The Executive Committee exercises all the powers and performs the duties of the Board of Governors between meetings.

However, the Executive Committee may not amend the bylaws, make rules or regulations governing nominations or elections, prescribe regulations for proceedings before grievance committees, or initiate the taking of any referendum or poll of members of the association.

Members of the committee include the president; the president-elect; the immediate past-president; the Board chairperson; one representative each from the Nonresident Lawyers Division, Government Lawyers Division, Young Lawyers Division, and Senior Lawyers Division selected from their Board representatives; and six additional members elected annually by the Board at its final meeting of the fiscal year.

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Chairperson - Atty. Kelli Sue Thompson Atty. Kelli Sue Thompson State Public Defenders Office 315 N Henry St 2nd Fl PO Box 7923 Madison, WI 53707-7923 Phone: (608) 266-5480 Fax: (608) 267-1777 Email: kellithompson111@gmail.com Term: 7/1/2012-6/30/2013 Member - Atty. James M. Brennan Atty. James M. Brennan 76199 Koski Rd Mellen, WI 54546-9106 Phone: Fax: Email: jdjmb@aol.com Term: 7/1/2009-6/30/2013 Member - Atty. Sherry Coley Atty. Sherry Coley Godfrey & Kahn SC 200 S Washington St Ste 100 Green Bay, WI 54301-4298 Phone: (920) 432-9300 Fax: (920) 436-7988 Email: Term: 7/1/2012-6/30/2013 Member - Atty. Susan Lynn Collins Atty. Susan Lynn Collins Associated Banc - Corp 8040 Excelsior Dr Madison, WI 53717 Phone: (608) 259-3663 Fax: Email: susan.collins@associatedbank.com Term: 7/1/2011-6/30/2013 Member - Atty. William T. Curran Atty. William T. Curran Curran, Hollenbeck & Orton SC 111 Oak St PO Box 140 Mauston, WI 53948-0140 Phone: (608) 847-7363 Fax: (608) 847-4155 Email: wcurran@curranlawoffice.com Term: 7/1/2010-6/30/2013 Member - Atty. Patrick J. Fiedler Atty. Patrick J. Fiedler Axley Brynelson LLP 2 E Mifflin St Ste 200 PO Box 1767 Madison, WI 53701-1767 Phone: (608) 283-6753 Fax: (608) 257-5444 Email: pfiedler@axley.com Term: 7/1/2012-6/30/2013 Member - Atty. Margaret Wrenn Hickey Atty. Margaret Wrenn Hickey Becker, Hickey & Poster SC 401 E Kilbourn Ave Ste 403 Milwaukee, WI 53202-3212 Phone: (414) 273-1414 Fax: (414) 273-3223 Email: margaret@beckerhickey.com Term: 7/1/2007-6/30/2013 Member - Atty. Kevin G. Klein Atty. Kevin G. Klein Klein Law Office SC 166 N Lake Ave PO Box 350 Phillips, WI 54555-0350 Phone: (715) 339-2000 Fax: (715) 339-2011 Email: kleinlaw@pctcnet.net Term: 7/1/2010-6/30/2013 Member - Atty. Kevin J. Lyons Atty. Kevin J. Lyons Davis & Kuelthau SC 111 E Kilbourn Ave Ste 1400 Milwaukee, WI 53202-6677 Phone: (414) 225-1402 Fax: (414) 278-3602 Email: klyons@dkattorneys.com Term: 7/1/2012-6/30/2013 Member - Atty. Kelly C. Nickel Atty. Kelly C. Nickel Leece & Phillips Law Offices SC 6 West St PO Box 710 Elkhorn, WI 53121-0710 Phone: (262) 723-7040 Fax: (262) 723-7039 Email: nickel@leeceandphillips.com Term: 2/26/2010-6/30/2013 Member - Atty. Thomas G. Ragatz Atty. Thomas G. Ragatz Foley & Lardner LLP Verex Plaza 150 E Gilman St PO Box 1497 Madison, WI 53701-1497 Phone: (608) 258-4212 Fax: (608) 258-4258 Email: tgragatz@yahoo.com Term: 7/1/2012-6/30/2013 Member - Atty. Melanie J. Rutledge Atty. Melanie J. Rutledge Milwaukee City Attorneys Office 200 E Wells St Rm 800 Milwaukee, WI 53202-3515 Phone: (414) 286-8012 Fax: (414) 286-8550 Email: mrutle@milwaukee.gov Term: 7/1/2011-6/30/2013 Member - Atty. Todd R. Seelman Atty. Todd R. Seelman Lathrop & Gage LLP 950 Seventeenth St Ste 240 Denver, CO 80202-2822 Phone: (720) 931-3200 Fax: (720) 931-3201 Email: tseelman@lathropgage.com Term: 7/1/2012-6/30/2013 Member - Atty. Paul G. Swanson Atty. Paul G. Swanson Steinhilber, Swanson, Mares, Marone & McDermott 107 Church Ave PO Box 617 Oshkosh, WI 54903-0617 Phone: (920) 426-0456 Fax: (920) 426-5530 Email: pswanson@oshkoshlawyers.com Term: 7/1/2012-6/30/2013 Staff Liaison - Mr. George C. Brown Mr. George C. Brown State Bar of Wisconsin 5302 Eastpark Blvd Madison, WI 53718-2101 Phone: (608) 257-3838 Fax: (608) 257-5502 Email: gbrown@wisbar.org Term: 7/1/2012-6/30/2013