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In the matter of the petition to create a Supreme Court Rule for legal services following a major disaster. |
FILED MAR 2, 2012 A. John Voelker Acting Clerk of Supreme Court Madison, WI |
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On August 31, 2011, Rod W. Rogahn, Chairperson, Board of Administrative Oversight, James M. Brennan, President, State Bar of Wisconsin, and Keith L. Sellen, Director, Office of Lawyer Regulation, filed a joint petition with the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The petition seeks to create a supreme court rule for providing legal services following the determination of a major disaster. The proposed rule is based on an ABA Model Rule which has been adopted by 13 jurisdictions.
IT IS ORDERED that a public hearing on the petition shall be held in the Supreme Court Room in the State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at 9:30 a.m.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the court's conference in the matter shall be held promptly following the public hearing.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice of the hearing be given by publication of a copy of this order and of the petition 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.[1]
Dated at Madison, Wisconsin, this 2nd day of March, 2012.
BY THE COURT:
A. John Voelker
Acting Clerk of Supreme Court
[1] Notice of the hearing will appear in the April 2012 Wisconsin Lawyer, the official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin, approximately 10 days prior to the hearing rather than the required minimum of 30 days. Pursuant to its rule-making authority under Wis. Stat. § 751.12 and its Internal Operating Procedures, the court exercises its discretion to allow this unavoidable deviation from the requirements.