State Bar of Wisconsin sued over diversity program in new federal lawsuit (UPDATE)
Plaintiffs also take issue with State Bar of Wisconsin mandatory membership.
Wis. Attorney General Kaul: State Bar has good process in place when lawyers face criminal charges
The State Bar of Wisconsin doesn't "want to generally move forward with administrative proceedings while criminal proceedings are pending," Kaul said.
Citing Wisconsin case, SCOTUS declines challenge against Mich. State Bar
After a Michigan lawyer failed in her challenge to the requirement that she join the State Bar of Michigan and pay dues supporting advocacy activities with which she disagreed, she vowed to appeal to the highest court in the land.
Hickey to serve as State Bar president-elect
Milwaukee lawyer Margaret Wrenn Hickey will serve as the State Bar of Wisconsin's next president-elect.
Briggs committed to increasing diversity of Wisconsin’s legal profession
Dr. Jeneise Briggs, the State Bar of Wisconsin’s diversity and inclusion specialist, is passionate about doing the work to make the legal community more welcoming for all.
State Bar launches Pro Bono Opportunity Portal
The State Bar of Wisconsin launched a new Pro Bono Opportunity Portal to help connect low-income Wisconsinites with free legal help.
Supreme Court holds public hearings for client protection fund fee increase, judicial code updates
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering petitions to increase to the annual assessment for the Wisconsin Lawyer's Fund for Client Protection and update the state's Code of Judicial Conduct.
2020 law school graduates, students cope with unprecedented pandemic fallout
For some of the newest lawyers in Wisconsin, graduation didn’t come with the pomp and circumstance one might expect.
Quarles & Brady’s Greane elected to Public Utilities board of State Bar
Quarles & Brady's Rikaela Greane, an associate in the firm’s Madison office, has been elected to the Public Utilities Section Board of the Wisconsin State Bar.
Lawyers mount challenge to Wisconsin’s mandatory bar dues
The same week that the Wisconsin State Bar’s Board of Governors approved a $2 increase in mandatory bar dues, two attorneys filed a lawsuit against the bar challenging the constitutionality of those same dues.
Diversity program to feature Baird Funds president, Foley managing partner
The State Bar of Wisconsin is hosting an annual diversity program focused on gender diversity in the workplace.
Proposal would allow electronic voting in State Bar elections
Wisconsin’s mandatory bar association recently filed a rule-change proposal that would allow its members to vote electronically in elections.
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