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Board of Governors

The Board of Governors manages and directs the affairs and activities of the State Bar of Wisconsin. The board includes: the association's five officers, the immediate past president (all of whom are ex officio members-at-large of the board), 35 members elected from the State Bar districts, one member selected by the Young Lawyers Division, one member selected by the Government Lawyers Division, one member selected by the Senior Lawyers Division, five members selected by the Nonresident Lawyers Division, and three nonlawyers appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Twelve of the members are elected from District 2 (Milwaukee County), seven members from District 9 (Dane County), three members from District 6 (Waukesha County), and one from all other districts. The term of office is two years, commencing on July 1 following the spring election.


Officers

President

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President-Elect

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Secretary

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Treasurer

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Chairperson of the Board

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  • Atty. Kristen D. Hardy
  • Northwestern Mutual
  • 720 E Wisconsin Ave
  • Milwaukee, WI 53202-4703
  • Phone: (414) 665-8966
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  • Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

Past President

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District 1 - Jefferson, Kenosha, Walworth

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District 2 - Milwaukee

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  • Atty. Ryan M. Billings
  • Kohner, Mann & Kailas SC
  • 4650 N Port Washington
  • Washington Bldg 2nd FL
  • Milwaukee, WI 53212-1991
  • Phone: (414) 962-5110
  • Fax: (414) 962-8725
  • Term: 7/1/2019-6/30/2024
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  • Atty. Randal J. Brotherhood
  • Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols SC
  • 111 E Kilbourn Ave 19th FL
  • Milwaukee, WI 53202-6679
  • Phone: (414) 273-1300
  • Fax: (414) 273-5840
  • Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2024
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District 3 - Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Winnebago

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District 4 - Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan

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District 5 - Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Richland, Trempealeau, Vernon

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District 6 - Waukesha

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District 7 - Adams, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, Portage, Sauk, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood

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District 8 - Dunn, Eau Claire, Pierce, Polk, Saint Croix

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District 9 - Dane

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  • Atty. Kai Hovden
  • DeWitt LLP
  • 2 E Mifflin St Ste 600
  • Madison, WI 53703-2865
  • Phone: (608) 252-9391
  • Fax: (608) 252-9243
  • Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2024
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  • Atty. . Mitch
  • University of Wisconsin Law School
  • Neighborhood Law Clinic
  • 975 Bascom Mall # 1348
  • Madison, WI 53706-1399
  • Phone: (608) 265-2441
  • Fax: (608) 265-3732
  • Term: 7/1/2020-6/30/2024
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District 11 - Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas, Iron, Lincoln, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn

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District 12 - Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock

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District 13 - Dodge, Ozaukee, Washington

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District 14 - Brown

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District 15 - Racine

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District 16 - Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marathon, Oneida, Vilas

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Divisions

NRLD Representative

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NRLD Representative

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  • Atty. Erik R. Guenther
  • DHS/FEMA
  • 4500 Sunny Isle Shopping Center
  • Ste 37-38
  • Christiansted, VI 00820
  • Phone: (202) 568-3034
  • Fax: (202) 662-6291
  • Term: 7/1/2017-6/30/2023

NRLD Representative

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SLD Representative

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  • Atty. John P. Macy
  • Municipal Law & Litigation Group SC
  • 730 N Grand Ave
  • Waukesha, WI 53186-4821
  • Phone: (262) 548-1340
  • Fax: (262) 548-9211
  • Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

GLD Representative

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NRLD Representative

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YLD Representative

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NRLD Representative

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Building Bridges Members

Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association Liaison

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  • Atty. Auriel Ackerman
  • Husch Blackwell LLP
  • 511 N Broadway Ste 1100
  • Milwaukee, WI 53202-5502
  • Phone: (414) 978-5650
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  • Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

Native American Liaison

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LGBT Bar Association of Wisconsin Liaison

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Wisconsn Association of African-American Lawyers Liaison

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Section Leaders Council Liaison

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  • Mr. Dennis Puzz
  • Stockbridge Munsee Community
  • N8476 Moh He Con Nuck Rd
  • PO Box 70
  • Bowler, WI 54416-0070
  • Phone: (715) 793-4367
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  • Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2024

Wisconsin Asian American Bar Association Liaison

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Supreme Court Appointee

Nonlawyer Member

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Nonlawyer Member

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Nonlawyer Member

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