Roberta Ann Heckes

Educational Background Roberta attended Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, including study abroad at the University of Queensland, T.C. Berne School of Law, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She completed her undergraduate study at the University of Wisconsin-College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Madison, Wisconsin majoring in Dairy Science. Bar admissions include the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, and the U.S. District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin. During law school, Roberta participated in pro bono legal service projects, including working on State Public Defender Appellate work, volunteer income tax assistance program sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service, and assisting with Legal Services of Northeastern Wisconsin cases. Upon graduation, she was one of ten graduates to receive an award from the Woolsack Society for academic achievement and volunteer service. Memberships include: American Bar Association, The State Bar of Wisconsin (http://www.icivics.org/), and Sheboygan County Bar Association. Professional Background In 1998-2000, Roberta served as a vice-chair of the American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee. She attended the American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, Transportation Mega conference IV (1998), and V (2000) in New Orleans, Louisiana. Roberta also has experience as appellate counsel and is able to represent you in appeals as well. One of her passions is pass on her passion for law. She is able to fulfill this passion in her position as Adjunct Professor for Criminal Justice and Business Law at Chippewa Valley Technical College. Personal Prior to becoming an attorney, Roberta worked as an over-the-road truck driver, traveling in 48-states and portions of Canada during her driving career. She also worked as a trucking company dispatcher for 10 years. Previously, she developed her own herd of dairy cattle and registered Angus cattle, which she started as a 4-H member during high school. Awards and Honors Honors Received the Woolsack Society Award for Academic Achievement and Volunteer Services - 1999 Recipient of 2011 John Lederer Service Award

• Dean Howard Eisenberg, Marquette University Law School, Graduate Assistant
• Professor Jay Grenig - Marquette University Law School, Graduate Assistant
• Professor Kathleen McManus - Marquette University Law School, Graduate Assistant
• Adams Transit, Inc., Friesland, Wisconsin

• Food For America Volunteer, Neillsville, WI, 2015 - Present
• Neillsville FFA Alumni Member
• State Mock Trial Board, 2004 - 2006
• State High School Mock Trial Coordinator (Region 8), 2002 - 2005
• Sheboygan County Law Day Volunteer, 2003

• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit

• State Bar of Wisconsin, 2009 - 2011 (Appellate Practice Board)
• State Bar of Wisconsin, 2009 - 2013 (Bench & Bar Committee)
• Office of Lawyer Regulation-Dist 4 Committee, 2006 - 2014 (Member)
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Appellate Practice Section, 1999 - Present
• Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Section, 2013 - Present (General Practice Section Board)
• Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association, 2011 - Present