Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
Vickie Sanders pleaded guilty to a federal drug offense.
Weekly Case Digests – December 24 – December 28, 2018
Weekly Case Digests – December 24 – December 28, 2018
Statutory Interpretation – Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon listing a species as endangered, to also designate the “critical habitat” of the species.
Attorney Disciplinary Hearing
We review Referee Jonathan V. Goodman's report recommending that we indefinitely suspend the Wisconsin law license of Gerald P. Boyle due to his medical incapacity, and hold the pending disciplinary proceeding against him in abeyance for as long as his license remains suspended.
Estate – Trust Beneficiary
Mickey Owen appeals the circuit court’s judgment determining that Mickey is not a beneficiary of the Patsy L. Kozlowski Survivor’s Trust.
OWI – Defense of Coercion
Dustin Yenter appeals a judgment of conviction for operating while under the influence of an intoxicant and operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration, both as a first offense.
Statutory Interpretation
In 1999, Lamar Central Outdoor, LLC acquired an outdoor advertising sign that is located adjacent to an interstate highway.
Summary Judgment – Issue of Material Fact
Allen Schnepf appeals a judgment imposing civil forfeitures and injunctive relief after he was found liable for discharging fill material into a wetland without a certification of compliance with state water standards.
Medical Negligence Claim
Damian Berg appeals an order of the circuit court dismissing on summary judgment his medical negligence claim against Dr. Bradley Maxfield.
Court Error – Jury Instructions
Delorean Latrell Bryson appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree reckless homicide with a dangerous weapon and a circuit court order denying his postconviction motion for a new trial.
Postconviction Motion Denied
Noah Yang appeals from a judgment of conviction and the denial of his motion for postconviction relief.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Samson J. Gomoll appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of first-degree intentional homicide for the shooting death of his girlfriend, S.S., and from an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Legal News
- Wis. Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) funding bill signed into law
- Bryan Steil teams up with election denier Jim Jordan
- Milwaukee Bar Association releases 2024 Judicial Poll results
- Hilton Doubletree Lawsuit: 8-year-old died after being sucked into swimming pool pipe
- Gov. Evers signs measure allowing tactical emergency medical services to bear arms
- Evers signs anti-human trafficking bills
- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
- Illegal immigrant charged with Fond du Lac domestic violence stabbing
- Milwaukee creates requirements for private security guards after Isaiah Allen’s shooting death
- Milwaukee Police asking for public’s assistance after shooting of 6-year-old
- Man shot at Miami Hilton
- Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
WLJ People
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Russell Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Benjamin Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dustin T. Woehl
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Katherine Metzger
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Joseph Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – James M. Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dana Wachs
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Mark L. Thomsen
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Matthew Lein
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Jeffrey A. Pitman
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – William Pemberton
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Howard S. Sicula