Lawyers who epitomize community service wanted for pilot TV
spots
Nominations due Jan. 26
December 3, 2003
As part of its long-term effort to educate the public about the value
lawyers bring to their clients and their communities, the State Bar is
developing 30-second television spots highlighting lawyers who have
demonstrated exemplary commitment to community or pro bono service.
"This pilot project that will air on WISC-TV3 of Madison and UPN-14
of Janesville reaching 23 Wisconsin counties, April through June 2004,
featuring three individual lawyers or groups of lawyers who have had
significant positive impact on an individual, group, or community
through community service or pro bono activities," says Madison area
attorney Kevin Palmersheim, Public Image Committee chair. "If this pilot
is successful, we hope to air similar spots in other parts of the
state."
The State Bar seeks nominations of lawyers or groups of lawyers to
feature in three 30-second vignettes, which will incorporate key
qualities that the public values most about lawyers - problem solving,
expert advice, and community involvement. The TV spots are not intended
to be a commercial for a lawyer's practice, nor is the State Bar seeking
examples of the routine delivery of quality legal services.
Eligibility. To be considered, nominees must be
State Bar of Wisconsin members in good standing and have engaged in
extraordinary community or pro bono service activities that have had a
significant, positive impact on an individual, group, or community.
Nominees must practice or reside in one of the following 23 counties
that comprise the WISC-TV3 and UPN-14 viewing areas: Adams, Columbia,
Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa,
Jefferson, Juneau, Lafayette, Marquette, Monroe, Richland, Rock, Sauk,
Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, and Waushara.
