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Make a difference, serve on a State Bar committee
Dear State Bar member,
This spring I have the opportunity to appoint members to the State Bar’s standing and special committees.
Committee service provides you the opportunity to influence important issues facing the profession and the legal system, and it’s a great way to meet other lawyers who want to make a difference. You’ll play a role in improving the Bar and the legal system, make important contributions that you’ll look back on with satisfaction, learn significant details about Bar governance, and create meaningful relationships.
Committees conduct much of the work of the State Bar and often influence policy on critical issues. Committees also have significant input into how the Bar does and should operate as an entity. Appointments to standing committees are for three years; appointments to special committees are for one year. All committee appointments will begin on July 1.
Perhaps you’d be more interested in a two-year term on the Board of Governors, the State Bar’s policy-making body. Districts 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, and 16 will elect governors in 2012. To be considered for a seat on the Board of Governors, members must submit a petition signed by 10 active members in their district at the State Bar by March 1. To receive a petition, visit Board of Governors or contact Jan Marks at (608) 250-6106, or (800) 444-9404, ext. 6106.
Our organization needs new volunteers to get involved. New volunteers provide new direction and new ideas to an organization. Getting involved is the best way to create a State Bar organization that you can support and be proud of. Whether you are a new lawyer, unsure of how or whether to get involved, or a veteran who for whatever reasons has stayed on the sidelines, perhaps now is the time to begin.
I have been promoting and will continue to promote communication among members and components of the Bar, geographic and practice diversity within the Bar, and continued engagement of those who have offered their time and effort. Very detailed work is ongoing, and I would ask you to become part of the process.
Please take a moment to visit the Leadership Opportunities Directory and let me know which committees and issues facing Wisconsin lawyers you would like to contribute to. Interest forms must by submitted by March 31 to be considered for a 2012 appointment. Together we can make a difference.
Best Wishes,
Kevin Klein, President-elect
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