Wisconsin Administrative, Court, and Government Directory

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Below is a directory of the Wisconsin administrative, court, and government offices. This also includes the staff in most locations.


Capital: Madison
5,686,986 (2010 Census)
State Information: (608) 266-2211
State Website: http://www.wisconsin.gov
  Administrative Office of the Courts
Director of State Courts Office
16 E. State Capitol Madison, WI 53702
Mailing Address: Supreme Court, P.O. Box 1688 Madison, WI 53701-1688
(608) 266-6828; Fax: (608) 267-0980
Website: http://www.wicourts.gov
Dir. of State Courts: A. John Voelker
  Attorney Discipline
Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation
315 Tenney Bldg. 110 E. Main St. Madison, WI 53703-3383
(608) 267-7274; Toll Free: (877) 315-6941 Fax: (608) 267-1959
Website: http://www.wicoinrts.gov/olr
Director: Keith L. Sellen
  Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
114 E. State Capitol Madison, WI 53702
(608) 266-1221; Fax: (608) 267-2779
Website: http://www.doj.state.wi.us
Atty. General: J.B. Van Hollen (Republican)
Elected; next election Nov. 2014; not seeking re-election
  Banking Department
Department of Financial Institutions
201W. Washington Ave., Suite 500 Madison, WI 53703
Mailing Address: RO. Box 8861 Madison, WI 53708-8861
(608) 264-7800; Fax: (608) 261-4334
Website: http://www.wdfi.org

Division of Banking
PO. Box 7876 Madison, WI 53707-7876
(608) 261-7578; Fax: (608) 267-6889
Secretary: Peter Bildsten
Administrator, Banking: Michael J. Mach
  Bar Admissions
Board of Bar Examiners
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
110 E. Main St., Suite 715 Madison, WI 53703-3328
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2748 Madison, WI 53701-2748
(608) 266-9760; Fax: (608) 266-1196
Email: bbe@wicourts.gov
Website: http://www.wicourts.gov

30 hours CLE required per two years including 3 hours of ethics. Admission on motion with three of the last five years of practice.
  Bar Association
State Bar of Wisconsin
5302 Eastpark Blvd. Madison, WI 53718
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7158 Madison, WI 53707-7158
(608) 257-3838; Fax: (608) 257-5502
Email: service@wisbar.org
Website: http://www.wisbar.org
Exec. Dir.: George C. Brown
Integrated Bar
Annual Meeting - June, 2015
  Client Protection Fund
Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection
State Bar of Wisconsin
5302 Eastpark Blvd. Madison, WI 53718
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7158 Madison, WI 53707-7158
(608) 250-6185; Fax: (608) 257-5502
Website: http://www.wisbar.org
Administrator: Kris E. Wenzel
Email: kwenzel@wisbar.org
  Corporations Officers
Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Department of Financial Institutions
P.O. Box 7847 Madison, WI 53707-7847 (608) 261-9555
Corporations, Domestic Annual Reports & Name Reservations Section: (608) 261-7577
Foreign Annual Reports: (608) 267-3218
UCC: (608) 261-9548
Corporations Fax: (608) 267-6813
UCC Fax: (608) 264-7965
Bureau Dir.: Jennifer Acker
P.O. Box 7846 Madison, WI 53707-7846
(608) 264-7801; Fax: (608) 267-6813
Email: jennifer.acker@dfi.wisconsin.gov
Bureau Dir., Div. of Uniform Commercial Code: Deanna Grahn
(608) 266-6811; Fax: (608) 264-7965
Email: deannam.grahn@dfi.wisconsin.gov
Administrator: George Petek
(608) 266-6810; Fax: (608) 267-6813
Email: george.petak@dfi.wisconsin.gov
Deputy Administrator: David Mancl
P.O. Box 7846 Madison, WI 53707-7846
(608) 264-7950; Fax: (608) 267-6813
Email: david.mancl@dfi.wisconsin.gov
  Criminal History Board
Crime Information Bureau Record Check Unit
17 W. Main St., Suite 461 Madison, WI 53701
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2688 Madison, WI 53701-2688 (608) 266-7314
Record Check Unit Supervisor: (608) 266-9585
Website: http://www.doj.state.wi.us/dles/cib
Internet (Criminal History Search): http://wi-recordcheck.org
  Governor's Office
Office of the Governor
115 E. State Capitol Madison, WI 53702
(608) 266-1212; TTY: (608) 261-6790 Fax: (608) 267-8983
Website: http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us
444 N. Capitol St. N.W., Suite 613 Washington, DC 20001
(202) 624-5870; Fax: (202) 624-5871
Governor: Scott Walker (Republican)
Next election Nov. 2014
  Highest State Court
Supreme Court
16 JE. State Capitol Madison, WI 53703
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1688 Madison, WI 53701-1688 (608) 266-1880
Clerk's Fax: (608) 267-0640
Chief Justice's Fax: (608) 261-8299
Website: http://www.wicourts.gov
Chief Justice: Shirley S. Abrahamson
Clerk of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals: Diane M. Fremgen
110 E. Main St. P.O. Box 1688 Madison, WI 53701-1688
(608) 266-6828; Fax: (608) 261-8299
  Insurance Department
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
125 S. Webster St. Madison, WI 53703
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7873 Madison, WI 53707-7873
(608) 266-3586; Fax: (608) 266-9935
Email: ociinformation@wisconsin.gov
Website: http://oci.wi.gov
Commissioner: Theodore K. Nickel
Chief Examiner: Rebecca Easland
  Motor Vehicle Office
Bureau of Driver Services
Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles
Department of Transportation
4802 Sheboygan Ave. P.O. Box 7983 Madison, WI 53707-7911
(608) 266-2353; Fax: (608) 267-3812
Email: driverrecords.dmv@dot.state.wi.us
Website: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers

Fee for obtaining abstract: $7.00; certified, $12.00. Paper abstracts are provided for a $2 fee to federal and state government agencies, county courts and law enforcement agencies.
  Police
Wisconsin State Patrol
4802 Sheboygan Ave., Room 551 P.O. Box 7912 Madison, WI 53707-7912
(608) 266-3212; Fax: (608) 267-4495
Website: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/statepatrol
Superintendent: Stephen Fitzgerald

Fee for obtaining accident report: $1.75 plus $.25 per additional side of page; for accidents involving three or four cars, $3.50 plus $.25 per additional side of page
  Probate, Recording and Notary Certificate Offices
Estate & Wills: County Register in Probate Deeds and Mortgages: County Clerks Offices Notary Certificates: Secretary of State, Notary Records ($10.00; expedited service, $35.00)
  Senators, U.S.
Tammy Baldwin (Democrat)
717 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-3324
Website: http://www.baldwin.senate.gov

Ronald H. Johnson (Republican)
328 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5323
  Secretary of State
Office of the Secretary of State
30 W. Mifflin St., 10th Floor Madison, WI 53703
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7848 Madison, WI 53707-7848
(608) 266-8888; Fax: (608) 266-3159
Website: http://www.sos.state.wi.us
Secretary of State: Douglas LaFollette (Democrat)
Elected; next election Nov. 2014
  Tax Department
Department of Revenue
2135 Rimrock Rd. Madison, WI 53713
Mailing Address: Room 624A P.O. Box 8933 Madison, WI 53708-8933
Individual Tax: (608) 266-2486
Business Tax: (608) 266-2776
General Fax: (608) 267-1030
Website: http://http://www.revenue.wi.gov
Secretary: Richard G. Chandler
Chief Legal Counsel: Dana J. Erlandsen
  Victim Compensation Program
Office of Crime Victim Services
Department of Justice
17 W. Main St., Room 843 P.O. Box 7951 Madison, WI 53707-7951
(608) 264-9497; Fax: (608) 264-6368
Website: http://www.doj.state.wi.us/cvs
Ms. Stat. Ann. §§949.01 to 949.18 (West) (rev. 1986)
  Vital Statistics
Vital Records Section
Dept. of Health Services
1W. Wilson St., Room 158 P.O. Box 309 Madison, WI 53701-0309
General Information Records: (608) 266-1371
Customer Service: (608) 266-1373
Credit Card Orders by Fax: (608) 255-2035
Email: dhsvitalrecords@wisconsin.gov
Website: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/vitalrecords

Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces - 1907-present.

Search fee (includes certified copy, if found) - Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce: $20.00; additional copies ordered at the same time - $3.00 each; expedited service (only available with walk-in service or fax application): regular mail return - additional $20.00 plus $6.00 credit card processing fee; UPS return - $19.00.