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P.O. Box 7158
Madison, WI 53707-7158
Phone:
(800) 728-7788
(608) 257-3838
Fax:
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8:10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Web site:
www.wisbar.org
5302 Eastpark Blvd.
P.O. Box 7158
Madison, WI 53707-7158
Phone:
(800) 728-7788
(608) 257-3838
Fax:
(608) 257-5502
Hours:
8:10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
M - F
Web site:
www.wisbar.org
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- 2010 State Bar of Wisconsin An...
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Wednesday, May 5 at 9:30am
Nov. 20, 2009 – “Day in and day out, our judges work on the front lines of our judicial system,” says Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. “It’...
Nov. 19, 2009 – Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen finds that municipal courts may not charge a separate fee for each warrant or commitment order issued in a single proceeding. ...
Nov. 18, 2009 – The Wisconsin Court of Appeals rejected due process arguments that the evidentiary rules at a civil commitment hearing should be as restrictive as those of a criminal trial.
Nov. 17, 2009 – To support Wisconsin’s first responders who are prepared to pay the ultimate price in the line of duty, a group of volunteers from several groups and organizations have worked with the State Bar pro bono program to launch the Wisconsin Wills for Heroes program. Th...
Nov. 13, 2009 — Wisconsin ranks third in the nation for its Hmong population, while refugees from Bhutan, Myanmar, and Iraq are recent arrivals. Given this population shift, the legal system has seen a dramatic increase in the need for interpreter services. Learn more in the Nov. ...
Nov. 16, 2009 – Today the Federal Nominating Commission announced its recommendations for the pending vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The opening results from Judge Terence T. Evans’ announcement in July that he will be taking senior status in January 2010.
Nov. 13, 2009 — Wisconsin ranks third in the nation for its Hmong population, while refugees from Bhutan, Myanmar, and Iraq are recent arrivals. Given this population shift, the legal system has seen a dramatic increase in the need for interpreter services. ...
Nov. 12, 2009 – Madison lawyer Jacquelynn Rothstein will begin work on Jan. 4 as the Board of Bar Examiners director. The new director is expected to lead the board through reforms of continuing legal education accreditation and a review of the bar exam.
State Bar of Wisconsin
Hometown and Lawyer Hotlines are a community service and team building opportunity for local bar associations and law firms. Volunteer attorneys gather at a venue to return telephone calls during a prearranged time. The State Bar Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) provides questions submitted by the public ...and a light dinner for the volunteer attorneys. To find out how to organize your own community hotline, visit www.wisbar.org/lris.
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Nov. 11, 2009 – The Wisconsin Legislature concluded its regular fall 2009 floor period on Nov. 6, drawing to a close a highly productive lobbying year for the State Bar of Wisconsin.
Nov. 11, 2009 – Veterans Day is observed across America each year to honor the past service and sacrifices made by the nation’s nearly 25 million military veterans. Bu...
Nov. 6, 2009 – Accomplishing a major public policy goal of the State Bar of Wisconsin, both houses of the Wisconsin Legislature passed the Impartial Justice Bill on Nov. 5, sending the legislation to Governor Doyle, who has said publicly he will sign it into law.
Nov. 10, 2009 – In oral arguments before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, justices probed the extent to which the state’s open records law excludes materials that do not relate to public business.
Nov. 9, 2009 - During a 10th anniversary celebration of the Wisconsin Innocence Project on Oct. 23, Christopher Ochoa spoke of the program's efforts that set him on a journey from a Texas prison cell to Madison where he is now a practicing attorney...
Nov. 9, 2009 - During a 10th anniversary celebration of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, Christopher Ochoa spoke of the program's efforts that set him on a journey from a Texas prison cell to Madison where he is now a practicing attorney. Learn more in the latest issue of WisBar InsideTrack.
