Susan M. Brazas is with the general practice law firm of Bolgrien, Koepke & Kimes, S.C., in South Beloit, Illinois and Beloit, Wisconsin. She represents plaintiffs and defendants in all areas of civil litigation in state and federal courts in Illinois and Wisconsin. Ms. Brazas is an author of the Illinois Civil Procedure LexisNexis Forms. She is an active member of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), where she is Vice-Chair of the Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council. She also serves on the Character and Fitness Committee for the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar. Ms. Brazas is a frequent lecturer at ISBA seminars on civil practice topics such as jury instructions and civil practice case law developments.