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  • April 06, 2016

    Volunteer Spotlight: More than 20,000 Hours Donated by 407 Pro Bono Honor Society Lawyers in 2015

    Congratulations to the 407 lawyers who are recognized as 2015 Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society members. Created by the Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission and the State Bar of Wisconsin Pro Bono Program, the honor society recognizes lawyers who provided pro bono legal services in excess of 50 hours during the last calendar year.
    National Volunteer Week

    April 6, 2016 – A commitment to pro bono service is one way that reinforces the role of lawyers as true professionals in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission and the State Bar of Wisconsin Pro Bono Program recognize 407 lawyers as 2015 Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society members.

    The State Bar and the Commission created the honor society to annually recognize Wisconsin lawyers who volunteer a substantial amount of their time to help improve the administration of justice and expand access to justice for low-income Wisconsin residents.

    “These lawyers made a huge difference in the lives of abuse victims, parents, children, consumers, immigrants, tenants, homeowners, and organizations that serve the poor,” says the State Bar’s Pro Bono Coordinator Jeff Brown.

    Through SCR 20:6.1, the Wisconsin Supreme Court set a goal of 50 hours of pro bono legal services per year as a way of acknowledging that the legal profession has an important role to play in helping to close the justice gap in Wisconsin.

    50 Hours or More

    To qualify for the honor society, lawyers must have performed at least 50 hours of eligible pro bono legal services during the previous calendar year. Eligible pro bono legal services for this program means the direct provision of legal services without fee or expectation of fee, or at a substantially reduced fee to:

    1. persons of limited means;

    2. organizations in matters that are designed primarily to address the needs of persons of limited means; or

    3. charitable, religious, civic, community governmental and educational organizations to secure or protect civil rights, civil liberties or public rights so long as a substantial majority of such services benefit persons of limited means or organizations that serve persons of limited means

    The number of lawyers reporting 50 or more hours of pro bono service has increased from 120 in 2013, to 398 in 2014, and 407 in 2015.

    The 407 Lawyers

    Congratulations to the 407 lawyers, listed here with their counties or cities of residence, recognized as 2015 Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society members:

    Victor Allen, Milwaukee

    Scott Allen, Milwaukee

    Ross Anderson, Milwaukee

    Alicia Armstrong, Dane

    Robert Arthur, Milwaukee

    Philip Babler, Milwaukee

    Erika Bahnson, Eau Claire

    Valerie Bailey Rihn, Dane

    Jesse Bair, Dane

    Stephanie Balmer, Duluth, Minnesota

    John Bannen, Milwaukee

    Erin Barbato, Dane

    Priya Barnes, Waukesha

    Andrew Barragry, Milwaukee

    David Bartel, Milwaukee

    Ted Barthel, Milwaukee

    Paul Bauer, Milwaukee

    Amanda Beggs, Milwaukee

    Marshall Belton, Dane

    Linda Benfield, Milwaukee

    Lucas Bennewitz, Milwaukee

    Amanda Bergman, Marathon

    Jordan Bergmann, Milwaukee

    Danielle Bergner , Milwaukee

    Ave Bie, Dane

    Melita Biese, Milwaukee

    Angela Biese, Marathon

    Nathaniel Blair, Milwaukee

    Rachel Blise, Milwaukee

    Lauren Blumenthal, Milwaukee

    Anita Boor, Dane

    Brian Borkowicz, Washington

    Freya Bowen, Dane

    Jeff Bowen, Dane

    Mary Braza, Milwaukee

    Truscenialyn Brooks, Dane

    Kenneth Brooks, Milwaukee

    Heather Brooks, Milwaukee

    Douglas Buck, Dane

    Robert Buckett, Waukesha

    Timothy Burns, Dane

    James Burrows, Milwaukee

    Christopher Cain, Dane

    Dawn Caldart, Milwaukee

    Joseph Campbell, Milwaukee

    Abigail Churchill, Dane

    David Clark, Milwaukee

    Linda Clifford, Dane

    David Clowers, Door

    Lisamarie Collins, Dane

    Daniel Conley, Milwaukee

    David Coon, Waukesha

    Carmen Couden, Milwaukee

    Michael Covey, Dane

    Kevin Cronin, Dane

    David Cross, Milwaukee

    Bryce Cummings, Dane

    Robin Dalton, Dane

    Andrea Davenport, Milwaukee

    Lindsey Davis, Milwaukee

    Andy DeClercq, Dane

    Kevin Delorey, Dane

    Daniel Dennehy, Milwaukee

    Angele Dentice, Milwaukee

    Steven DeVougas, Milwaukee

    Micabil Diaz Martinez, Dane

    Kimberly Dodd, Milwaukee

    Alyssa Dowse, Milwaukee

    Thomas Dreblow, Milwaukee

    Nicole Druckrey, Milwaukee

    Hannah Dugan, Milwaukee

    William Dusso, Dane

    Maureen Easton, Dane

    Timothy Edwards, Dane

    Melissa El Menaouar, Dane

    Chesley Erwin Jr., Manitowoc

    Eileen Evans, Washington

    Gregory Everts, Dane

    Alanna Feddick-Goodwin, Wood

    Emily Feinstein, Dane

    Cameron Field, Dane

    Casey Fleming, Milwaukee

    Chris Flowers, Milwaukee

    Victor Forberger, Dane

    Andrea Fowler, Milwaukee

    Sarah Fowles, Waukesha

    David Frank, Milwaukee

    Andrew Frank, Rock

    Dayna Frenkel, Milwaukee

    James Friedman, Milwaukee

    David Froiland, Milwaukee

    Kerry Gabrielson, Dane

    Daniel Gawronski, Dane

    Rufino Gaytan III, Milwaukee

    Elizabeth Gebarski, Milwaukee

    Kate Gehl, Milwaukee

    Amanda Gennerman, Dane

    Melinda Giftos, Dane

    Donna Ginzl, Portage

    Sharon Gisselman, Marathon

    Seth Goettelman, Chicago

    Andrew Golden, Milwaukee

    James Goldschmidt, Milwaukee

    Michael Gonring, Milwaukee

    Cathy Gorst, Wood

    Courtney Graff, Taylor

    Rachel Graham, Dane

    James Gramling Jr., Milwaukee

    Robert Gray, Marathon

    Emily Greb, Dane

    Patrick Greeley, Milwaukee

    Matthew Greene, Milwaukee

    Bradley Grell, Milwaukee

    Kevin Grzebielski, Dane

    Eamon Guerin, Milwaukee

    Lars Gulbrandsen, Milwaukee

    Timothy Guth, LaCrosse

    Andrew Guzikowski, Milwaukee

    Amanda Halderson Jackson, LaCrosse

    Mark Hancock, Dane

    Alexander Handelsman, Milwaukee

    Linda Hansen, Milwaukee

    David Hanson, Milwaukee

    Lauren Harpke, Milwaukee

    Cord Harris, Milwaukee

    David Harth, Dane

    Eric Hatchell, Dane

    Kristine Havlik, Milwaukee

    Mark Hazelbaker, Dane

    Rhonda Hazen, Dane

    Eugenia Hedlund, Marathon

    Gregory Heinen, Milwaukee

    Gregory Helding, Milwaukee

    Heidi Henkel, Sauk

    Nicholas Herdrich, Dane

    Donald Hermanson, Marathon

    Mark Hinkston, Racine

    Patricia Hintz, Milwaukee

    Marcus Hirsch, Milwaukee

    Thomas Hochstatter, Milwaukee

    Kari Hoel, Chippewa

    Joseph Hoffmann, Ashland

    Thomas Hornig, Dane

    Steven Hughes, Eau Claire

    Katrina Hull, Milwaukee

    Sheri Humphrey, Dane

    Nathan Imfeld, Milwaukee

    Ann Jacobs, Milwaukee

    Richard Jacobson, Dane

    Patricia Jenness, Milwaukee

    David Jennings III, Ozaukee

    Steven Jesser, Glenview, Illinois

    Trent Johnson, Milwaukee

    Wendy Johnson, Eau Claire

    Steven Johnson, Outagamie

    Geraldine Johnson, Milwaukee

    Stephen Johnson, Door

    Trevor Joike, West Chicago, Illinois

    Paul Jonas, Milwaukee

    Catherine Jones, Fond du Lac

    Sara Jordan, Brown

    Patrick Juneau, Wood

    Anthony Jurek, Dane

    Scott Jurk, Racine

    G Kaminski, Milwaukee

    Jon Kammerzelt, Dane

    Benjamin Kaplan, Milwaukee

    Harold Karas, Milwaukee

    Alyce Katayama, Milwaukee

    Gouthami Katta, Dane

    Joshua Kaul, Dane

    Anne Kearney, Milwaukee

    James Kearney, Winnebago

    William Keeler III, Milwaukee

    Coleen Kennedy, Marathon

    Bruce Keyes, Milwaukee

    Joshua Kindkeppel, Dane

    Eugene Kirschbaum, Dodge

    Peter Kisken, LaCrosse

    Douglas Klingberg, Marathon

    Jason Kohout, Milwaukee

    Lissa Koop, Dane

    Allan Koritzinsky, Dane

    Matthew Kovacich, Milwaukee

    JoAnne Krabbe, Milwaukee

    Brandon Krajewski, Milwaukee

    Kelly Kramer, Eau Claire

    Charles Kreimendahl, Dane

    Joe Kremkoski, Racine

    Bryan Kroes, Milwaukee

    Mark Krueger, Sauk

    Raymond Krueger, Milwaukee

    Steven Kruzel, Milwaukee

    Carl Kugler, Dane

    Zachary Lackey, Milwaukee

    Daniel LaFrenz, Milwaukee

    Scott Langlois, Milwaukee

    Peggy Lautenschlager, Fond du Lac

    James Law, Milwaukee

    Kimberly Lawton, Ashland

    Matthew Lee, Dane

    J. Lee, Dane

    Edward Leineweber, Richland

    Ethan Lenz, Milwaukee

    Stephen Leopold, Milwaukee

    Micaela Levine, Milwaukee

    Brandon Lewis, Dane

    Jessica Lewis, Dane

    Kevin Long, Milwaukee

    Jack Longert, Dane

    Rebeca Lopez, Milwaukee

    Maria Lopez, Milwaukee

    Brett Ludwig, Milwaukee

    Mark Lukoff, Racine

    Gregory Lynch, Dane

    Matthew Lynch, Dane

    Caitlin Madden, Dane

    Michael Maistelman, Milwaukee

    Kevin Malaney, Milwaukee

    Kurt Malmquist II, Ozaukee

    Marsha Mansfield, Dane

    Thomas Margolis, Dane

    Margaret Maroney, Dane

    Rachel Mather, Milwaukee

    Kristina Matic, Milwaukee

    Theodore Mazza, Waukesha

    Melissa McCord, Milwaukee

    Patrick McDonald, Rock

    Thomas McDonald, Rock

    David McFarlane, Dane

    Maureen McGinnity, Milwaukee

    Leah McNeely, Dane

    James McParland, Dane

    Amy Menzel, Winnebago

    Justin Mertz, Milwaukee

    Chelsey Metcalf, Milwaukee

    Courtney Meyer, Washington

    Jeremiah Meyer-O'Day, Grant

    Naomi Michel, Milwaukee

    William Michel II, Kenosha

    George Miller, Eau Claire

    Jane Miller, Ozaukee

    Jay Miller, Milwaukee

    Peggy Miller, Winnebago

    Karyn Missimer, Rock

    John Mitby, Dane

    James Mohr Jr., Washington

    Rachel Monaco-Wilcox, Washington

    Erika Moore, Racine

    Nancy Morris, Milwaukee

    Isaac Morris, Milwaukee

    Jeffrey Morris, Milwaukee

    Mitchell Moser, Milwaukee

    John Movroydis, Waukesha

    Kathryn Muldoon, Milwaukee

    Thomas Mulligan II, Washburn

    Elizabeth Murrar, Milwaukee

    Kate Murtaugh, Polk

    Stephen Muza, Dunn

    Brittany Naleid, Milwaukee

    Natalie Neals, Milwaukee

    Terry Nelson, Dane

    Andrew Nelson, Dane

    Jacob Nelson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

    Laura Nelson, Brown

    Autumn Nero, Dane

    Joseph Neterval, Milwaukee

    Maxfield Neuhaus, Pierce

    Alexander Neuworth, Milwaukee

    Christopher Nickels, Milwaukee

    Jennifer Nissen, Milwaukee

    Joseph Norby, Outagamie

    Daniel O'Callaghan, Dane

    Sean O'Neill, LaCrosse

    Matthew O'Neill, Milwaukee

    Rebecca Oettinger, Sauk

    Odalo Ohiku, Milwaukee

    Christine Olsen, Marathon

    Adrienne Olson, Milwaukee

    S.L. Owens, Milwaukee

    Richard Parins, Dane

    Ryan Parsons, Milwaukee

    Timothy Patterson, Milwaukee

    Rebecca Paul, Portage

    Trevor Pedersen, Winnebago

    David Pekarek Krohn, Dane

    Thomas Pence, Milwaukee

    Christopher Penza, Dane

    Katherine Perhach, Milwaukee

    Shirlene Perrin, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Elizabeth Pfeuffer, Kenosha

    Thomas Phillips, Milwaukee

    Pamela Ploor, Milwaukee

    Brian Potts, Dane

    Jared Prado, Dane

    Andrew Price, Milwaukee

    Sara Quirt, Marathon

    Amber Raffeet, Dane

    Kristina Rasmussen, Dane

    Brendyn Reinecke, Dane

    David Reinecke, Dane

    John Remington, Milwaukee

    Daniel Repka, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Bartholomew Reuter, Milwaukee

    Beth Richlen, Marathon

    Joseph Riepenhoff, Milwaukee

    Farrah Rifelj, Dane

    Christine Rittberg, Milwaukee

    Isaac Roang, Milwaukee

    Melissa Robe, Milwaukee

    Donald Robison, Walworth

    Sara Roemaat, Waukesha

    Kristin Roeper, Milwaukee

    Joshua Roling, Milwaukee

    Travis Romero-Boeck, Milwaukee

    Anne Ross, Dane

    Catherine Rottier, Dane

    Kelly Rourke, Milwaukee

    Dee Rowe, Grant

    Michael Rud, Milwaukee

    Joseph Russell, Milwaukee

    Leila Sahar, Milwaukee

    Tanya Salman, Dane

    Robert Sanders, Milwaukee

    Jason Sanders, Walworth

    Gricel Santiago-Rivera, Dane

    S Sarskas, Milwaukee

    Lukas Saunders, Douglas

    Stephen Sawyer, Waupaca

    Pamela Schaefer, Milwaukee

    Timothy Schally, Milwaukee

    Deborah Scheid, Milwaukee

    Catherine Scherer, Winnebago

    Jill Schilling, Eau Claire

    Steven Schinker, Marathon

    Samuel Schlewitz, Eau Claire

    Allen Schlinsog Jr., Milwaukee

    Andrew Schmidt, Marathon

    Francis Schmitz, Waukesha

    Patrick Schoen, Milwaukee

    Melissa Scholz, Dane

    Donald Schott, Dane

    Raymond Schrank II, Waukesha

    David Schultz, Winnebago

    Lauren Schuster, Milwaukee

    Donald Schwab, Pierce

    Paul Schwartz, Dane

    D Seguin, St. Croix

    Theresa Selenske, Wood

    Nancy Sennett, Milwaukee

    Margaret Serrano, Milwaukee

    Julie Short, Dane

    Alexandra Shortridge, Milwaukee

    Thomas Shriner, Jr., Milwaukee

    Jeffrey Simmons, Dane

    Rose Simon, Sheboygan

    Ellen Sinclair, Milwaukee

    Raj Singh, Ozaukee

    Robert Sisson, Outagamie

    Carol Skinner, St. Croix

    Jane Smith, Oconto

    Melissa Soberalski, Milwaukee

    Anita Sorensen, Dane

    Michael Sperling, Milwaukee

    Katherine Spitz, Dane

    Matthew Splitek, Dane

    Deborah Stahl, Dane

    John Starkweather, Dane

    Megan Stelljes, Dane

    Deborah Stencel, Milwaukee

    Pamela Stokke-Ceci, Milwaukee

    Heather Stutz, Milwaukee

    Ili Subhan, Milwaukee

    Elias Swanson, Dane

    H. Taylor, Dane

    Derek Taylor, Milwaukee

    Evan Tenebruso, Dane

    Pahoua Thao, Marathon

    Lawrence Towers, Milwaukee

    Ronald Trachtenberg, Dane

    Naikang Tsao, Dane

    Eric Van Schyndle, Milwaukee

    Thomas Vance, Milwaukee

    Nicole Vander Meulen, Dane

    Julia Veenendaal, Ashland

    Valerie Vidal, Milwaukee

    Jane Wagner, Rock

    Wendy Ward, Dane

    Aaron Wegrzyn, Milwaukee

    Matthew Weil, Waukesha

    Daniel Welytok, Milwaukee

    Karin Werner, Milwaukee

    Jacqueline Wilcox, Milwaukee

    Jack Williams, Dane

    Judith Williams-Killackey, Milwaukee

    Emily Wilson, Dane

    Dustin Woehl, Milwaukee

    Dennis Wojahn, Brown

    J Woodford, Dane

    Hillary Wucherer, Milwaukee

    Jennifer Youngblood, Waukesha

    Lilah Zajac, Waukesha

    Jeanne Zamzow, Waushara

    Nicholas Zepnick, Milwaukee

    Lawrence Zieger, Milwaukee

    Lynette Zigman, Milwaukee

    Sarah Zylstra, Dane


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