Hearings on preliminary hearings becoming not so preliminary
The longest preliminary hearing occurred in Outagamie County in September 1987. It took six weeks.
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.
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?
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
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- Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
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