Law Bulletin MediaTM announced today that it has appointed Peter V. Mierzwa as president, effective immediately. Mierzwa becomes the 10th president in the company’s 166-year history, following Mike Kramer, who passed away in December.

Law Bulletin Media is a privately held, Chicago-based information and services company, delivering solutions and critical data to legal and business professionals. Among its expanded and diverse product line, the company is best known in the legal community as the publisher of the venerable Chicago Daily Law Bulletin®.

Mierzwa earned his J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law and most recently served as group vice president of Law Bulletin Media’s Legal Information Group with divisional oversight of LawyerportTM, Jury Verdict Reporter, Sullivan’s Law Directory® and Law Bulletin Seminars. He joined the company in 2000, taking on increasing responsibilities and contributions across product development, sales, marketing, finance, IT and company management.

Before joining Law Bulletin Media, Mierzwa held several key positions at Thomson West (now Thomson Reuters), including product development and management of digital and print products for seven Midwest states. Mierzwa is a licensed Illinois attorney and has held leadership positions in the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association.