Commission appointments completed!

November 12, 2021August 26, 2010 by Jeff Brown

With the announcement yesterday by Governor Jim Doyle that he is appointing Kelly Burger, Duana Bremer and Deedee Rongstad to the Commission, we now have our full complement of 17 board members. Last week, Speaker Mike Sheridan announced the Wisconsin Assembly’s appointment of Marvin Wopat to the Commission.

Here is a quick summary of the new members:

By Speaker Sheridan

Marvin Wopat (Rock County Board of Supervisors and vice-chair of the county’s Criminal Justice Collaborating Council)

By Governor Doyle

Duana Bremer (Administrative Director for the Salvation Army serving Polk, Burnett and St. Croix Counties)
Kelly Burger (Executive Director for Center Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse in Douglas County)
Deedee Rongstad (Development and Information Director for Legal Action of Wisconsin)

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Access to justice requires a steady commitment of time, money, and effort. Members of the commission are all volunteers and donate a considerable amount of their time every month. Everything else we do to support and expand access for Wisconsin residents has some cost. We need your support in the manner that best fits your resources, your time, and your experience.

Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission

We are a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) Wisconsin corporation governed by an 18 member board. Board members are appointed by our stakeholders: the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the Governor, the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Legislature, Marquette University Law School, the University of Wisconsin Law School, the Wisconsin Tribal Judges Association, and the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation.

The Commission was created by an order of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in response to a petition filed by the State Bar of Wisconsin. We are a proud member of the Civil Legal Aid Alliance of Wisconsin (CLAAW).