President-elect post goes to Diel, Connolly wins treasurer, La Fleur wins Judicial Council
Diane S. Diel
Gwendolyn G. Connolly
Catherine A. LaFleur
Diane S. Diel, solo practitioner, Diane S. Diel S.C., won the race for State Bar president-elect, defeating William J. Domina, Milwaukee County Corporation Counsel, both of Milwaukee. Diel received 2,480 votes, Domina received 2,388 votes. Diel’s term begins July 1 when Thomas J. Basting Sr., Midwest Mediation LLC, Madison, succeeds Steve Levine, Madison, as State Bar president.
"I am excited and honored to be elected to serve the members of the State Bar of Wisconsin,” says Diel. “I hope to use this opportunity to build consensus and foster professionalism and to make quality legal services available to all Wisconsin residents."
In other State Bar races, Gwendolyn G. Connolly, Milwaukee, was elected State Bar treasurer, defeating Grant E. Birtch, Neenah, 2,364 votes to 2,153 votes. Catherine A. La Fleur, Milwaukee, defeated Beth Ermatinger Hanan, Milwaukee for a seat on the Judicial Council, 2,590 votes to1,930 votes.
Those elected to serve on the State Bar Board of Governors are:
- District 1: Kelly C. Nickel, Thorpe
- District 2: James E. Collis, Margaret W. Hickey, Catherine A. La Fleur, Lynn R. Laufenberg, Kevin J. Lyons, Carmen M. Ortiz-Babilonia, and Nicholas C. Zales, all of Milwaukee
- District 3: Paul G. Swanson, Oshkosh
- District 5: J. David Rice, Sparta
- District 6: C. Michael Hausman, Delafield
- District 7: Thomas W. Bertz, Stevens Point
- District 9: James C. Boll Jr., Micabil (Mike) Diaz-Martinez, and James R. Troupis, all of Madison
- District 11: Howard J. Bichler, Rice Lake
- District 13: Robert J. Asti, Cedarburg
- District 15: Eugene A. Gasiorkiewicz, Racine
Elected to serve as division presidents-elect are:Charles "Mike" Kernats, Madison, Government Lawyers; Steven H. Schuster, Washington, D.C.,Nonresident Lawyers; Margadette Demet, Milwaukee, Senior Lawyers; and Jessica J. King, Oshkosh, Young Lawyers.
All terms begin on July 1.
