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Jun 24, 2014

Hearings on preliminary hearings becoming not so preliminary

The longest preliminary hearing occurred in Outagamie County in September 1987. It took six weeks.

Jun 23, 2014

BEV BUTULA: Give the Consumer Federation of America a study

The Consumer Federation of America is a research, advocacy, education and service association made up of more than 300 non-profit consumer organizations. Their website offers a few items that may be of interest to legal researchers.

Jun 20, 2014

The more you know

A new study reported on NPR reveals that male judges tend to embrace feminism more often if they have daughters. Shocking, right?

Jun 19, 2014

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: All in favor of a rate increase, raise your hand

Any customer who wants a rate increase, please raise your hand. I don’t see any hands. Anyone? No one?

Jun 18, 2014

Your firm is not Target

How did people find a lawyer before Al Gore "invented" the Internet? They asked a friend, saw an ad on TV, or looked one up in the phone book.

Jun 16, 2014

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: While credit cards still reign, be part of the plastic kingdom

Yes, your credit card will expire — not just its date of validity, but its very mode of existence. With mobile payments already here, it seems reasonable to conclude that the e-way to pay eventually will render plastic obsolete.

Jun 13, 2014

7 things to say to a potential family law (or other) client

Hiring an attorney can be a stressful and time-consuming task for people who suddenly find themselves in need of legal representation.

Jun 12, 2014

Bar starts its cash call-outs

The State Bar is starting a bit early in its attempts to get more money for the courts system in the next year’s budget.

Jun 11, 2014

BENCH BLOG: Breaking down Crabb’s gay marriage opinion

Everyone appreciates a well-written decision, so there is general agreement that federal District Judge Barbara Crabb wrote a bravura opinion in declaring Wisconsin’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages unconstitutional.

Jun 11, 2014

View from around the state: Confusion over gay marriage ruling could have been avoided

Two hundred eighty-three same sex couples obtained marriage licenses between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon in Wisconsin — 146 of them in Milwaukee, 137 in Madison, none in Green Bay, or any other county seat.

Jun 10, 2014

FAMILY LAW: A troubling gray area in divorce cases

Gray areas are seldom helpful in family law, as divorced parties benefit by definition.

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