Board of Governors

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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.

• Board District Map
• Executive Director's Reports
• Board Group Page (log-in required)

Officers

President

• Atty. Margaret Wrenn Hickey
• Becker, Hickey & Poster SC
• 222 E Erie St Ste 320
• Milwaukee, WI 53202-6000
• Phone: (414) 273-1414
• Fax: (414) 273-3223
• Email: margaret@beckerhickey.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

President-Elect

• Atty. Dean R. Dietrich
• Weld Riley SC
• 500 Third St Ste 800
• PO Box 479
• Wausau, WI 54403-4873
• Phone: (715) 845-8234
• Fax:
• Email: ddietrich@weldriley.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

Secretary

• Atty. Anna Frances Coyer Munoz
• Brookdale Senior Living Inc
• 6737 W Washington St Ste 2300
• Milwaukee, WI 53214-5650
• Phone: (414) 918-5443
• Fax:
• Email: amunoz@brookdale.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2024

Treasurer

• Atty. Elizabeth Reeths
• Klinner Kramer Shull LLP
• 210 McClellan St Ste 400
• PO Box 1386
• Wausau, WI 54402-1386
• Phone: (715) 845-5656 x105
• Fax: (715) 845-5666
• Email: ereeths@klinnerkramershull.com
• Term: 7/1/2021-6/30/2023

Chairperson of the Board

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

Past President

• Atty. Cheryl Furstace Daniels
• State Bar of Wisconsin
• 5302 Eastpark Blvd
• Madison, WI 53718-2101
• Phone: (608) 220-0363
• Fax: (608) 250-6020
• Email: cheryldanielswisbar@gmail.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

District 1 - Jefferson, Kenosha, Walworth

• Atty. Joseph M. Cardamone, III
• Kenosha County Corporation Counsel
• 912 56th St
• Lower Level 13
• Kenosha, WI 53140-3736
• Phone: (262) 925-8024
• Fax: (262) 925-8028
• Email: joseph.cardamone@kenoshacounty.org
• Term: 7/1/2019-6/30/2023

District 2 - Milwaukee

• 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
• Email: rbillings@kmksc.com
• Term: 7/1/2019-6/30/2024

• Atty. Elisabeth T. Bridge
• Amundsen Davis LLC
• 111 E Kilbourn Ste 1400
• Milwaukee, WI 53202-6677
• Phone: (414) 795-6882
• Fax: (414) 847-6155
• Email: ebridge@amundsendavislaw.com
• Term: 7/1/2021-6/30/2023

• 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
• Email: rjb@mtfn.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2024

• Atty. Basil J. Buchko
• Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin Inc
• 6055 N 91st St
• Milwaukee, WI 53225
• Phone: (414) 847-4124
• Fax: (414) 353-5066
• Email: basil.buchko@goodwillsew.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

• Atty. Catarina Anne Colon
• Husch Blackwell LLP
• 511 N Broadway Ste 1100
• Milwaukee, WI 53202-5502
• Phone: (414) 978-5534
• Fax:
• Email: catarina.colon@huschblackwell.com
• Term: 7/1/2021-6/30/2023

• Atty. Jennifer L. Johnson
• Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc
• 633 W Wisconsin Ave
• Ste 2000
• Milwaukee, WI 53203-1918
• Phone: (414) 278-7722
• Fax: (414) 278-7126
• Email: jlj@legalaction.org
• Term: 7/1/2019-6/30/2023

• Atty. Rochelle Johnson-Bent
• Milwaukee Public Schools
• 5225 W Vilet St Rm 160
• Milwaukee, WI 53208-2698
• Phone: (414) 475-8444
• Fax:
• Email: johns204@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
• Term: 7/1/2018-6/30/2023

• Atty. Lisa M. Lawless
• Husch Blackwell LLP
• 511 N Broadway Ste 1100
• Milwaukee, WI 53202-5502
• Phone: (414) 978-5438
• Fax: (414) 223-5000
• Email: lisa.lawless@huschblackwell.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2024

• Atty. Felicia L. Owen
• Ohiku Law Office
• 1037 W McKinley Ave Ste 300
• Milwaukee, WI 53205-2530
• Phone: (414) 287-0088
• Fax: (414) 271-6310
• Email: felicia.owen@ohiku.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2024

• Atty. Thomas J. Pienkos
• Amundsen Davis LLC
• 111 E Kilbourn Ste 1400
• Milwaukee, WI 53202-6677
• Phone: (414) 847-6172
• Fax:
• Email: tpienkos@smithamundsen.com
• Term: 7/1/2021-6/30/2023

• Atty. Mary L. Schanning
• Milwaukee World Festival Inc
• 639 E Summerfest Pl
• Milwaukee, WI 53202-6216
• Phone: (414) 270-6521
• Fax:
• Email: mschanning@summerfest.com
• Term: 7/1/2021-6/30/2023

• Atty. Nicholas C. Zales
• Zales Law Office
• 9012 W Holt Ave
• Milwaukee, WI 53227-4426
• Phone: (414) 224-8411
• Fax:
• Email: zales1958@yahoo.com
• Term: 7/1/2020-6/30/2024

District 3 - Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Winnebago

• Atty. Renee Ann Read
• Remley Law SC
• Two Neenah Center Ste 100
• Neenah, WI 54956-3050
• Phone: (920) 725-2601
• Fax: (920) 725-5814
• Email: rread@remleylaw.com
• Term: 7/1/2019-6/30/2023

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

• Atty. Julie F. Stodolka
• Julie Furman Stodolka, Attorney
• W4390 N County Rd A
• Plymouth, WI 53073-4835
• Phone: (920) 838-3520
• Fax:
• Email: jefstodolka@gmail.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2024

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

• Atty. Micabil Diaz Martinez
• Trempealeau County District Attorneys Office
• 36245 Main St
• PO Box 67
• Whitehall, WI 54773-0067
• Phone: (715) 538-2311
• Fax: (715) 538-4924
• Email: mike.diaz@da.wi.gov
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

District 6 - Waukesha

• Atty. Alexandra Kathleen Evans
• Hippenmeyer, Reilly, Blum, Schmitzer, Fabian & English SC
• 720 Clinton St
• PO Box 766
• Waukesha, WI 53187-0766
• Phone: (262) 549-8181
• Fax: (262) 549-8191
• Email: aevans@hrblawfirm.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2024

• Atty. Latrice M. Knighton
• Sterling Law Offices SC
• N56W13405 Silver Spring Dr
• Menomonee Falls, WI 53051-6149
• Phone: (262) 422-7200
• Fax:
• Email: knighton@pivotaldivorce.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

• Atty. AnnMarie M. Sylla
• Schott, Bublitz & Engel SC
• 640 W Moreland Blvd
• Waukesha, WI 53188-2433
• Phone: (262) 827-1700
• Fax: (262) 827-1701
• Email: asylla@sbe-law.com
• Term: 7/1/2020-6/30/2024

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

• Atty. Stephen Walter Sawyer
• Sawyer Law LLC
• 1547 Strongs Ave Ste A
• PO Box 940
• Stevens Point, WI 54481-0940
• Phone: (715) 340-7429
• Fax:
• Email: stephen.sawyer.law@gmail.com
• Term: 7/1/2021-6/30/2023

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

• Atty. Gregory James Banchy
• Banchy Law Center LLC
• 4410 Golf Ter Ste 145
• Eau Claire, WI 54701-8598
• Phone: (715) 839-7526
• Fax: (715) 514-4192
• Email: greg@banchylaw.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2024

District 9 - Dane

• Atty. Elizabeth A. Fernandez
• Wisconsin Education Association Council -Legal Department
• 33 Nob Hill Rd
• PO Box 8003
• Madison, WI 53708-8003
• Phone: (608) 276-7711
• Fax: (608) 298-2326
• Email: fernandeze@weac.org
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2024

• Atty. Marisol González Castillo
• Hawks Quindel SC
• 409 E Main St
• PO Box 2155
• Madison, WI 53701-2155
• Phone: (608) 257-0040
• Fax: (608) 256-0236
• Email: mgonzalezcastillo@hq-law.com
• Term: 7/1/2021-6/30/2023

• Atty. Alison E. Helland
• Madison Community Foundation
• 111 N Fairchild St Ste 260
• Madison, WI 53703-2830
• Phone: (608) 446-5937
• Fax: (608) 232-1772
• Email: ahelland@madisongives.org
• Term: 7/1/2021-6/30/2023

• Atty. Kai Hovden
• DeWitt LLP
• 2 E Mifflin St Ste 600
• Madison, WI 53703-2865
• Phone: (608) 252-9391
• Fax: (608) 252-9243
• Email: ckh@dewittllp.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2024

• Atty. Corey Gayle Lorenz
• Habush Habush & Rottier SC
• 150 E Gilman St # 2000
• Madison, WI 53703-1481
• Phone: (608) 255-6663
• Fax: (608) 255-0745
• Email: clorenz@habush.com
• Term: 7/1/2019-6/30/2023

• 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
• Email: mitch@wisc.edu
• Term: 7/1/2020-6/30/2024

• Atty. Michael Seung-Hyock Yang
• MY Law Office LLC
• 2564 Branch St B14
• Middleton, WI 53562-2851
• Phone: (608) 556-7747
• Fax: (608) 841-1130
• Email: michael@my-law-office.com
• Term: 2/24/2023-6/30/2024

District 11 - Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas, Iron, Lincoln, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn

• Atty. Johanna R. Kirk
• Kirk Law Office LLC
• 1323 Broadway St Ste B200
• Superior, WI 54880-1768
• Phone: (715) 718-2424
• Fax:
• Email: jrk@kirklawsuperior.com
• Term: 7/1/2019-6/30/2023

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

• Atty. Shanna Marie Sanders
• State Public Defenders Office
• 101 E Milwaukee St Ste 503
• Janesville, WI 53545-3004
• Phone: (608) 758-6170
• Fax: (608) 758-6182
• Email: knueppels@opd.wi.gov
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2024

District 13 - Dodge, Ozaukee, Washington

• Atty. Robert G. Barrington
• N7670 Indian Hills Trl
• Beaver Dam, WI 53916-9314
• Phone:
• Fax:
• Email: barrington.bob@gmail.com
• Term: 6/20/2018-6/30/2023

District 14 - Brown

• Atty. Rachel Eve Maes
• City of Green Bay
• 100 N Jefferson St # 200
• Green Bay, WI 54301-5026
• Phone: (920) 448-3028
• Fax: (920) 448-3081
• Email: rmaes3@uwalumni.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2024

District 15 - Racine

• Atty. Brian P. Dimmer
• Racine Defense
• 308 Sixth St
• Racine, WI 53403-1216
• Phone: (262) 977-7720
• Fax:
• Email: bpd@racinedefense.com
• Term: 7/1/2019-6/30/2023

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

• Atty. Lawrence J. Wiesneske
• O'Melia, Schiek & McEldowney SC
• 4 S Stevens St
• Rhinelander, WI 54501-3431
• Phone: (715) 369-2456
• Fax: (715) 369-1126
• Email: larry@omelialaw.com
• Term: 7/1/2020-6/30/2024

Divisions

NRLD Representative

• Atty. Kathryn M. Bullon
• Deerhaven Consulting Services
• 2133 Kimball Rd
• Sombra N0P2H0, ON
• Phone: (519) 312-1391
• Fax: (519) 864-1885
• Email: kmbullon@gmail.com
• Term: 7/1/2017-6/30/2024

NRLD Representative

• 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
• Email:
• Term: 7/1/2017-6/30/2023

NRLD Representative

• Atty. Daneka Brittany Hill
• Ameriprise Financial
• 50601 Ameriprise Financial Center
• H27/5227
• Minneapolis, MN 55474-0506
• Phone: (612) 671-2156
• Fax: (617) 671-4250
• Email: daneka.hill@gmail.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

SLD Representative

• 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
• Email: jmacy@ammr.net
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

GLD Representative

• Atty. Lisa M. Marmet
• Division of Hearings & Appeals
• 819 North 6th St Room 382
• Milwaukee, WI 53203-1606
• Phone: (414) 227-4442
• Fax: (414) 227-3818
• Email: lisa.marmet@wisconsin.gov
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

NRLD Representative

• Atty. Kene O. Okocha
• US Attorneys Office
• 555 Fourth St NW
• Washington, DC 20001-2733
• Phone: (202) 252-6604
• Fax:
• Email: kookocha@gmail.com
• Term: 7/1/2021-6/30/2024

YLD Representative

• Atty. Ohioma Emil Ovbiagele
• OVB Law & Consulting SC
• 839 N Jefferson St Ste 502
• Milwaukee, WI 53202-3759
• Phone: (414) 585-0588
• Fax: (414) 255-3031
• Email: emil@ovblaw.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

NRLD Representative

• Atty. Melodie Wiseman
• K12 Inc
• 2300 Corporate Park Dr
• Herndon, VA 20171-4838
• Phone: (703) 436-3072
• Fax:
• Email: melodiewiseman@gmail.com
• Term: 7/1/2021-6/30/2023

Building Bridges Members

Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association Liaison

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

Native American Liaison

• Atty. Martina Rae Gast
• Pipestone Law LLC
• PO Box 71
• Lake Mills, WI 53551-0071
• Phone:
• Fax:
• Email: martina@pipestonelaw.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

LGBT Bar Association of Wisconsin Liaison

• Atty. Robert Bebb Held Vander Wyst
• Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc
• 245 Main St Ste 202
• Racine, WI 53403-1034
• Phone: (262) 635-8836
• Fax: (262) 635-8838
• Email: rbh@legalaction.org
• Term: 7/1/2020-6/30/2023

Wisconsn Association of African-American Lawyers Liaison

• Atty. Brittani M. Miller
• Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
• 790 N Water St Ste 2500
• Milwaukee, WI 53202-3783
• Phone: (414) 270-2739
• Fax: (262) 956-6565
• Email: millerbrittani1@gmail.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

Section Leaders Council Liaison

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

Wisconsin Asian American Bar Association Liaison

• Atty. Tatiana Tamae Soares Shirasaki
• Dodge County Corporation Counsel
• 127 E Oak St
• Juneau, WI 53039-1329
• Phone: (920) 386-3590
• Fax: (920) 386-3596
• Email: tshirasaki@co.dodge.wi.us
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

Supreme Court Appointee

Nonlawyer Member

• Ms. Diane Ballweg
• 350 S Hamilton St # 701
• Madison, WI 53703
• Phone: (608) 235-2010
• Fax:
• Email: dkball701@aol.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2024

Nonlawyer Member

• Ms. Christine Procknow
• Columbia Correctional Institution
• PO Box 950
• Portage, WI 53901-0950
• Phone: (608) 742-9100 x9309
• Fax: (608) 742-9126
• Email: christine.procknow@wi.gov
• Term: 7/1/2020-6/30/2024

Nonlawyer Member

• Mr. Patrick Puyleart
• 222801 Strawflower Cir
• Wausau, WI 54401-4728
• Phone: (715) 571-6177
• Fax:
• Email: pat.puyleart@gmail.com
• Term: 7/1/2019-6/30/2024

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