Law for the Public

Conveying information about the law and legal resources to the public

The Law for the Public Committee conveys information about the law to the public; improves the availability and accessibility of legal information and resources; provides and promotes educational opportunities for members of the public interested in the law; and in carrying out these functions, generates goodwill toward the Association and the legal profession.

Current Programs

Through The "Your Life, Your Rights" program, the Committee partners with local high schools to bring teams of volunteer lawyers and judges into classrooms to help educate high school students about their legal rights and civic responsibilities. 

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the Chair of the Law for the Public Committee, Terry Polich, at tpolich@lawtoncates.com.

Interested in joining the Law for the Public Committee?

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Samantha Foran

Pines Bach LLP

Marisol González Castillo

MacGillis Wiemer, LLC

Jack Idlas

State Public Defender

Emily Wilson

Kowalski, Wilson & Vang, LLC

Murali Jasti

Jasti & Khandhar, LLC

Adriana Peguero

Office of the City Attorney - Madison

Elizabeth Lanzhammer

Axley Brynelson LLP

Colleen Martine

Martine Law Office

Sarah Kissel

Scholz Nonprofit Law

Freya Bowen

Burns Bowen Bair LLP

Tracy Lu

Sharone Assa

Office of the Commissioner of Insurance

Dominic Weisse

Mr. James Thiel

James S. Thiel, Attorney

Ann Oberle

Wisconsin Elections Commission

Malina Piontek

Malina Piontek, Attorney, LLC

Katherine McDonald

Sadie Minobe

Krueger Hernandez & Thompson

Denise Wilson

Zerbst & Kluck, S.C.

Jennifer Miller

Law Office of Jennifer L. Miller

Diana Eisenberg

Stroud, Willink & Howard, LLC

Mr. George Strother, IV

Krekeler Strother, SC

Mr. Thomas Aquino

State Public Defender - Madison Appellate

Emilia Janisch

Axley Brynelson, LLP

Katie Yemane

Palmersheim Dettmann, S.C.

Charles Kernats

emeritus retired

. Mitch

UW Law School Economic Justice Institute

Awais Khaleel

Pines Bach

Jenna Morrison

Badger Bankruptcy

Sam Wayne

Wayne Law S.C.

Ms. Melinda Murphy

PBS Wisconsin

Jessica Polakowski

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren

Olivia Mote

Schuster Family Law, LLC

Jacob Gardner

Jason Johns

Johns Law

Ms. Meghan Roed

OneEnergy Renewables

Cedric Kostelyna

The Law Center, S.C.

Emily Cunningham

Forward Legal Services

Ms. Molly Horwitz

Ms. Kathleen Henry

Dairyland Public Interest Law

Zachariah Sibley

Axley Brynelson, LLP

Sarah Watson

State Bar of Wisconsin

Corey Lorenz

Habush Habush & Rottier

Liam Gilhooly

Ms. Emma Ferguson

Community Justice, Inc.

Valerie Black

Leakhena Au

Fredrikson & Byron P.A.

Elijah Van Camp

DeWitt LLP

Colin Hoffman

Hoffman Law, LLC

Mr. Randy jones

Mr. W. Sayles

keith@communityjusticeinc.org

Mr. Gary Antoniewicz

Retired

Paulette Siebers

Daniel Krause

Krause Estate Planning & Elder Law Center, a Friendly Law Firm LLC organization

Carousel Andrea Bayrd

Community Justice Inc

Mr. Terrence Polich

Lawton & Cates SC

Patrick Shirley

Legal Action of Wisconsin

Samantha Guzman

RISE Law Center

Mr. Gerald Mowris

Retired

Polly Shoemaker

Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Inc.

Megan Sprecher

Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.

Mr. Matthew Fleming

Murphy Desmond

Jill Hall

vonBriesen & Roper, s.c.

Adrienne Borisy

Borisy Law Office

Morgan Stippel

Burns Bair LLP

Amy Devine

Haskins Short & Brindley LLC

Julianne Brock

Murphy Desmond

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