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Nonprofit · EIN 39-1258229

WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS

Tax-exempt · MADISON, WI 53703

Financials

$704K$684K2023$728K$766K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$727,833$765,767-$37,934$898,448$51,688$846,760
December 31, 2023990$703,721$683,543$20,178$958,271$78,925$879,346
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$317,766
Program service revenue
$376,567
Investment income
$33,500
Net gain from sales of assets
-$388
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$215,758
Other salaries and wages
$95,385
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$334,574
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$7,413
Occupancy
$30,064
Travel
$2,290

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$958,271
Total assets, end of year
$898,448
Total liabilities, end of year
$51,688
Net assets, end of year
$846,760
Net assets without donor restrictions
$846,760
Gross receipts
$1,325,203
Employees
2
Volunteers
100
Year formed
1977
State of legal domicile
WI

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BRYAN M ROESSLEREXEC DIRECTOR
Officer
40$207,460$8,298
TODD E BASLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ROBERT E BELLIN JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DAVID BLINKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JESSE B BLOCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KATIE BOSWORTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
RACHEL E BRADLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JESSICA M BUTLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
SCOTT M BUTLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MACKENZIE CAMPBELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JONATHAN J CATTEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MICHAEL J CERJAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
FRANK T CRIVELLO IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DUFFY DILLIONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHARLIE F DOMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
84 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ALI ELLEFSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
RICHARD T ELRODDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
CHRISTINE D ESSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
ERIC A FARNSWORTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JENNA N FREDRICK-ASHBECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
ROBERT J GINGRASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JENNIFER GORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
GAIL GROYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
WHITNEY A HEALYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
HARRY R HERTELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
MICHELLE M HOCKERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
BRIAN HODGKISSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
ROBERT J JANSSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
VICTORIA M KARCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
MICHAEL KARPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
LUKE KINGREEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
ERIC M KNOBLOCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
THERESA B LAUGHLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
BRIAN F LAULEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
MOLLY LAVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
MICHAEL D LEFFLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
KATE LLAURADO SCHEIDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
KRISTEN E LONERGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
DONNIE MALCHOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
KATE METZGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
LEAH M MICHAELSON-LINKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JEFFREY A MUSZYNSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JACQUELINE C NUCKELSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
FRANK T PASTERNAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
NICHOLAS E PETTYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
TERRENCE M POLICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
ROBERTA N PUNTILLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JACOB R REISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JAMES RICHGELSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
CHRISTOPHER E ROGERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
RANDALL L ROZEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
TIMOTHY T SEMPFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
CASEY SHORTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
HOWARD S SICULADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
KEITH R STACHOWIAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
CHRISTOPHER L STROHBEHNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
SCOTT B TAYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
RALPH J TEASE JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
TRACY N TOOLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JEFF WEINSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
ROBERT J WELCENBACHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JASON W WHITLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
BRAD A YANKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
CHRISTINE BREMER MUGGLIPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
GEORGE W CURTISPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
M ANGELA DENTICEPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
RIC R DOMNITZPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
PATRICK O DUNPHYPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
J MICHAEL ENDPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
ALLAN M FOECKLERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
PAUL V GAGLIARDIPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
RUSSELL T GOLLAPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
THOMAS K GUELZOWPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
ROBERT L HABUSHPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
ANN S JACOBSPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
ROBERT L JASKULSKIPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
LYNN R LAUFENBERGPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
KEVIN LONERGANPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
JOHN C PETERSONPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
JEFFREY A PITMANPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
DON C PRACHTHAUSERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
RANDALL E REINHARDTPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
AMY M RISSEEUWPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
EDWARD E ROBINSONPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
DANIEL A ROTTIERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
CHRISTOPHER D STOMBAUGHPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
HEATH P STRAKAPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
MARK L THOMSENPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
JAY A URBANPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
EDWARD J VOPALPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
BENJAMIN S WAGNERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
NOAH DOMNITZPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DANIELLE SCHRODERPRESIDENT-ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
REBECCA DOMNITZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
PETER M YOUNGIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHRISTOPHER J MACGILLISSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
COREY G LORENZTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
KATE FARNSWORTHNEW LAWYERS SECTION CHAIR
Officer
0$0
LAUREN E RAUPPWOMEN'S CAUCUS CHAIR
Officer
0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 98 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BRYAN M ROESSLEREXEC DIRECTOR
Officer
40$191,078$7,643
JENNA N ASHBECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
TODD E BASLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ROBERT E BELLIN JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JESSE B BLOCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KATIE BOSWORTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
RACHEL E BRADLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JESSICA M BUTLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
SCOTT M BUTLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MACKENZIE CAMPBELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KELLY L CENTOFANTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MICHAEL J CERJAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
FRANK T CRIVELLO IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DUFFY DILLIONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHARLIE F DOMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ALI ELLEFSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
RICHARD T ELRODDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHRISTINE D ESSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ERIC A FARNSWORTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ROBERT J GINGRASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JENNIFER GORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
GAIL GROYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
WHITNEY A HEALYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
HARRY R HERTELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MICHELLE M HOCKERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
BRIAN HODGKISSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ROBERT J JANSSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
VICTORIA M KARCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
STEVEN G KLUENDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
LUKE KINGREEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ERIC M KNOBLOCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
THERESA B LAUGHLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
BRIAN F LAULEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MOLLY LAVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MICHAEL D LEFFLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KATE LLAURADODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KRISTEN E LONERGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
COREY LORENZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DONNIE MALCHOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KATE METZGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
LEAH M MICHAELSON-LINKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JEFFREY A MUSZYNSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JACQUELINE C NUCKELSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
FRANK T PASTERNAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
NICHOLAS E PETTYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
TERRENCE M POLICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ROBERTA N PUNTILLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JACOB R REISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JAMES RICHGELSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER E ROGERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
RANDALL L ROZEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JOHN T SCHOMISCH JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
TIMOTHY T SEMPFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CASEY SHORTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
HOWARD S SICULADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JESSICA E SLAVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KEITH R STACHOWIAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER L STROHBEHNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
SCOTT B TAYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
RALPH J TEASE JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
TRACY N TOOLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JEFF WEINSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ROBERT J WELCENBACHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JASON W WHITLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
BRAD A YANKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHRISTINE BREMER MUGGLIPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
GEORGE W CURTISPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
M ANGELA DENTICEPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
RIC R DOMNITZPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
PATRICK O DUNPHYPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
J MICHAEL ENDPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
PAUL V GAGLIARDIPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
RUSSELL T GOLLAPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
THOMAS K GUELZOWPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ROBERT L HABUSHPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ANN S JACOBSPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ROBERT L JASKULSKIPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
LYNN R LAUFENBERGPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KEVIN LONERGANPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JOHN C PETERSONPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JEFFREY A PITMANPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DON C PRACHTHAUSERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
AMY M RISSEEUWPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
EDWARD E ROBINSONPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DANIEL A ROTTIERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER D STOMBAUGHPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
HEATH P STRAKAPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MARK L THOMSENPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JAY A URBANPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
EDWARD J VOPALPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
BENJAMIN S WAGNERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0$0
PETER M YOUNGPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
NOAH DOMNITZPRESIDENT-ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DANIELLE SCHRODERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALLAN M FOECKLERIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
REBECCA DOMNITZSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER J MACGILLISTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MELISSA PROSTWOMEN'S CAUCUS CHAIR
Officer
0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
10 W MIFFLIN ST STE 201, MADISON, WI 53703-2565
In care of
% JANE E GARROTT
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BRYAN M ROESSLER, 10 W MIFFLIN ST 201, MADISON, WI 537032565
Signed the 990
COREY G LORENZ, TREASURER
Phone
(608) 210-3390
Return prepared by
RSM US LLP

Mission

PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR PRACTICING WISCONSIN TRIAL ATTORNEYS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - THE ASSOCIATION SPONSORED CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINARS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND TO THE BENCH OF THE BAR OF WISCONSIN. (APPROX 850 MEMBERS)
  • COMMUNICATIONS - THE ASSOCIATION PUBLISHES A QUARTERLY JOURNAL FOR ITS MEMBERS AS WELL AS PROVIDING OTHER LEGAL INFORMATION TO THE MEMBERSHIP. (APPROX 850 MEMBERS)
  • LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING - THE ASSOCIATION RETAINS THE SERVICES OF LOBBYISTS TO MONITOR AND REACT TO LEGISLATION IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN OF CONCERN TO ITS MEMBERS.
  • L.I.S.T. COMPENDIUM - PUBLICATION OF DOCUMENTS REGARDING LOW IMPACT SOFT TISSUE CASES.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
39-1258229
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1969
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$898,448
Income (IRS master file)
$1,325,203

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$727,833$765,767$898,448IRS
990December 2023$703,721$683,543$958,271XML
990December 2022$616,093$685,300$923,338IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 39-1258229).

Questions about WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS

What is the EIN of WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS is 39-1258229.
Is WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1969.
Are donations to WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BRYAN M ROESSLER.
Who are the officers and directors of WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 99 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $207,460 (BRYAN M ROESSLER, EXEC DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $727,833, expenses of $765,767 and total assets of $898,448 at year end.

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