May 17, 2017 – It is a chance to recognize a lawyer or judge accomplished in the law and in community service, to honor them for their lifetime of service to community and profession.
Nominations are due July 1 for the Wisconsin Law Foundation Charles L. Goldberg Distinguished Service Award.
Nominees are considered based not only upon their accomplishments in the law and service to the legal profession, but also on their service to their local community during their career. Anyone may nominate a State Bar member.
The Foundation will present the award at its 2017 Fellows of the Wisconsin Law Foundation Annual Recognition Dinner on Sept. 27 in Madison.
To Nominate a Lawyer
Nominations are due July 1. Each nomination should include:
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A letter of nomination outlining the reasons the lawyer is being nominated;
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The nominee’s qualifications in a resume or similar format; and
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One to five letters of recommendation from individuals knowledgeable about the nominee’s qualifications.
For more information, visit WisBar.org, or contact Beth Drake at (608) 250-6171 or (800) 444-9404, ext. 6171.
About Charles L. Goldberg
Charles L. Goldberg served as president of the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Bar Association. Goldberg won Marquette University's Distinguished Law Alumnus Award in 1972.
Goldberg was named chair of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, where membership is considered a professional honor and evidence of distinction as a lawyer, judge or law teacher. He was also a member of the American Bar Association House of Delegates and the ABA's standing committee on Constitution and Bylaws.
Charles L. Goldberg was a native of Milwaukee and received his law degree from Marquette University Law School in 1928.
Leaders of the judiciary and the State Bar praised him as an outstanding lawyer and pioneer in initiating free legal services for the poor.
About The Wisconsin Law Foundation
The Wisconsin Law Foundation is a charitable and educational organization that promotes public understanding of the law, improvement of the administration of justice and other law-related public service through funding of innovative and creative programs that improve the vision of the American justice system.
