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​​2025 Press Releases, Media Advisories, Statements

• April 30, 2025 - Stevens Point attorney elected president-elect of the State Bar of Wisconsin​
  
• April 29, 2025 - State Bar of Wisconsin announces election results​
  
• April 25, 2025 - State Bar of Wisconsin statement regarding the arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan​​
• April 23, 2025 - Mary Ferwerda honored with 2025 State Bar Young Lawyers Division Outstanding Mentor Award​
• April 23, 2025 - Veteran Milwaukee prosecutor Jim Griffin receives 2025 Grant F. Langley Service Award​
  
• April 22, 2025 - Attorneys Timothy D. Edwards and Hayley Rich-Noble receive prestigious legal writing award​​
  
• April 22, 2025 - Wisconsin senior lawyers honor Wausau attorney Dean R. Dietrich​
  
• April 22, 2025 - WisLawHelp.org honored as Pro Bono Organization of the Year for transforming legal aid access​
  
• April 22, 2025 - Wausau's Ellen Pimentel recognized for lifetime commitment to public interest law
  
• April 21, 2025 - Sarah A. Johnson named State Bar Pro Bono Attorney of the Year​
  
• April 21, 2025 - State Bar Diversity Trailblazer Award: T.R. Williams inspires action
  
• April 21, 2025 - Judge Chad Hendee's support for second chances earns statewide recognition​
  
• April 21, 2025 - Retired Winnebago County Judge Barbara Key receives 2025 State Bar Lifetime Jurist Award​​
  
• April 16, 2025 - State Bar of Wisconsin offers free health care planning guide for a limited time
• April 14, 2025 - State Bar of Wisconsin names Jill Creston Rothstein as next executive director​
  
• April 03​, 2025 - Wisconsin Law Foundation accepting grant applications for legal education and justice programs
  
• Mar. 9, 2025 - Sun Prairie West student wins first-ever courtroom artist competition
• Feb. 18, 2025 - State Bar of Wisconsin presidents’ comment on funding for civil legal aid and criminal justice funding in Governor’s budget​​
• Jan. 22, 2025 - State Bar receives reports of notario fraud in immigration law​​
• Jan. 15, 2025 - State Bar offers two free educational sessions to reporters in 2025​​

​​2024 Press Releases, Media Advisories, Statements

• Sep. 18, 2024 - Champion of change: Judge Mary Triggiano reshaping justice​​
• Jun. 30, 2024 - Safeguarding democracy in battleground Wisconsin: ABA holds critical election program on July 9​​
• Jun. 16, 2024 - Wisconsin Law Foundation honors Casel Villareal of Beaver Dam​​
• Jun. 16, 2024 - State Bar honors Madison residents with Diversity Trailblazer Award​​
• Jun. 14, 2024 - State Bar of Wisconsin statement from Executive Director Larry J. Martin on the appointment of Atty. Jennifer Bias, Wisconsin State Public Defender​​
• May. 10, 2024 - State Bar honors Rep. Evan Goyke with “Scales of Justice Award’​​
• Mar. 27, 2024 - State Bar of Wisconsin president lauds enactment of judicial security bills
• Jan. 10, 2024 – Ozaukee County native named candidate for State Bar president-elect
• Jan. 10, 2024 – State Bar of Wisconsin announces candidates for president-elect, secretary and Judicial Council​​​