Local Attorney Elected to American Bar Foundation

MADISON, August 29, 2005 - Attorney John P. Macy, of the law firm of Arenz, Molter, Macy & Riffle, S.C. in Waukesha and a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, has been elected Fellow in the American Bar Foundation. Attorney Macy received his bachelor's degree in English and Political Science cum laude from Carroll College in 1977 and graduated in 1980 from the Marquette University Law School.

The American Bar Foundation is the preeminent research center for the empirical study of law, legal institutions, and legal processes in society. The Fellows is an honorary organization of practicing attorneys, judges and law teachers whose professional, public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession. Established in 1955, the organization of The Fellows encourages and supports the research program of the American Bar Foundation.

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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