Wisconsin Justice Initiative

Many thanks to our bronze-level sponsors for our big May 14 fundraiser event: Victoria Dietel-Bargender (of the Gimbel Reilly Guerin & Brown law firm), Edgar Lin (of Protect Democracy), and WJI's own Margo Kirchner!

Kudos to these gold-level sponsors for WJI's big fundraiser event next week: Jackie Boynton & Peter McAvoy, Jim Gramling, and JAMS arbitration and mediation services! These sponsors help WJI do what it does!

Jackie and Jim are gold-level WJI board members, too!

Check out JAMS' services if you need mediation or arbitration: https://www.jamsadr.com/

Our latest blog post is a special one. We've been wanting to publish a story about Lloyd Barbee for quite some time, and our fabulous writer, Amy Rabideau Silvers, got it done for us. Barbee spent his life pursuing justice for all. He fought for equal rights, especially for children in Milwaukee schools. He did so through activism, work as an attorney (including a major victory in federal court forcing desegregation of Milwaukee public schools), and years as a state legislator. Read about his important contributions to Wisconsin legal history.

Unsung hero: In pursuit of justice, the life and activism of Lloyd Barbee By Amy Rabideau Silvers Three words—long used as the sign-off before his signature—sum up Lloyd Barbee’s goal throughout his life. Justice for All. Best known for his efforts to...