Mr. Maples is a partner at the law firm of DeWitt, LLP and has been practicing law for over 32 years. He has an active statewide practice with a focus on wealth planning. He also works frequently with large corporate and agribusiness clients on transactional and structural planning, business succession and with their principals on estate, gift, and income tax issues. Mr. Maples formerly served as outside general counsel to the Holstein Association, USA, the world s largest dairy breed association. Working within his firm s wealth planning practice group he provides counsel on wealth transfer and related tax issues, along with the development and implementation of complex estate plans. He also works within the probate and trust administration areas and in the resolution of business disputes. As a board member for several private companies, Mr. Maples has extensive experience working with and counseling clients on corporate governance and strategic issues. Mr. Maples spent six years with the management team of a local manufacturer leading their operational and legal departments. He was partner at the law firm of Michael Best from 2016 to 2024 and a shareholder at the law firm of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, S.C. in Manitowoc from 1996 to 2009. Mr. Maples has been active in numerous community and statewide organizations throughout the years. He formerly served as President and on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Museum of Wisconsin Art. Mr. Maples received his bachelor s degree, with distinction, from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1988 and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1992, where he has returned to instruct in their practice skills program in the area of wealth planning. Mr. Maples joined the Company s Board of Directors in 2021 and serves on the Audit Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee.