WisBar News
March 24, 2005
Supreme court issues order mandating $50 per lawyer assessment to WisTAF
On March 24, 2005, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued its order imposing a $50 annual assessment on each active State Bar of Wisconsin member to support civil legal services for those who cannot afford a lawyer.
Supreme court issues order mandating $50 per lawyer assessment to
WisTAF
March 24, 2005
On March 24, 2005, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued its order
imposing a $50 annual assessment on each active State Bar of Wisconsin
member to support civil legal services for those who cannot afford a
lawyer. On Jan. 12, the court granted the Wisconsin Trust Account
Foundation's petition requesting the assessment. The order also
requires the State Bar to conduct a study of the civil legal needs of
the poor in Wisconsin.
