For Immediate Release
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CONTACT: Christi Powers
State Bar of Wisconsin
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Racine-area attorney re-elected to State Bar Board of Governors
MADISON, April 25, 2003 - Attorney Robert R.
Goepel was re-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.
"I am honored to be re-elected by the attorneys in my region and look
forward to working with other board members on legal matters affecting
Wisconsin residents," said Goepel, who chaired the State Bar's Board of
Governors during the 1996 term and has periodically served on the
executive committee since 1989.
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.
Goepel is a solo practitioner and a circuit court commissioner who
was president of the State Bar Young Lawyers Division in 1987, and was
also named a Wisconsin delegate to the American Bar Association (ABA)
House of Delegates. He achieved national recognition as an award winner
for the ABA Young Lawyer Recruitment program and has served on various
ABA committees.
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, and assists Wisconsin
lawyers in carrying out initiatives to educate the public about the
legal system.
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