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, one member selected by the Section Leaders Council, 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. 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: 7/1/2024-6/30/2025

President-Elect

• Atty. Dan Denker Gartzke
• Boardman & Clark LLP
• 1 S Pinckney St Ste 410
• PO Box 927
• Madison, WI 53701-0927
• Phone: (608) 283-1755
• Fax: (608) 283-1709
• Email: dgartzke@boardmanclark.com
• Term: 10/28/2024-6/30/2025

Secretary

• Atty. Martina Rae Gast
• Pipestone Law LLC
• PO Box 71
• Lake Mills, WI 53551-0071
• Phone:
• Fax:
• Email:
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2026

Treasurer

• Atty. Deanne M. Koll
• Bakke Norman SC
• 1200 Heritage Dr
• PO Box 308
• New Richmond, WI 54017-0308
• Phone: (715) 888-1006
• Fax: (815) 927-0411
• Email: dkoll@bakkenorman.com
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

Chairperson of the Board

• Atty. Melodie Wiseman
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• Phone:
• Fax:
• Email:
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2025

Past President

• 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: 7/1/2024-6/30/2025

District 1 - Jefferson, Kenosha, Walworth

• Atty. Haley Jo Johnson
• Walworth County Corporation Counsel
• 1800 County Rd NN # 1040
• PO Box 1001
• Elkhorn, WI 53121-1001
• Phone: (262) 741-7221
• Fax: (262) 741-7224
• Email: hjjohnson@co.walworth.wi.us
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

District 2 - Milwaukee

• Atty. Karen Marie Bauer
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• Phone:
• Fax:
• Email: karenmbauer@gmail.com
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

• Atty. Daniel J. Blinka
• Godfrey & Kahn SC
• 833 E Michigan St
• Ste 1800
• Milwaukee, WI 53202-5621
• Phone: (414) 287-9489
• Fax: (414) 273-5198
• Email: dblinka@gklaw.com
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

• Atty. Vincent J. Bobot
• Bobot Law Office LLC
• 524 E Layton Ave
• Milwaukee, WI 53207-5207
• Phone: (414) 282-9600
• Fax: (414) 282-9522
• Email: vincentjbobot@gmail.com
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2026

• Atty. Elisabeth T. Bridge
• Amundsen Davis LLP
• 111 E Kilbourn Ste 1400
• Milwaukee, WI 53202-6677
• Phone: (414) 795-6882
• Fax: (414) 847-6155
• Email: ebridge@amundsendavislaw.com
• Term: 7/1/2021-6/30/2025

• 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: 7/1/2022-6/30/2026

• Atty. Basil J. Buchko
• Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin Inc
• 6055 N 91st St
• Milwaukee, WI 53225-1710
• Phone: (414) 847-4124
• Fax: (414) 353-5066
• Email: basil.buchko@goodwillsew.com
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2026

• Atty. Monica L. Cail
• Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc
• 633 W Wisconsin Ave
• Ste 2000
• Milwaukee, WI 53203-1918
• Phone: (414) 278-7722
• Fax: (414) 278-7126
• Email: mlc@legalaction.org
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

• 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: jennifer@attyjj.com
• Term: 7/1/2019-6/30/2025

• Atty. Russell J. Karnes
• Mallery SC
• 731 N Jackson St Ste 900
• Milwaukee, WI 53202-4613
• Phone: (414) 271-2424
• Fax: (414) 271-8678
• Email: rkarnes@mallerysc.com
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

• 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: 7/1/2022-6/30/2026

• Atty. Mary L. Schanning
• Milwaukee City Attorneys Office
• 200 E Wells St Ste 800
• Milwaukee, WI 53202-3515
• Phone: (414) 286-2290
• Fax: (414) 286-8550
• Email: mary.schanning@milwaukee.gov
• Term: 7/1/2021-6/30/2025

• Atty. Colleen A. Taylor
• State Public Defenders Office Trial Division
• 819 N 6th St Rm 908
• Milwaukee, WI 53203-1606
• Phone: (414) 227-4999
• Fax: (414) 227-1801
• Email: taylorc@opd.wi.gov
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2026

District 3 - Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Winnebago

• Atty. Jessica E. Slavin
• Lighthouse Law SC
• 74 S Main St Ste 106
• Fond du Lac, WI 54935-4274
• Phone: (920) 393-7424
• Fax: (920) 471-4319
• Email: jessica.slavin@lighthouselawsc.com
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

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: 7/1/2022-6/30/2026

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

• Atty. Shari Le Page Locante
• Arndt, Buswell & Thorn SC
• 101 W Oak St
• PO Box 349
• Sparta, WI 54656-0349
• Phone: (608) 269-1200
• Fax: (608) 269-1591
• Email: sharil@arndtbuswellthorn.com
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

District 6 - Waukesha

• Atty. Jesse Blocher
• Habush Habush & Rottier SC
• N14W23755 Stone Ridge Dr Ste 100
• Waukesha, WI 53188-1147
• Phone: (262) 523-4700
• Fax: (262) 523-4545
• Email: jblocher@habush.com
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2026

• Atty. Alexandra Kathleen Evans
• Hippenmeyer, Reilly, Blum, Schmitzer & Fabian SC
• 720 Clinton St
• PO Box 766
• Waukesha, WI 53187-0766
• Phone: (262) 549-8181
• Fax: (262) 549-8191
• Email: aevans@hrblawfirm.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2026

• Atty. Sarah A. Guenther
• 126 Legal LLC
• 12605 W North Ave
• Ste 234
• Brookfield, WI 53005-4629
• Phone: (262) 439-9326 x 6061
• Fax: (262) 565-0394
• Email: sarah@126legal.com
• Term: 4/13/2024-6/30/2025

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

• Atty. Stephen Walter Sawyer
• Sawyer Law LLC
• PO Box 940
• Stevens Point, WI 54481-0940
• Phone: (715) 340-7429
• Fax:
• Email: stephen.sawyer.law@gmail.com
• Term: 7/1/2021-6/30/2025

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

• Atty. Heather Marie Amos
• St Croix County Corporation Counsel
• 1101 Carmichael Rd
• Hudson, WI 54016-7708
• Phone: (715) 386-4722
• Fax: (715) 381-4301
• Email: heather.amos@sccwi.gov
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2026

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: 7/1/2022-6/30/2026

• 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: 7/1/2021-6/30/2025

• Atty. Kai Hovden
• DeWitt LLP
• 25 W Main St Ste 800
• Madison, WI 53703-4298
• Phone: (608) 252-9391
• Fax: (608) 252-9243
• Email: ckh@dewittllp.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2026

• Atty. Ryan F. Poe-Gavlinski
• University of Wisconsin Law School
• 975 Bascom Mall
• Rm 4312C
• Madison, WI 53706-1399
• Phone: (608) 890-1596
• Fax: (608) 262-5485
• Email: ryan.poegavlinski@wisc.edu
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2026

• Atty. Jessica J. Shrestha
• Fredrikson & Byron PA
• 44 E Mifflin St
• Ste 1000
• Madison, WI 53703-2800
• Phone: (608) 441-3839
• Fax: (608) 453-4267
• Email: jshrestha@fredlaw.com
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

• Atty. Annabelle Vang
• Kowalski Wilson & Vang LLC
• 725 Heartland Trl Ste 100
• Madison, WI 53717-1976
• Phone: (608) 709-5000
• Fax: (877) 892-6183
• Email: annabelle@kwvfamilylaw.com
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

• Atty. Sam Wayne
• Wayne Law SC
• 612 W Main St
• Ste 302
• Madison, WI 53703-4714
• Phone: (608) 410-1121
• Fax:
• Email: samwayne@waynelawsc.com
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2026

District 10 - Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano

• Atty. Luis Angel Garza
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• Phone:
• Fax:
• Email:
• Term: 4/14/2023-6/20/2026

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

• Atty. Courtney L. Graff
• Schmiege, Graff & Koch Law Firm Ltd
• PO Box 512
• Medford, WI 54451-0512
• Phone: (715) 748-9888
• Fax: (715) 748-9232
• Email: courtney@grafflawfirm.com
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

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

• Atty. Ryan O'Hara
• State Public Defenders Office
• 101 E Milwaukee St Ste 503
• Janesville, WI 53545-3004
• Phone: (608) 758-5491
• Fax: (608) 758-6182
• Email: oharar@opd.wi.gov
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2026

District 13 - Dodge, Ozaukee, Washington

• Atty. Tatiana Tamae Soares Shirasaki
• Dodge County District Attorneys Office
• 210 W Center St
• Juneau, WI 53039-1086
• Phone: (920) 386-3610
• Fax: (920) 386-3623
• Email: tatiana.shirasaki@da.wi.gov
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

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: 7/1/2022-6/30/2026

District 15 - Racine

• Atty. Elizabeth Stinebaugh
• Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc
• 245 Main St Ste 202
• Racine, WI 53403-1034
• Phone: (262) 635-8836
• Fax: (262) 635-8838
• Email: eas@legalaction.org
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

Divisions

NRLD Representative

• Atty. Angela Marie Aliota
• Law Office of Angela M Aliota
• 4320 Winfield Rd Ste 200
• Warrenville, IL 60555-4023
• Phone: (630) 836-8675
• Fax:
• Email: aliotalaw@gmail.com
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2025

GLD Representative

• Atty. Meighan M. Anger
• Milwaukee City Attorneys Office - Branch Office
• 749 W State St # 205
• Milwaukee, WI 53233-1418
• Phone: (414) 286-2676
• Fax: (414) 286-2128
• Email: manger@milwaukee.gov
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

NRLD Representative

• Atty. Erik R. Guenther
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• Phone:
• Fax:
• Email:
• Term: 7/1/2017-6/30/2025

NRLD Representative

• Atty. Daneka Brittany Hill
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• Phone:
• Fax:
• Email:
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2026

SLD Representative

• Atty. Randall L. Nash
• Nash Law LLC
• 5289 N Lake Dr
• Milwaukee, WI 53217-5371
• Phone: (414) 347-5612
• Fax:
• Email: randy@rnashlaw.com
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

NRLD Representative

• Atty. Jeffrey O'Brien
• Husch Blackwell
• 80 S 8th St Ste 4800
• Minneapolis, MN 55402-2208
• Phone: 612-852-2723
• Fax: 612-852-2701
• Email: jeffrey.obrien@huschblackwell.com
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2027

NRLD Representative

• Atty. Jennifer Thomas
• Scott C Stratman Law Offices
• PO Box 258829
• Oklahoma City, OK 73125-8829
• Phone: (213) 615-2678
• Fax:
• Email: jennifersuethomas@gmail.com
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2026

YLD Representative

• Atty. Tiffany E. Woelfel
• Amundsen Davis LLC
• 318 S Washington St Ste 300
• Green Bay, WI 54301-4242
• Phone: (920) 431-2232
• Fax: (920) 431-2272
• Email: twoelfel@amundsendavislaw.com
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2025

Representative

Sections Leaders Council Representative

• Atty. James Eric Goldschmidt
• Quarles & Brady LLP
• 411 E Wisconsin Ave Ste 2400
• Milwaukee, WI 53202-4426
• Phone: (414) 277-5663
• Fax: (414) 271-3552
• Email: james.goldschmidt@quarles.com
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2026

Building Bridges Members

Wisconsin Association of African American Lawyers Liaison

• Atty. Jade Hall
• State Public Defenders Office Trial Division
• 819 N 6th St Rm 908
• Milwaukee, WI 53203-1606
• Phone: (414) 227-4993
• Fax: (414) 227-1801
• Email: hallj@opd.wi.gov
• Term: 7/29/2024-6/30/2025

Wisconsin Asian American Bar Association Liaison

• Atty. Leakhena Au
• Fredrikson & Byron PA
• 44 E Mifflin St
• Ste 1000
• Madison, WI 53703-2800
• Phone: (608) 453-4260
• Fax: (608) 453-4267
• Email: lau@fredlaw.com
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2025

Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association Liaison

• Atty. Selena Bravo
• Gurstel Law Firm PC
• 622 N Water St Ste 400
• Milwaukee, WI 53202-4909
• Phone: (877) 845-6197
• Fax: (877) 750-6335
• Email: s.bravo@gurstel.com
• Term: 7/1/2023-6/30/2025

Native American Liaison

• Atty. Martina Rae Gast
• Pipestone Law LLC
• PO Box 71
• Lake Mills, WI 53551-0071
• Phone:
• Fax:
• Email:
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2025

LGBT Bar Association of Wisconsin Liaison

• Atty. Robert Bebb Held VanderWyst
• 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: 7/1/2020-6/30/2025

Supreme Court Appointee

Nonlawyer Member

• Ms. Diane Ballweg
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• Phone:
• Fax:
• Email: dkball701@aol.com
• Term: 7/1/2022-6/30/2026

Nonlawyer Member

• Mr. Justin Lepscier
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• Phone:
• Fax:
• Email: justinlepscier@gmail.com
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2026

Nonlawyer Member

• Mr. Michael Pochowski
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• Phone:
• Fax:
• Email: mpochowski@ewala.org
• Term: 7/1/2024-6/30/2026

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