February 2005
Bench/Bar Convention offers networking opportunities and member
recognition events
The State Bar Annual Convention and the Annual
Judicial Conference, May 4 - 6 at the Midwest Airlines Center,
Milwaukee, gives Wisconsin lawyers and judges only their fourth time
since 1988 to jointly discuss major issues that confront them in
administering justice and practicing law.
May 4. Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson will join
the Bar in honoring attorneys who were admitted to practice in 1955 at
the Members' Recognition luncheon at 11:30 a.m. President Michelle
Behnke will present the President's Award to recognize people who have
served with distinction during her term. In addition, the Wisconsin Law
Foundation's Goldberg Award and the Leonard L. Loeb Senior Lawyers
Division Award will be presented. This is a ticketed event.
Wednesday evening offers two receptions that are open to all
attendees. Begin with the Bench and Bar reception, 5 - 6:30 p.m., the
perfect opportunity for judges and lawyers to mingle in a relaxed social
setting. The Judge of the Year and Lifetime Jurist awards will be
presented.
Wind down the evening at the Volunteer Lawyers Recognition
Celebration, 6 - 8 p.m. Attorneys who have provided outstanding
volunteer services are honored at this event
May 5. Chief Justice Frank J. Williams of the Rhode
Island Supreme Court will present "Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties:
What We Can Learn from the 16th President," at the Bench and Bar Keynote
Speaker luncheon, 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. This is a ticketed event.
D. Michael Guerin of Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, Milwaukee,
will be sworn in as the 50th State Bar president at 5:15 p.m. All
convention attendees are invited to attend a reception honoring the new
president, to be held immediately after the swearing in.
May 6. Talk about the business of lawyering at the
Law Practice Section's 25th anniversary breakfast symposium, 7:15 - 8:20
a.m. This is a ticketed event.
Tee times begin at 11 a.m. for the annual golf tournament at the
Brown Deer Golf Course, home since 1994 to the PGA Tour's U.S. Bank
Championship (formerly the Greater Milwaukee Open).
For more information:
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