Background
Hollen, J.B. Van was born on February 19, 1966 in Chetek, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John C. and Rosella Van Hollen.
Hollen, J.B. Van was born on February 19, 1966 in Chetek, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John C. and Rosella Van Hollen.
Bachelor in Political Science and Economics, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1988. Juris Doctor, University Wisconsin Law School, Madison, 1990.
Assistant state public defender, Spooner, Wisconsin, 1990—1991. Assistant United States attorney (western district) Wisconsin United States Department Justice, 1991—1993, United States attorney (western district) Wisconsin, 2002—2005. District attorney Ashland County, Wisconsin, 1993—1999, Bayfield County, 1999—2002.
Attorney Dewitt, Ross & Stevens, South Carolina, Madison, 2005—2007. Attorney general State of Wisconsin, since 2007.
Member of American Bar Association, Dane County Bar Association.
Married Lynne Pliner. Children: Byron, Madelyn.