Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 31, 2012
CONTACT:
Jeff Brown
(608) 250-6177
jbrown@wisatj.org
Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission Hosts Community Hearing
Eau Claire, WI – On Tuesday, July 31 at 4:00
p.m., the Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission is hosting a
community hearing on the challenges facing low-income residents when
they need legal help.
The Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission was created by the Wisconsin
Supreme Court and the State Bar of Wisconsin to expand access to the
civil justice system for low-income Wisconsin residents. The hearing is
designed to increase awareness and give community members an opportunity
to help identify needs and close what organizers call the “justice
gap.”
Panelists:
Gregg Moore, Commission President and Eau Claire County Board Chair
Duana Bremer, Commission Member and Director at
The Salvation Army
Deputy Chief Judge Molly GaleWyrick
Court of Appeals Judge Gary Sherman
Rep. Kathy Bernier
Rep. Warren Petryk
Sen. Sheila Harsdorf
Sen. Bob Jauch
Mike Waterman, Member of the Board of Governors for the State Bar of
Wisconsin
Linda McIntyre, Executive Director at the Community Foundation of Dunn
County
Robyn Thibado, Social Assets Director for West CAP
Mark Aumann, Aide to U.S. Rep. Ron Kind
When:
July 31, 2012, starting at 4:00 PM
Where:
Eau Claire County Courthouse, County Board Room #2560
721 Oxford Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54703
The Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission was created by an order
of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in response to a petition
filed by the State Bar of Wisconsin. Our mission is to develop and
encourage means of expanding access to the civil justice system for
unrepresented low-income Wisconsin residents. We are governed by a 17
member board appointed by our stakeholders: the Wisconsin Supreme Court,
the Governor, the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Legislature,
Marquette University Law School, the University of Wisconsin Law School
and the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation. Learn more at www.wisatj.org.