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  • August 07, 2019

    370 Lawyers Donated More than 18,500 Pro Bono Hours in 2018

    Congratulations to the 370 lawyers who are recognized as part of the Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society, which honors lawyers who provide pro bono legal services in excess of 50 hours annually.
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    Aug. 7, 2019 – A commitment to pro bono service is one way that reinforces the role of lawyers as true professionals in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission and the State Bar of Wisconsin Pro Bono Program recognize 370 lawyers as 2018 Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society members.

    The Commission created the honor society to annually recognize Wisconsin lawyers who volunteer a substantial amount of their time to help improve the administration of justice and expand access to justice for low-income Wisconsin residents.

    “These lawyers have helped Wisconsin uphold the promise of equal justice under law. Their service ensures fairness for all in the justice system, regardless of how much money you have. I'm so proud of them for meeting and, in many cases, far exceeding the standard for pro bono service in our profession. They are truly the best among us,” said Jeff Brown, the State Bar’s Pro Bono Program Manager.

    Through SCR 20:6.1, the Wisconsin Supreme Court set a goal of 50 hours of pro bono legal services per year as a way of acknowledging that the legal profession has an important role to play in helping to close the justice gap in Wisconsin.

    Melissa Soberalski of Soberalski Immigration Law LLC in West Allis is one of the 370 lawyers. She does pro bono work with Voces de la Frontera and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. “I do pro bono work because vulnerable people need an advocate,” she said. “I am so grateful for every opportunity I have to help families remain together without fear.”

    50 Hours or More

    To qualify for the honor society, lawyers must have performed at least 50 hours of eligible pro bono legal services during the previous calendar year. Eligible pro bono legal services for this program means the direct provision of legal services without fee or expectation of fee, or at a substantially reduced fee to:

    • persons of limited means;

    • organizations in matters that are designed primarily to address the needs of persons of limited means; or

    • charitable, religious, civic, community governmental and educational organizations to secure or protect civil rights, civil liberties, or public rights so long as a substantial majority of such services benefit persons of limited means or organizations that serve persons of limited means.

    The 370 Lawyers

    Congratulations to these 370 lawyers, listed here with their Wisconsin county or state of residence, recognized as 2018 Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society members:

    • Matthew Ackmann, Waukesha
    • Scott Allen, Milwaukee
    • Victor Allen, Milwaukee
    • Erika Amundson, Eau Claire
    • Christopher Anderle, Dane
    • Lindsey Anderson, Waukesha
    • Kelsey Annen, Dane
    • Alicia Armstrong, Dane
    • Robert Arthur, Milwaukee
    • Deborah Asher, Chippewa
    • Philip Babler, Milwaukee
    • Kristi Baker, Dane
    • Patricia Baker, Portage
    • John Bannen, Milwaukee
    • Crystal Banse, Dane
    • Erin Barbato, Dane
    • David Bartel, Milwaukee
    • Paul Bauer, Milwaukee
    • Erika Baurecht, Milwaukee
    • Candace Berg, Milwaukee
    • Marisa Berlinger, Dane
    • Angela Biese, Marathon
    • Melita Biese, Milwaukee
    • Jennifer Binkley, Dane
    • John Bjork, Dunn
    • Lauren Blumenthal, Milwaukee
    • Kelsey Boehm, Milwaukee
    • Anita Boor, Dane
    • Brian Borkowicz, Washington
    • William Bortz, Waukesha
    • Mary Braza, Milwaukee
    • David Britton, Milwaukee
    • Christy Brooks, Milwaukee
    • Heather Brooks, Milwaukee
    • Ketajh Brown, Milwaukee
    • Peter Bruce, Milwaukee
    • Douglas Buck, Dane
    • Robert Buckett, Washington
    • Michael Burton, Milwaukee
    • Jesse Byam-Katzman, Milwaukee
    • Christopher Cain, Dane
    • Dawn Caldart, Milwaukee
    • Veronica Canton, Milwaukee
    • Carmel Capati, Dane
    • Peter Carman, Outagamie
    • James Cauley, Milwaukee
    • Patricia Cavey, Milwaukee
    • Kristen Chang, Milwaukee
    • Katherine Charlton, Milwaukee
    • Joshua Christianson, Eau Claire
    • Mary Christopher, Milwaukee
    • Abigail Churchill, Dane
    • Nick Cirilli, Oneida
    • Sarra Clarkson, Waukesha
    • Linda Clifford, Dane
    • David Clowers, Door
    • Michael Covey, Dane
    • David Czech, Chippewa
    • Julie Dadoun, Richland
    • Collin Dahl, Door
    • Robin Dalton, Dane
    • Sara Darcy, Michigan
    • Julie Darnieder, Milwaukee
    • Laura Davis, Dane
    • Carmen Decot, Milwaukee
    • Meghan DeMore, Milwaukee
    • Angele Dentice, Milwaukee
    • Joseph Diedrich, Dane
    • Jesse Dill, Milwaukee
    • Robert Duffy, Milwaukee
    • Alexander Dunn, Milwaukee
    • Dillon Durnford, Milwaukee
    • Bryon Eagon, Dane
    • Zachary Eastburn, Milwaukee
    • Brent Eisberner, Dane
    • Erik Eisenmann, Milwaukee
    • Kathleen Eisenmann, Jefferson
    • Melissa El Menaouar, Dane
    • Michelle Erdman, St. Croix
    • Grant Erickson, Door
    • Malinda Eskra, Milwaukee
    • Eileen Evans, Washington
    • Gregory Everts, Dane
    • Alanna Feddick-Goodwin, Wood
    • Emily Feinstein, Dane
    • Steven Fioritto, Michigan
    • Emily Fons, Milwaukee
    • Victor Forberger, Dane
    • David Frank, Milwaukee
    • James Friedman, Milwaukee
    • Melissa Frost, Walworth
    • Kristin Galatowitsch, Green Lake
    • Fred Gants, Dane
    • Dan Gartzke, Dane
    • C Geilfuss, Milwaukee
    • Benjamin Genzer, Milwaukee
    • Jessica Giesen, Dane
    • Sharon Gisselman, Marathon
    • Zachary Glascock, Marathon
    • Barbara Gnat, Milwaukee
    • Mike Godbe, Dane
    • James Goldschmidt, Milwaukee
    • Michael Gonring, Milwaukee
    • Cathy Gorst, Wood
    • James Gramling, Milwaukee
    • Janice Grant, Milwaukee
    • Danielle Grant-Keane, Illinois
    • Robert Gray, Marathon
    • Laura Grebe, Milwaukee
    • Martin Gregorcich, Milwaukee
    • Kevin Grzebielski, Dane
    • Christopher Guthrie, Dane
    • Leslie Gutierrez, Illinois
    • Brandon Gutschow, Milwaukee
    • Nicholas Hahn, Brown
    • Ameera Haider, Dane
    • Patrick Hall, Milwaukee
    • Nathaniel Hammons, Milwaukee
    • Katherine Hanes, Milwaukee
    • William Harbeck, Milwaukee
    • Angela Harden, Milwaukee
    • Joseph Harper, Dane
    • Lauren Harpke, Milwaukee
    • Michael Hatch, Milwaukee
    • Kristine Havlik, Milwaukee
    • Michael Hayes, Illinois
    • Eugenia Hedlund, Marathon
    • Jonathan Heiden, Dane
    • Gregory Heinen, Milwaukee
    • Janet Heins, Waukesha
    • Margaret Heitkamp, Milwaukee
    • Thomas Heneghan, Dane
    • Alex Hewett, Wood
    • Mark Hinkston, Racine
    • Patricia Hintz, Milwaukee
    • Kari Hoel, Chippewa
    • Caroline Hogan, Milwaukee
    • Thomas Hornig, Dane
    • Kai Hovden, Dane
    • William Hughes, Milwaukee
    • Lauren Hurley, Milwaukee
    • Sarah Hyde, Milwaukee
    • Nathan Imfeld, Milwaukee
    • Bradley Jackson, Dane
    • Daniel Jardine, Dane
    • David Jennings, Ozaukee
    • Stephen Johnson, Door
    • Wendy Johnson, Eau Claire
    • Jennifer Johnson, Milwaukee
    • Steven Johnson, Outagamie
    • Geraldine Johnson-Coy, Milwaukee
    • Scott Jurk, Racine
    • Harold Karas, Milwaukee
    • Alyce Katayama, Milwaukee
    • Philomena Kebec, Ashland
    • Bruce Keyes, Milwaukee
    • Joshua Kindkeppel, Dane
    • Peter Kisken, La Crosse
    • Nicholas Kitzman, Milwaukee
    • Vanessa Klemish, Eau Claire
    • Douglas Klingberg, Marathon
    • Lori Kornblum, Ozaukee
    • James Krave, St. Croix
    • Margaret Krei, Milwaukee
    • Charles Kreimendahl, Dane
    • Natalia Kruse, Dane
    • Aaron Krzewinski, Oconto
    • Daniel La Rocque, Dane
    • Callie Lacy, Brown
    • Maura Lamensky, Milwaukee
    • Samantha Langenbach, Oneida
    • John Lazarus, Milwaukee
    • Gordon Leech, Washington
    • Robin Lehninger, Milwaukee
    • Benjamin Levin, Milwaukee
    • Brenda Lewison, Milwaukee
    • Miranda Lezcano, Marathon
    • Autumn Lindquist, St. Croix
    • Max Lindsey, Ashland
    • Shari Locante, Monroe
    • Alexander Lodge, Dane
    • Bryce Loken, Dane
    • Kevin Long, Milwaukee
    • Jack Longert, Dane
    • Maria Lopez, Milwaukee
    • Jennifer Lough, La Crosse
    • Paul Lucey, Milwaukee
    • Mark Lukoff, Racine
    • Holly Lutz, Marathon
    • Matthew Lynch, Dane
    • Kevin Malaney, Milwaukee
    • Kurt Malmquist, Ozaukee
    • Jeffrey Mandell, Dane
    • Jacob Manian, Milwaukee
    • Marsha Mansfield, Dane
    • Margaret Maroney, Dane
    • Rachel Mather, Milwaukee
    • Ellen Matyas, Outagamie
    • Theodore Mazza, Waukesha
    • Melissa McCord, Milwaukee
    • Patrick McDonald, Rock
    • Andrew McDonald, Rock
    • Steven McGaver, Milwaukee
    • Kristin McGaver, Milwaukee
    • Laurie McLeRoy, Milwaukee
    • Andrew Meerkins, Milwaukee
    • James Mentkowski, Milwaukee
    • Chelsey Metcalf, Milwaukee
    • Thomas Meyer, Jefferson
    • Marta Meyers, Dane
    • William Michel, Kenosha
    • Laura Mikeworth, Milwaukee
    • Dennis Milbrath, Ozaukee
    • Jennifer Miller, Dane
    • James Miller, Marathon
    • Jay Miller, Milwaukee
    • Heidi Miller, Milwaukee
    • Linda Mintener, Dane
    • John Mitby, Dane
    • Anne-Louise Mittal, Milwaukee
    • Jerome Mohsen, Milwaukee
    • Linda Monroe, Dane
    • Jason J.J. Moore, Massachusetts
    • Michelle Moran, Milwaukee
    • Mitchell Moser, Milwaukee
    • Thomas Mountin, Milwaukee
    • John Movroydis, Waukesha
    • Ahmad Murrar, Milwaukee
    • Ashley Murray, Milwaukee
    • Kate Murtaugh, Polk
    • R. Timothy Muth, Milwaukee
    • Rodney Neher, Rock
    • Andrew Nelson, Dane
    • Maxfield Neuhaus, Pierce
    • Christopher Nickels, Milwaukee
    • Averi Niemuth, Milwaukee
    • Megan Norris, Kenosha
    • David Northcutt, Dane
    • Terry Nussberger, Rusk
    • Patrick O'Connor, Dane
    • Mary O'Meara, Milwaukee
    • Odalo Ohiku, Milwaukee
    • Christine Olsen, Marathon
    • Jonathan Olson, Brown
    • Michael Palid, Marinette
    • Seep Paliwal, Dane
    • Eric Pangburn, Dane
    • Raj Patel, Milwaukee
    • Timothy Patterson, Milwaukee
    • Jeffry Patzke, Winnebago
    • Rebecca Paul, Portage
    • Mary Payne, Milwaukee
    • Eric Pearson, Milwaukee
    • Kirk Pelikan, Milwaukee
    • Christopher Penza, Dane
    • Katherine Perhach, Milwaukee
    • Margaret Perillo, Milwaukee
    • Michele Perreault, Dane
    • Matthew Peters, Milwaukee
    • Kathryn Pfefferle, Dane
    • Thomas Phillips, Milwaukee
    • Robert Pledl, Milwaukee
    • Joseph Poehlmann, Milwaukee
    • Shari Post, Wood
    • Kimberly Powers, Waukesha
    • Matthew Prior, Dane
    • Patrick Proctor-Brown, Milwaukee
    • Joseph Puchner, Milwaukee
    • Peter Ramirez, Milwaukee
    • Kristina Rasmussen, Dane
    • David Reinecke, Dane
    • John Remington, Milwaukee
    • Daniel Repka, Minnesota
    • Bartholomew Reuter, Waukesha
    • Beth Richlen, Marathon
    • Vanessa Richmond, Dane
    • Sarah Rieger, Milwaukee
    • Francis Rivard, Dunn
    • Donald Robison, Walworth
    • Sara Roemaat, Waukesha
    • Kristin Roeper, Milwaukee
    • Joshua Roling, Milwaukee
    • Travis Romero-Boeck, Milwaukee
    • Joel Rosenthal, Milwaukee
    • Anne Ross, Dane
    • Tyler Roth, Milwaukee
    • Dee Rowe, Grant
    • Patrick Rowe, Price
    • Michael Rust, Winnebago
    • Jeunesse Rutledge, Milwaukee
    • Connor Sabatino, Dane
    • Leila Sahar, Milwaukee
    • Rebecca Salawdeh, Milwaukee
    • Robert Sanders, Milwaukee
    • James Santelle, Waukesha
    • Sarah Sargent, Milwaukee
    • S. Edward Sarskas, Milwaukee
    • Stephen Sawyer, Portage
    • William Sayles, Dane
    • Samantha Schacht, Dane
    • James Schacht, Milwaukee
    • Deborah Scheid, Milwaukee
    • Kristen Scheuerman, Outagamie
    • Jill Schilling, Eau Claire
    • Samuel Schlewitz, Eau Claire
    • Allen Schlinsog, Milwaukee
    • Andrew Schmidt, Marathon
    • Evan Schmit, Milwaukee
    • Patrick Schoen, Milwaukee
    • Kristin Schrank, Waukesha
    • Raymond Schrank, Waukesha
    • Paul Schwartz, Dane
    • Gerald Schwartz, Milwaukee
    • Ethan Schwenker, Dane
    • Rachel Scott, Milwaukee
    • Margaret Serrano, Milwaukee
    • Eric Sheets, Portage
    • Thomas Shriner, Milwaukee
    • Jeffrey Simmons, Dane
    • Ellen Sinclair, Milwaukee
    • Carol Skinner, St. Croix
    • Walter Skipper, Milwaukee
    • Travis Slattery, Portage
    • Jane Smith, Oconto
    • Stephen Smith, Racine
    • Melissa Soberalski, Milwaukee
    • David Sparer, Dane
    • John Starkweather, Dane
    • Emily Stedman, Milwaukee
    • Luke Steffel, Milwaukee
    • Gerald Sternberg, Dane
    • Marjory Stewart, Milwaukee
    • Pamela Stokke-Ceci, Milwaukee
    • Elizabeth Stone, Milwaukee
    • Heather Stutz, Milwaukee
    • H. Taylor, Dane
    • Evan Tenebruso, Dane
    • Mark Treter, Milwaukee
    • Andrew Trevino, Milwaukee
    • John Turlais, Milwaukee
    • Margaret Utterback, Dane
    • Raluca Vais-Ottosen, Dane
    • Lisa Valenti-Jordan, Milwaukee
    • Eric Van Schyndle, Milwaukee
    • Christopher Van Wagner, Dane
    • Hillary Vedvig, Dane
    • Julia Veenendaal, Bayfield
    • Charles Ver Hoeve, Dane
    • James Vitrano, Milwaukee
    • Iana Vladimirova, Dane
    • Tricia Walker, Fond du Lac
    • Nicole Wanlass, Milwaukee
    • Karrie Weaver, St. Croix
    • Aaron Wegrzyn, Milwaukee
    • Matthew Weil, Washington
    • Rachel Weiss, Milwaukee
    • Nick Welle, Milwaukee
    • Travis West, Dane
    • Ronald Westgate, Marathon
    • Ruth Westmont, Dane
    • Chelsea Whitley, Polk
    • Jacqueline Wilcox, Milwaukee
    • A Williams, Brown
    • Katelynn Williams, Dane
    • Emily Wilson, Dane
    • Michael Yang, Dane
    • Lilah Zajac, Waukesha
    • Marisa Zane, Milwaukee
    • Jennifer Zimmermann, Dane
    • Sarah Zylstra, Dane

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