicial
: With no voting privileges
 

State Bar of Wisconsin
Membership dues

Supreme Court assessments
Board of Bar Examiners
Office of Lawyer Regulation
WI Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection
WisTAF

Total Fee


$150.00


$   0.00
$   0.00
$  16.00
$  50.00

$216.00


Justice

  State Bar of Wisconsin
Membership dues

Supreme Court assessments
Board of Bar Examiners
Office of Lawyer Regulation
WI Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection
WisTAF

Total Fee


$224.00


$  18.00
$ 148.00
$  16.00
$  50.00

$456.00


Emeritus
: Over age 70

  State Bar of Wisconsin
Membership dues

Supreme Court assessments
Board of Bar Examiners
Office of Lawyer Regulation
WI Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection

Total Fee


$  0.00


$  0.00
$  0.00
$  16.00

$ 16.00

Voluntary State Bar section and division dues - Fiscal 2010

The State Bar offers its members the opportunity to affiliate with lawyers who have a common practice or professional interest. To join one of the State Bar's 26 sections or four divisions, send a letter of request, along with the appropriate annual fee, if applicable, to the State Bar of Wisconsin, P.O. Box 7158, Madison, WI 53707-7158 . Members also can join sections and divisions through the State Bar annual dues and supreme court assessment statement mailed prior to July 1. For addition questions, contact Customer Service.

Administrative & Local Government $25.00
Agricultural/Agribusiness Law $25.00
Alternative Dispute Resolution $27.00
Appellate Practice $20.00
Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditor's Rights $25.00
Business Law $26.00
Children & the Law $27.00
Construction & Public Contract Law $25.00
Criminal Law $30.00
Elder Law $35.00
Energy & Telecommunications $20.00
Environmental Law $20.00
Family Law $30.00
General Practice $22.00
Health Law $14.00
Indian Law $25.00
Individual Rights & Responsibilities $26.00
Intellectual Property $35.00
International Practice $22.50
Labor & Employment Law $17.00
Law Office Management $20.00
Litigation $27.00
Public Interest $22.00
Real Property, Probate & Trust Law $30.00
Sports & Entertainment $25.00
Taxation $20.00
Government Lawyers Division   $0.00
Nonresident Lawyers Division   $0.00
Senior Lawyers Division $20.00

Young Lawyers Division

  $0.00

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