Supreme Court of Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

No.  07-09

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 


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, Madison, Wisconsin, the court shall discuss this matter together with proposed amendments.  As this petition has already been the subject of a public hearing, general public testimony will not be entertained at the open conference.  The court may, in its discretion, direct questions to individuals present at the conference to aid the court's consideration of these matters.

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