Stevens Point attorney elected to State Bar Board of Governors

MADISON, April 27, 2005 – Attorney Thomas W. Bertz has been elected to a two-year term on the State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors, the body responsible for managing and directing the affairs and activities of the statewide association.

As created by Supreme Court Rule, the State Bar is governed by a 48-member Board of Governors consisting of six officers, 34 members elected by State Bar members from the association's 16 districts, five elected by divisions of the State Bar, and three non-lawyers appointed by the Supreme Court. As policy makers, the Board of Governors and officers influence the future of the legal profession and the delivery of legal services in Wisconsin.  Bertz was elected by his peers to represent District 7 which covers Wood, Portage, Waupaca, Juneau, Adams, Waushara, Marquette, Sauk and Columbia Counties.  His term begins July 1, 2005.

A graduate of Marquette University Law School, Bertz has been in practice in the Stevens Point area with the Anderson, O'Brien, Bertz, Skrenes and Golla law firm since 1973.  He is a past president of the Portage County Bar Association and the Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association.  He is a member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Wisconsin's Litigation Section.  Bertz now serves on the Board of Directors for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Board of Visitors and as Chairperson of the Stevens Point Rotary/Community Foundation, Scholarship Committee.

For more information visit www.wisbar.org or contact Attorney Tom Bertz at (715) 344-0890 or via email at twb@andlaw.com.

The State Bar of Wisconsin is the mandatory professional association, created by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, for attorneys who hold a Wisconsin law license. With more than 21,000 members, the State Bar aids the courts in improving the administration of justice, provides continuing legal education for its members to help them maintain their expertise, and assists Wisconsin lawyers in carrying out community service initiatives to educate the public about the legal system and the value of lawyers.

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