State Bar of Wisconsin

Vol. 23, No. 5, May 2003

State Bar president-elect post goes to Behnke

Michelle A. Behnke, a Madison solo practitioner, won the race for State Bar president-elect. Behnke received 3,350 votes. Her opponent, Earl H. Munson of Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field, Madison, received 2,286 votes. Behnke's term begins July 1 when George Burnett, Green Bay, succeeds Pat Ballman as State Bar president. More

Members save on dues and assessments

Most members will see a savings when they receive their 2004 State Bar dues and supreme court assessments statements, which will be mailed later this month. More

• Attend annual complimentary diversity program in Milwaukee
• Attorneys needed statewide to help "bridge the gap"
• Board sets Keller dues reduction
• CLE seminars focus on commercial real estate law and criminal defense strategies
• Clients appreciate lawyers who offer free pamphlets
• Clients' Security Fund assessment set at $0, committee disburses $11,480
• LRIS urgently needs attorneys in rural counties
• New edition of Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law now available
• State Bar recognizes local bars for public service work
• Who will make medical decisions when clients can't?
• YLD clothing drive continues to be a great success