Exec Director of Milwaukee Catholic Charities named head of Wis. State Bar

Milwaukee attorney James M. Brennan took his oath to become the State Bar of Wisconsin’s 56th President this evening, vowing to promote the professional interests of lawyers and improve access to justice for the public.

Brennan’s friends, family and fellow State Bar members took part in a swearing-in ceremony and reception at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, held in conjunction with the State Bar’s Annual Meeting and State Bar PINNACLE’s June 9-10 Real Estate & Business Law Institute. Brennan will succeed President Jim Boll, starting July 1.

Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki led a moment in prayer before Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson administered the oath to Brennan, who promised to support Wisconsin lawyers, promote public service and “aid the supreme court in the administration of justice.”

The chief justice noted that Brennan, current executive director of the social and legal service agency Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, is the first lawyer from the legal aid segment of law practice to become president of the State Bar.

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