State Bar of Wisconsin

Vol. 28, No. 1, January 2008

Outstaters vie for four of six State Bar offices – Bertz and Knudson face off for president-elect

Tom Bertz, Stevens Point, and Ken Knudson, Superior, have accepted nominations to run for 2008 State Bar president-elect. Nominees for secretary are Mark Pennow, Green Bay and Pamela Veith, Eau Claire, Nominees for Judicial Council are Beth Ermatinger Hanan and Kevin J. Lyons, both of Milwaukee. More

Bar forms citizen judicial campaign watch committee

State Bar President Tom Basting recently announced a bipartisan Wisconsin Judicial Campaign Integrity Committee that will educate voters about the unique role of judges and monitor campaign-related activities of candidates and their supporters. More

• 50-year members honored at Annual Convention
• Board supports pure CLE comity rule, limited licensing for in-house counsel, and conditional bar admission, among other actions
• District governor and division officer candidate deadlines approach
• Effectively diagnose health law issues and stay abreast of information-age challenges facing intellectual property law at State Bar CLE seminars
• New release: Arbitration and Mediation of Business Disputes
• State Bar seeks nominations for Leonard L. Loeb Senior Lawyers Division Award
• Supreme Court rules on State Bar petitions, grants nonresidents "pure" CLE comity, moves on consumer protection