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Supreme Court of Wisconsin |
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In the matter of the Definition of the Practice of Law and the Administration of a Rule Defining the Practice of Law |
FILED JAN 4, 2008 David R. Schanker Clerk of Supreme Court Madison, WI |
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On June 19, 2007, the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Wisconsin filed a petition asking the court to create a new court rule to define the practice of law and to create a system to administer the rule, subject to supervision and control by the court. A public hearing was conducted on December 10, 2007. Attorney Thomas R. Basting, Sr., President of the State Bar of Wisconsin, presented the petition to the court. Numerous interested persons appeared at the hearing or submitted written comments. At the ensuing administrative conference, the court discussed the matter and directed court staff to conduct certain research and to invite the various professional organizations that appeared in opposition to the petition to submit draft language to the court for its consideration.
IT IS ORDERED that on March 14, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., at
its open administrative conference in the Supreme Court Room in the State
Capitol,
IT IS
FURTHER ORDERED that notice of the administrative conference be given by
publication of a copy of this order in the official state newspaper once each
week for three consecutive weeks and in an official publication of the State
Bar of Wisconsin not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days before the date of
the hearing.
Dated at Madison, Wisconsin, this 4th day of January, 2008.
BY THE COURT:
David R. Schanker
Clerk of Supreme Court