CONTACT: Teresa Weidemann-Smith
State Bar of Wisconsin
(800) 444-9404, ext. 6025
twsmith@wisbar.org
Stevens Point attorney elected to State Bar Board of Governors
MADISON, April 27, 2005 – Attorney
Thomas W. Bertz has been elected to a two-year term on
the State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors, the body responsible for
managing and directing the affairs and activities of the statewide
association.
As created by Supreme Court Rule, the State Bar is governed by a
48-member Board of Governors consisting of six officers, 34 members
elected by State Bar members from the association's 16 districts, five
elected by divisions of the State Bar, and three non-lawyers appointed
by the Supreme Court. As policy makers, the Board of Governors and
officers influence the future of the legal profession and the delivery
of legal services in Wisconsin. Bertz was elected by his peers to
represent District 7 which covers Wood, Portage, Waupaca, Juneau, Adams,
Waushara, Marquette, Sauk and Columbia Counties. His term begins
July 1, 2005.
A graduate of Marquette University Law School, Bertz has been in
practice in the Stevens Point area with the Anderson, O'Brien, Bertz,
Skrenes and Golla law firm since 1973. He is a past president of
the Portage County Bar Association and the Western District of Wisconsin
Bar Association. He is a member of the American Bar Association
and the State Bar of Wisconsin's Litigation Section. Bertz now
serves on the Board of Directors for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens
Point Board of Visitors and as Chairperson of the Stevens Point
Rotary/Community Foundation, Scholarship Committee.
For more information visit www.wisbar.org or contact Attorney Tom
Bertz at (715) 344-0890 or via email at twb@andlaw.com.
The State Bar of Wisconsin is the mandatory professional
association, created by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, for attorneys who
hold a Wisconsin law license. With more than 21,000 members, the State
Bar aids the courts in improving the administration of justice, provides
continuing legal education for its members to help them maintain their
expertise, and assists Wisconsin lawyers in carrying out community
service initiatives to educate the public about the legal system and the
value of lawyers.
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