Communications Committee
2009-10 Subcommittee Preference Form

1. Subcommittee appointments

I am interested in serving on the following subcommittees (please rank in order of preference, with 1 being your top choice):

Charles Dunn Author Award (Selects Wisconsin Lawyer articles for annual writing excellence awards)

Consumer Publications (Oversees consumer pamphlets series and other consumer resources)

Wisconsin Lawyer/Directory Planning (Recommends policy as needed, brainstorms editorial content, oversees development and evaluation of readership survey, and addresses other issues that may arise)

Pro bono column (Identifies and writes brief articles on lawyers’ pro bono accomplishments for the Wisconsin Lawyer “In the News” column)

Electronic communications (Provides input on development of electronic communications, including WisBar InsideTrack, involved in user testing, as needed)

Committee Operations (Looks at committee composition, training for new members, ways to operate efficiently)

Comments:

2. Your profile

Please provide the following background. This information will be used to identify editorial expertise and help the committee assess its member composition when filling vacancies. If there are no changes from the prior year’s profile, please indicate no changes.

Type of practice or employment environment (private, government, corporation, etc.):

Practice emphasis:

Size and name of firm or organization (number of attorneys), if applicable:

Other publication or relevant experience:

   

Highlights

  • Meet and network with lawyers who share your professional background - State Bar sections. More
  • Get confidential support for coping with the stress of practicing law. More
  • Fee Arbitration program  - helping lawyers and clients resolve fee disputes. More

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