For Immediate Release
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CONTACT: Christi Powers
State Bar of Wisconsin
(800) 444-9404, ext. 6025
cpowers@wisbar.org |
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State Bar joins Wisconsin history event
Two students awarded history and law prize
MADISON, May 30, 2003 - The State Bar of Wisconsin
joined the Wisconsin Historical Society earlier this month to recognize
middle school and high school students whose projects highlighted
Wisconsin's legal history at a National History Day event in
Madison.
"Since the State Bar is celebrating its 125th anniversary, it seemed
fitting to join in an event that commemorates Wisconsin history," said
State Bar President Pat Ballman. "As an organization we are particularly
glad to support law-related educational activities that help history
come alive," she said.
On May 3 ceremony at the UW-Madison Memorial Union, Ballman presented
two students the State Bar of Wisconsin Prize for Law and History. Based
on this year's national theme of rights and responsibility, Amber
Morris, a middle school student from West Allis won the junior division
for her project on women's rights. Jessica Porath, a high school student
from Mosinee, took the senior division award for a project chronicling
Lavinia Goodell, the first women admitted to practice before the
Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1879.
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From left to right: Dan Rossmiller, Jessica Porath and Pat
Ballman.
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In a continuing effort to promote Wisconsin's legal history, the
State Bar devoted a portion of its Web site to commemorate its 125th
anniversary. Earlier this month at the State Bar annual convention, a
wall-sized history display was created featuring a visual timeline
detailing key events in Wisconsin's legal history. The State Bar 125th
anniversary is celebrated in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of
the Supreme Court and the 25th anniversary of the Wisconsin Court of
Appeals. For more information visit Celebrating
Wisconsin's rich legal history
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 20,000 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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