State Bar of Wisconsin

State Bar of Wisconsin
Type	Legal Society
Headquarters	Madison, WI
Location	United States
Membership	23,525 (in 2012) ^[1]
Website	http://www.wisbar.org/

The State Bar of Wisconsin (SBW) is the integrated (mandatory) bar association of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

History

The State Bar of Wisconsin was organized on January 9, 1878, as a voluntary association; its first president was Moses M. Strong.^[2]

In 1956, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered the Bar to become an integrated bar; membership would be a requirement to practice law in Wisconsin courts. In 1988, a federal court ruled this requirement unconstitutional, leading the Wisconsin Supreme Court to suspend enforcement of the mandatory membership rule. When the district court ruling was overturned, and following a public hearing, the Supreme Court ordered the mandatory membership requirement reinstated, effective July 1, 1992.

Structure

A 52-member Board of Governors manages and directs the SBW affairs. Governors include the association's five officers, immediate past president, thirty-five members elected from the l6 State Bar districts, one member selected by each of the Government Lawyers Division, Young Lawyers Division, and Senior Lawyers Division, five selected by the Nonresident Lawyers Division, four Building Bridges Liaisons, and three nonlawyer members appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme court.^[2]

The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) is an agency of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.^[3] The ORL enforces the rule that Wisconsin lawyers must complete 30 credits of Continuing Legal Education every two years.^[4]

SBW publishes the monthly Wisconsin Lawyer, plus WisBar InsideTrack and the Rotunda Report.^[5]

References

↑ Wisconsin Bar Overview, Martindale Hubbell, retrieved 2012-10-08
1 2 Past Presidents, State Bar of Wisconsin, retrieved 2015-05-06
↑ "Wisconsin Court System - Office of Lawyer Regulation". Wisconsin Court System. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
↑ "MCLE Credit Requirements by State". Practising Law Institute. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
↑ "News & Publications". State Bar Association of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2012-10-10.

State bar associations

Unified State Bars	Alabama State Bar Alaska Bar Association State Bar of Arizona State Bar of California District of Columbia Bar The Florida Bar State Bar of Georgia Hawaii State Bar Association Idaho State Bar Kentucky Bar Association Louisiana State Bar Association State Bar of Michigan The Mississippi Bar The Missouri Bar State Bar of Montana Nebraska State Bar Association State Bar of Nevada New Hampshire Bar Association State Bar of New Mexico North Carolina State Bar State Bar Association of North Dakota Oklahoma Bar Association Oregon State Bar Rhode Island Bar Association South Carolina Bar State Bar of South Dakota State Bar of Texas Utah State Bar Virginia State Bar Washington State Bar Association State Bar of Wisconsin Wyoming State Bar

Voluntary State Bars	Arkansas Bar Association Colorado Bar Association Connecticut Bar Association Delaware State Bar Association Illinois State Bar Association Indiana State Bar Association Iowa State Bar Association Kansas Bar Association Maine State Bar Association Maryland State Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Association Minnesota State Bar Association New Jersey State Bar Association New York State Bar Association North Carolina Bar Association Ohio State Bar Association Pennsylvania Bar Association Tennessee Bar Association Vermont Bar Association Virginia Bar Association

U.S. Commonwealth Bar Associations	American Samoa Bar Association Guam Bar Association Northern Mariana Islands Bar Association Bar Association of Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Bar Association

National Minority Bar Associations	National Native American Bar Association Hispanic National Bar Association National Asian Pacific American Bar Association National Bar Association Puerto Rican Bar Association

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