Contact: Mike Wiltse
State Bar of Wisconsin
(608) 354-6385
Madison, WI – With the election of Cheryl Daniels as it’s president-elect, the State Bar of Wisconsin of is making its own history – with three women serving as the organization’s top leaders.
Daniels, a government lawyer with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection in Madison, will serve a one-year term as president-elect starting July 1, 2020, before succeeding Kathy Brost of Neenah as State Bar president on July 1, 2021.
As of July 1, 2020, with Brost as president, Milwaukee lawyer Jill Kastner as past president, and Daniels as president-elect, it will be the first time in the State Bar’s history in which the organization’s top three leadership positions are held entirely by women.
“Together, we represent a great diversity of geography and legal practices – with Jill’s civil legal services practice, Kathy’s solo and small corporate practice, and my government law service,” Daniels said.
Daniels, U.W. 1985, has worked as an assistant legal counsel with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection for 11 years. She is a past president of the Wisconsin Law Foundation and served on the boards of governors for the State Bar and the Government and Young Lawyers Divisions.
Daniels will serve a one-year term as president-elect starting July 1, 2020, before succeeding Kathy Brost of Neenah as State Bar president on July 1, 2021.
Other State Bar Races
Treasurer: Kristen Hardy, a lawyer with Briggs & Stratton Corp., Wauwatosa, was elected to a two-year term.
Wisconsin Judicial Council: John Orton, Curran, Hollenbeck & Orton S.C., Mauston, was elected to a three-year term.
State Bar District Representatives
Those elected to serve two-year terms beginning July 1 as district representatives on the State Bar Board of Governors are:
Ryan M. Billings, Kohner, Mann & Kailas S.C., Milwaukee
Elizabeth K. Miles, Davis Kuelthau, S.C., Milwaukee
Anna F.C. Muñoz, Brookdale Senior Living Inc., Milwaukee
Krista G. LaFave Rosolino, Warshafsky, Rotter, Tarnoff & Bloch S.C., Milwaukee
Nicholas C. Zales, Zales Law Office, Milwaukee
Mary Lynne Donohue, Sheboygan
Jesse B. Blocher, Habush Habush & Rottier S.C., Waukesha
AnnMarie M. Sylla, Schott, Bublitz & Engel, S.C., Waukesha
Joel D. Skinner Jr., Skinner and Associates, Hudson
Jeff A. Goldman, DeWitt LLP, Madison
David M. Gorwitz, Neider & Boucher S.C., Madison
Mitch, UW Law School, Madison,
Patricia Epstein Putney, Bell Moore & Richter S.C., Madison
Starlyn Tourtillott Miller, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Keshena
Jane E. Bucher, State Public Defenders Office, Monroe
Sherry D. Coley, Davis Kuelthau, S.C., Green Bay
Lawrence J. Wiesneske, O’Melia, Schiek & McEldowney S.C., Rhinelander
About the State Bar Board of Governors’ Elections
The Board of Governors is the State Bar’s policymaking body. Governors serve two-year terms, which begin July 1, 2020.
