WLF Fellows
The Wisconsin Law Foundation Fellows Class of 2021 includes Director of State Courts Randy R. Koschnick (right), pictured with wife, Terri Koschnick; OLR Director of Central Intake Julie Spoke (front row, second from left), pictured with husband, Tim Spoke, and OLR Director Timothy Samuelson (back row, left), pictured with wife, Trisha Samuelson. Photo credit: Shannon Green, State Bar of Wisconsin.

Koschnick, Samuelson and Spoke honored as ‘Fellows’

Three of the Wisconsin Law Foundation’s newest Fellows come from the ranks of the Wisconsin court system.

Director of State Courts Randy R. Koschnick, Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) Director Timothy Samuelson, and OLR Director of Central Intake Julie M. Spoke, were among 45 Fellows recognized at a dinner ceremony in Madison on May 5.

Koschnick, Samuelson and Spoke belong to the Fellows Class of 2021. Members of the Class of 2020 were also recognized at the event.

The Fellows of the Wisconsin Law Foundation is an honorary program recognizing members of the legal profession for their achievements and contributions to the improvement of the administration of justice in Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Law Foundation is the charitable arm of the State Bar of Wisconsin. The Fellows membership is limited to 2.5-percent of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s total membership. Fellows candidates also agree to make a commitment of financial support to the Foundation.

Read more about the recognition dinner here.

Since 1996, the Wisconsin Law Foundation has distributed more than 253 grants, scholarships and awards totaling more than $699,386 to support law-related education and public service programs throughout the state.

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