For Immediate Release
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CONTACT: Christi Powers
State Bar of Wisconsin
(800) 444-9404, ext. 6025
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Lawyers brush up on professionalism
Supreme Court justice among panelists at State Bar-sponsored
seminar
MADISON, November 4, 2003 - The State Bar of
Wisconsin will host a half-day seminar in Madison on Friday, November 7,
on professional responsibility issues affecting Wisconsin lawyers. Among
the featured presenters, Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley will
focus on the role that appellate courts play in developing lawyer
professionalism.
As part of the State Bar's ongoing continuing legal education
program, the "Attorney Professionalism - Pious Platitude or Practical
Aspiration" seminar is a chance to rekindle the spirit of public service
while learning more conduct rules affecting the legal profession. Held
at the State Bar center, 5302 Eastpark Boulevard, the seminar is
eligible for up to four continuing legal education credits including two
ethics credits.
"The seminar was developed to increase understanding of the
historical ideals of the legal profession, including the relationship
between those ideals and the Rules of Professional Conduct, while also
offering practical views on the responsibility lawyers have to their
clients," said Attorney Bruce F. Ehlke, chair of the State Bar's
professionalism committee. "We have high-caliber presenters covering a
gamut of topics," he said.
Other seminar presenters include Dean Joseph D. Kearney, Marquette
University Law School plus Attorneys Ralph Cagle (Hurley, Burish &
Milliken SC), Kent Carnell (Lawton & Cates SC), G. Lane Ware (Ruder,
Ware & Michler LLSC) and Janice Bensky (Stafford Rosenbaum LLP).
Sponsored by the State Bar of Wisconsin's CLE Seminars department,
this program is one of more than 50 annual programs offered statewide.
To learn more, visit the CLE Seminar
calendar or call (800)444-9404.
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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