Preliminary Review Committee

people discussing an issue around a tableAppointed by the Supreme Court, this 14-person committee made up of nine lawyers and five public members reviews investigations involving complaints against attorneys to determine whether there is cause for the director of the Office of Lawyer Regulation to file a complaint with the Supreme Court.

Current membership

Members are limited to two successive three-year terms.

Name Affiliation/Location Term ending date
Attorney Gerald Sternberg Madison September 2025
Attorney Jean C. Baker Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee September 2023
Attorney Michael Bartzen Derco Aerospace, Sussex September 2022
Attorney Donald Daugherty, Jr. Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Milwaukee September 2023
Atty. Duffy Dillon Dillon & Grube LLC, Janesville September 2026
Mr. Gerard Faller Monroe September 2026
Attorney Kristen Hardy Briggs and Stratton Corp, Wauwatosa September 2025*
Mr. Brad Hopgood Madison September 2024
Atty. Kelsey P. Johnson Renée E. Mura S.C., Kenosha September 2026
Mr. Jon Kratochvil Milwaukee September 2025*
Attorney Jennifer Lindsley Wisconsin Realtors Association, Madison September 2024*
Attorney Chad Lynch Corporation Counsel, Oneida County September 2026
Ms. Sarah MacDonald Little Chute September 2025*
Mr. David Peterson Portage September 2026

* denotes second term

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