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Feb 28, 2012

State Supreme Court ends discussions of audit, voluntary bar

The Wisconsin State Bar dodged a budgetary bullet this week when the Wisconsin Supreme Court voted, 4-3, Monday against a potential performance audit of the organization.

Nov 8, 2011

Supreme Court dismisses voluntary State Bar proposal

For the second time in less than a year, the Wisconsin Supreme Court shot down a proposal to create a voluntary State Bar.

Jul 7, 2011

Attorneys continue the fight for voluntary bar (UPDATE)

Attorneys Steve Levine and Jim Thiel are petitioning the state Supreme Court again to make the State Bar of Wisconsin voluntary. Justices on June 1, with a 4-3 ruling, nixed the attorneys’ latest petition after deciding it lacked the detail necessary to warrant a public hearing. But on June 30, Levine and Thiel filed an […]

Jun 2, 2011

Despite setback, voluntary bar push will continue

A switch to a voluntary State Bar will take more than a few deletions to the current rules governing membership.

Jun 1, 2011

State Supreme Court denies voluntary bar petition

The push to abolish the mandatory State Bar suffered a setback Wednesday when the Wisconsin Supreme Court denied a petition to make the organization voluntary. By a 4-3 vote, the court decided that the proposal submitted Feb. 11 by attorneys Steve Levine and Jim Thiel lacked enough detail to warrant a public hearing. “Where are […]

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