Stephen Sawyer, Stevens Point, gives a speech at the Presidential Swearing-in and Celebration at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s 2026 Annual Meeting & Conference in La Crosse. Photos: Shannon Green. For more photos of the event, see the album on the State Bar’s Facebook page.
June 11, 2026 – Stephen Sawyer, who took the oath of office yesterday evening in La Crosse to serve as president of the State Bar of Wisconsin, encouraged a professional ethos of humility.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Jill J. Karofsky.
New State Bar Executive Director Jill Rothstein gives her report at her first Board of Governors meeting.
Aug. 11, 2025 – Michelle Behnke, former president of the State Bar of Wisconsin (2004-05), will be officially sworn in as president of the American Bar Association (ABA) today at the ABA’s Annual Meeting in Toronto. She will serve a one-year term.
The clerks of the Class of 2025 Diversity Clerkship Program. For more photos,
July 16, 2024 – The State Bar of Wisconsin has successfully resolved a federal lawsuit challenging its Leadership Academy and Leadership Summit programs, which were the target of a legal challenge that alleged the programs used race and ethnicity to select participants.
July 10, 2025 – The State Bar of Wisconsin is proud to participate in a new nationwide research initiative focused on lawyer mental health and well-being.