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State Bar announces candidates for 2004 elections
D. Michael Guerin and Thomas
L. Shriner Jr., both of Milwaukee, have
accepted nominations
to run for 2004 State Bar president-elect. Guerin, with Gimbel, Reilly,
Guerin & Brown, and Shriner, with Foley & Lardner, were selected
by the State Bar Nominating Committee, which is chaired by State Bar
President-elect
Michelle Behnke.
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D. Michael Guerin
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Thomas L. Shriner, Jr.
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Nominees for
secretary are William C. Hess, Wausau, and
Gretchen G. Viney,
Baraboo. Nominees for Judicial Council are Beth Ermatinger
Hanan,
Milwaukee, and Thomas D. Zilavy, Madison.
"I am proud to
be a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and honored to be a candidate
for president-elect," says Guerin. "Lawyers are honorable, dedicated
professionals
who strive to provide quality legal services, regardless of whether
their
clients are governmental agencies, Fortune 500 companies, or private
citizens.
I believe the State Bar must be relevant to all members. The State Bar
president must guide Bar leadership to identify the core issues
important
to all lawyers and lead the effort to direct the Bar's activities
toward
those issues. Then, by working together, Bar members can improve our
practices,
our communities, and our lives. Our actions, not merely our words,
enhance
the image of our profession."
"I am grateful
for the opportunity to run for State Bar president-elect," says
Shriner.
"The Bar regularly confronts issues that really ask, 'What do we
lawyers
want the State Bar to be and do for us?' The answer to this question
should
drive resolution of issues ranging from policy advocacy activities to
governance structures to the appropriate level of dues. I approach this
question with a good understanding, from experience, of what the Bar
is, not a ready answer of what it should be. I would welcome the chance
to
lead a dialogue by which we lawyers could explore and answer this
question
for ourselves."
The president-elect
serves a one-year term before becoming president. The secretary serves
two years, and the Judicial Council representative serves three years.
Members interested in running for one of these offices can run by
filing
a petition signed by 100 active Bar members. Petitions must be filed at
the State Bar by Feb. 2.
Board of Governors.
Districts 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, and 16 elect governors in
2004.
District 2 elects six governors; District 9 elects three governors, and
all other districts elect one governor. Governors serve two-year terms.
(See district
map.) To be considered
for a seat on the Board of Governors, a member must submit a petition
signed by 10 active members in his or her district by March 1.
For more information
or to receive a State Bar officer or Board of Governors petition,
contact
at (800) 444-9404, ext. 6106, (608) 250-6106. Send petitions to the
State
Bar in care of Marks.
Divisions.
The State Bar's Government Lawyers (GLD), Nonresident Lawyers (NRLD),
Senior Lawyers (SLD), and Young Lawyers (YLD) divisions are selecting
candidates to run in their 2004 elections.
GLD
members will choose three division directors to serve two-year terms.
Interested GLD members are invited to write to the GLD Nominating
Committee
in care of the State Bar by Feb. 2.
NRLD
members will choose a president-elect for a one-year term and five
directors
to serve two-year terms. Only active and emeritus-status NRLD members
can run for these positions. Interested NRLD members should send their
resumes and letters of interest to the NRLD Nominating Committee Chair
in care of the State Bar by Jan. 15.
SLD
members will choose a president-elect for a one-year term, a treasurer
for a two-year term, and three directors to serve two-year terms.
Interested
SLD members should send their resumes and letters of interest to the
SLD
Nominating Committee in care of the State Bar by Jan. 15.
YLD
members will choose a president-elect for a one-year term. Interested
YLD members are invited to write to the YLD Nominating Committee Chair
in care of the State Bar by Feb. 2. YLD directors and other officers
will
be elected during the annual meeting in May, by nomination from the
floor.
Elections
take place in April. Election ballots will be mailed no later
than
April 9 and must be returned by April 23. All terms begin on July 1,
2004.
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