Behnke wins State Bar president-elect post
April 25, 2003
Michelle A. Behnke, of Madison's Michelle A. Behnke
Attorney at Law won the race for State Bar president-elect. Behnke
received 3,350 votes. Her opponent, Earl H. Munson of Boardman, Suhr,
Curry & Field, Madison, received 2,286 votes. Behnke's term
begins July 1 when George Burnett, Green Bay, succeeds Pat Ballman as
State Bar president.
"I am honored to have been elected," said Behnke.
"This has been a wonderful experience filled with both personal
and professional growth. As I indicated during the campaign, member
participation and CLE are critical to our Bar Association. I look
forward to working on these issues over the next few years. I am very
interested in hearing from members regarding State Bar issues. I hope
that members will contact me to share their thoughts or areas of
interest." (Press
release)
In other State Bar elections, Dean R. Dietrich of Ruder, Ware &
Michler, Wausau, was elected State Bar treasurer, defeating Grant F.
Langley, Milwaukee City Attorney, 3,539 votes to 1,757 votes. D.J. Weis
of Habush, Habush & Rottier, Rhinelander, defeated Beth Ermatinger
Hanan of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, Milwaukee, for a seat on the
Judicial Council, 2,727 votes to 2,408 votes. Those elected to serve on
the State Bar Board of Governors are:
- District 1: Donald E. Mayew Kenosha (Press
release)
- District 2: James M. Brennan, Barbara L. Burbach,
Gwendolyn G. Connolly, William J. Domina, D. Michael Guerin, John W.
Hein, and Elaine E. Richards, all of Milwaukee (Press
release)
- District 3: Grant E. Birtch, Neenah (Press
release)
- District 5: G. Jeffrey George, La Crosse (Press
release)
- District 6: James L. Dunlap, Waukesha (Press
release)
- District 7: James T. Quinn, Wisconsin Rapids (Press
release)
- District 9: Kent I. Carnell, John L. Cates, and
Deborah M. Smith, all of Madison (Press
release)
- District 11: Kenneth A. Knudson, Superior (Press
release)
- District 13: James G. Pouros, West Bend (Press
release)
- District 15: Robert R. Goepel, Racine (Press
release)
James G. Godlewski of Neenah is the president-elect of the Government
Lawyers Division. Albert E. Wehde of Sunnyvale, Calif., is the president
elect of the Nonresident Lawyers Division. Myron E. LaRowe of Reedsburg
is the president-elect of the Senior Lawyers Division. Lynne Hodgkins
Solomon of Madison is the president-elect of the Young Lawyers Division.
The GLD president-elect serves a two-year term, all other division
presidents-elect serve one-year terms. All terms begin on July 1.
