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    May 03, 2005

    State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention Welcomes 1,000 Wisconsin attorneys in Milwaukee this week

    For Immediate Release

    CONTACT: Teresa Weidemann-Smith
    State Bar of Wisconsin
    (800) 444-9404, ext. 6025
    twsmith@wisbar.org

    State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention Welcomes 1,000 Wisconsin attorneys in Milwaukee this week

    MILWAUKEE, May 3, 2005 – More than 1,000 attorneys are expected to gather in Milwaukee this week at the 2005 State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention and Annual Judicial Conference which features Bench and Bar Seminars. This combined event marks the fourth time since 1988 that Wisconsin lawyers and judges have gathered to discuss major legal issues. The three-day event features such topics as building for success, terrorism and its affect on civil liberties, the rights of military personnel and public privacy rights and will be held May 4-6 at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee.

    Convention highlights include:

    Legal Expo 2005: noon to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and
    8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Friday at the Midwest Airlines Center Foyer – offers more than 30 vendors and businesses that support the legal community.

    Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Programs: 1 p.m. to 4:35 p.m. on Wednesday; 9:50 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to noon on Friday at the Midwest Airlines Center – provides educational opportunities for attorneys to complete continuing legal education credit requirements.

    Wednesday, May 5

    50 Year Members Recognition Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Midwest Airlines Center Ballroom D Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson will address 117 attorneys who were admitted to practice in 1955. State Bar President Michelle Behnke will honor those attorneys who have served with distinction during her term with the President's Award and the recipients of the Wisconsin Law Foundation's Goldberg Award and Leonard L. Loeb Senior Lawyers Division Award will be presented.

    Joint Bench Bar Reception: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Hilton Hotel Monarch Ballroom, Upper Lobby – Supreme Court Justice Jon Wilcox and Attorney Ronald Stadler will present the Judge of the Year Award to Hon. Mark S. Gempeler and Hon. David A. Hansher and Hon. Elsa Lamelas will present the Lifetime Jurist Achievement Award to Judge Lee Wells.

    Volunteer Lawyers Recognition Celebration: from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Hilton Regency Ballroom – A State Bar annual program recognizing lawyers, law students and law firms who improve the legal system's accessibility through community outreach, pro bono legal services, and law-related education.

    Thursday, May 6

    Bench and Bar CLE Programs: from 8:30 to 5:00 pm at the Midwest Airlines Center – specialized seminars feature lawyers and judges exploring how the judiciary can better understand practicing lawyers' issues. Topics include: what is justice in our society, how does limited representation serve the client?, pro se and how it impacts the legal system, the right to and availability of counsel and the unauthorized practice of law.

    Keynote luncheon speaker: Rhode Island Chief Justice Frank J. Williams: from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Midwest Airlines Center Ballroom D – Chief Justice Williams will present, "Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties: What we can learn from the 16th President." He will outline how leaders throughout history have been presented with tumultuous situations that threaten the security of the nation and the civil liberties we treasure.

    Presidential Swearing-in Ceremony: from 5:15 to 6:00 p.m. at the Hilton Crystal Ballroom/Ballroom Foyer – President-elect D. Michael Guerin of Milwaukee will be sworn in as the 50th president of the State Bar of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson will address the guests and administer the oath of office.

    Friday, May 7

    Law Practice Symposium Breakfast: 7:15 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. at the Midwest Airlines Center Room 101CD – for the 25th consecutive convention, the State Bar Law Practice Section will host a breakfast symposium for attorneys to share best practices, successes and challenges in managing a law practice.

    The media is invited to attend.

    The State Bar of Wisconsin is the mandatory professional association, created by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, for attorneys who hold a law license in Wisconsin. 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, and assists Wisconsin lawyers in carrying out initiatives to educate the public about the legal system. For more information, visit www.wisbar.org.

    Wisconsin Lawyers. Expert Advisers. Serving You.


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