Members of the Board of Bar Examiners
Atty. Brian Anderson, Green Bay, Chair
Brian Anderson is a trial attorney with The Everson Law Firm in Green Bay. His practice spans the entire State of Wisconsin and beyond, defending insurance companies and their insureds, and defending healthcare providers in medical malpractice cases. Prior to joining The Everson Law Firm, Brian was an Assistant Professor of Law teaching international and comparative law subjects, legal research, and a -year course at the College of Law at Ohio Northern University. He was also engaged in law reform projects as a rule of law advisor in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and sub-Saharan Africa. He has a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, J.D. from the Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University, and a M.I.S. from the University of Illinois.
Atty. Todd Dickey, Green Bay
Todd Dickey is a civil litigation trial attorney with The Everson Law Firm in Green Bay. Much of his practice consists of defending insurance companies and insureds. He practices throughout the State of Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He is licensed in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan. Additionally, he is admitted to the federal bar in the Western and Eastern District of Wisconsin, Northern District of Illinois and Western District of Michigan.
Ms. Diane Fremgen, Madison
Diane M. Fremgen recently retired from the Wisconsin court system where she served in a variety of positions over her 32 year career, including the Clerk of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. She was appointed by the Court in 2023 to fill a vacancy in the term (2022-2024) and serves as one of three public members on the board.
Hon. Jason Hanson, DeForest
Jason Hanson is a full-time court commissioner in Dane County Circuit Court, where he handles criminal, family, small claims, juvenile, probate, and mental health cases. He is also the municipal judge for the Village of DeForest and the Village of Windsor. He is a former president of both the Wisconsin Family Court Commissioners Association and the Wisconsin Municipal Judges Association. He is the Chair of the criminal Benchbook Committee, and serves or has served on the circuit court Judicial Education Committee, the municipal court Judicial Education Committee, the state STOP Grant Committee, the state Interpreter Committee, and a number of other local and state commissions and boards. Prior to becoming a judicial official, he was an administrative law judge, assistant district attorney, and deputy district attorney.
Hon. Scott Needham, New Richmond, Vice-Chair
Judge Scott Needham was appointed to a three-year term (2022-2024) on the Board of Bar Examiners by the Court in 2021. He serves as the one judicial member of the board.
Mr. Peter Sorce, Germantown
Peter Sorce was appointed to a three-year term (2022-2024) on the Board of Bar Examiners by the Court in 2021. He is one of three public members on the board. Mr. Sorce has also served as a member of the optometry board, the psychology board, the Wisconsin Court System, Planning and Policy Advisory Committee (PPAC) as well as the Medical Mediation Panel.
Atty. Megan Stelljes, Madison
Megan Stelljes is an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, where she prosecutes a variety of federal crimes. Megan previously practiced commercial litigation at a firm in Madison, where she focused on class actions. She graduated from UW Law School in 2013 and clerked for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Prof. David Strifling, Mequon
David Strifling is an associate professor of law at Marquette University Law School, where he also serves as director of the Law School’s Water Law and Policy Initiative. He is an experienced Wisconsin attorney and a licensed professional engineer. Strifling’s research and teaching is focused on environmental law, water law, and natural resources. He earned his LL.M. from Harvard Law School, his J.D., magna cum laude, from Marquette Law School, and his B.S., magna cum laude, from Marquette University in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Assistant Dean Andrew Turner, Madison
Andrew J. Turner has been a member of the University of Wisconsin Law School since 2008. He’s currently the Assistant Dean for the Academic Enhancement Program. Prior to assuming the assistant dean role, he served as a professor of legal research and writing and contract drafting and co-directed the legal research and writing program. He earned his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School and his master's degree in public affairs from the La Follette School of Public Affairs in 2008, as well as a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin in 1993. Prior to his career in law, he spent ten years working as an anthropologist in Bolivia.
Ms. Morgan Wilbur, Menomonie
Morgan Wilbur is the paralegal for the City of Eau Claire City Attorney’s Office where she has been in that role since 2023. Prior to working at the City, Morgan worked in private practice for 5 years. Ms. Wilbur was appointed to a three-year term on the Board of Bar Examiners by the Court in 2025, and serves as one of three public members on the board.