Kirk Obear - Sheboygan, WI

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York, 1994

• Non Legal Education

  • Mount Olive College, 1990
    Honors: summa cum laude
    Major: Psychology

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founder

Past Positions

• U.S. Air Force, Chief of Military Justice
• Special Assistant United States Attorney

Classes and Seminars

• Wisconsin Public Radio, Guest Speaker

Pro Bono Activities

• National Legal Committee, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
• Judge Advocate's Association

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Other Affiliations

• Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (WACDL) (President)
• Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (WACDL) (Director of Legislative Affairs)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors)
• International Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• 7th Circuit Bar Association
• Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association
• Board of Directors, Sheboygan County Democratic Party