State Bar of Wisconsin

Highlights

Lawyer-Legislator Q&As
A monthly profile of each of the 19 lawyer-legislators in the Wisconsin Legislature.
Senator Glenn Grothman (Senate District 20) – November 11, 2009
Senator Fred Risser (Senate District 26) – October 14, 2009
Representative Gary Sherman (Assembly District 74) – September 9, 2009
Representative Rich Zipperer (Assembly District 98) – August 12, 2009
Representative Gary Hebl (Assembly District 46) – July 8, 2009
Representative Mark Gundrum (Assembly District 84) – June 10, 2009
Senator Jim Sullivan (Senate District 5) – May 13, 2009
Representative Tony Staskunas (Assembly District 15) – April 8, 2009
Senator Lena Taylor (Senate District 4) – February 11, 2009

April 2009
ABA Day in Washington – State Bar leadership meets with Congressional delegation
Representatives from State Bar leadership recently joined with members from bar associations nationwide during the ABA's annual lobby day in Washington, D.C. State Bar representatives went to Capitol Hill to speak with Wisconsin's Congressional Delegation on legislation that directly impacts the legal profession and the administration of justice. State Bar leadership focused on the following three issues of importance during meetings with each of Wisconsin's 10-member Congressional delegation: 1) Legal Services Corporation Funding; 2) H.R. 1423/S. 825, Legal Services Benefit Act; and 3) Guaranteed Legal Assistance for Low-Income Military Families.

March 2009
State Bar honors Representative Pedro Colón for legislation that protects and improves our justice system

January 2009
State Bar recognizes newspaper and TV news coverage that enhances the public’s understanding of Wisconsin's justice system

October 2008
Public Defenders Deserve Fair Pay

September 2008
A Long Cup of Coffee with SPD Nick Chiarkas

June 2008
State Bar lauds four legislators for their work on behalf of a sound and just state legal system

2007 Legislative Oversight Committee Chairperson John Walsh with Senators John Townsend (R-Fond du Lac) and Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton)

March 2008
Supreme Court candidates Justice Louis Butler and Justice Michael Gableman debate at State Bar Center