Clothing Drive Community Involvement

U.W. Law Student Clothing Drive

In July, Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C. partnered with some other area law firms to collect gently used professional clothing for University of Wisconsin Law Students to help them build their professional wardrobes. BMR is happy to help support our future attorneys.

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community 2024 Jul 24

2024 State Bar Diversity Clerkship Program

On Thursday, July 18, 2024, Attorney Patricia Putney and BMR's law clerk, Parker Jorenby, attended the Diversity Clerkship Program reception at the State Bar of Wisconsin. Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C. has been a proud participant in the State Bar's Diversity Clerkship program since 2019. This summer clerkship gives law students from diverse backgrounds practical legal experience and prepares them for their second year of law school. Clearly, Patti and Parker were the "coolest" attendees at the reception.

community 2023 Jul 06

Basic Will and Estate Planning Clinic - Summer 2023

Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C.’s Attorney Will Bolte and Kelly Kiorpes (paralegal) participated in the summer Basic Wills and Estate Planning Clinic held from 9 a.m. - noon on June 24th, 2023. Sponsored by Community Justice, Inc and held at St. Luke’s Church in Madison, Wisconsin, Attorney Bolte and Ms. Kiorpes spent the morning working with low-income individuals seeking basic estate planning documents, including wills, durable powers of attorney and health care powers of attorney – all provided at no cost. The clinic pre-registers individuals and provides them with a questionnaire to complete prior to their appointment so that they arrive prepared with the basic information necessary to complete the estate plan documents. The volunteer professionals sit down with the individuals to go through the questionnaire, answer any questions they may have, and prepare and execute the estate planning documents. Attorney Bolte worked with a veteran making his first will and durable power of attorney, while Ms. Kiorpes completed their documents based upon the client’s questionnaire and his conversation with Attorney Bolte. Both also served as witnesses and notaries as needed. It was a small but mighty operation, with a team of about 10 volunteers lead by Jennifer Binkley of Community Justice, Inc. and Norma Kropp, Instructor and Legal Services Chair at Madison College. The team worked efficiently and effectively to ensure that every client walked away with their finalized and free estate plan documents. The complimentary coffee also helped! The next estate plan clinic is tentatively slated for some time in Fall 2023, and volunteer opportunities are open to attorneys, paralegals, and legal studies students. Anyone interested in volunteering their time may reach out to Jennifer Binkley at jenniferb@communityjusticeinc.org.