POSTED: Friday, April 27th, 2012 at 10:40 am

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

On the surface, a minor dog bite case does not seem like a logical instance in which electronic discovery of evidence is necessary.

POSTED: Friday, April 27th, 2012 at 10:28 am

BY: GREGG HERMAN

Years ago, the daily mail delivery was a major event in our firm.

POSTED: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 at 1:46 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

Most days, Jim Troupis doesn’t know what faces he’ll see when he walks through the door of his Middleton-based firm, Troupis Law Office LLC.

POSTED: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 at 12:23 pm

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

Cutting costs while balancing workload is an ongoing struggle for most solo and small firm owners.

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 10:00 am

BY: Jane Pribek

If Clarence Darrow were alive today, he’d likely be Googling and “CCAPing” the venire before his trials.

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 9:04 am

BY: DOLAN MEDIA NEWSWIRES

At best, expert testimony can be the viewfinder that brings blurry evidence into focus for the jury. At worst, an expert can confuse, bore or even offend jurors.

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 9:03 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

The U.S. Constitution preserves the right of trial by jury for controversies where the value exceeds $20, but the practical reality is many lawyers will not even consider litigating a case unless the value is tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars.

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 9:02 am

BY: DOLAN MEDIA NEWSWIRES

Online jury research isn’t a standalone tool, but it can be a valuable complement to more traditional research.

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 9:01 am

BY: DOLAN MEDIA NEWSWIRES

Forensic accountants have long been a valuable resource to attorneys, but their value in the trial process has grown in recent years as instances of fraud become more frequent and complex.

POSTED: Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 7:32 am

BY: Michael Berzowski

The days of requiring a large onsite server room to store mass quantities of data may be coming to an end, but with the new array of offsite options come potential ethical concerns.

POSTED: Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 1:27 pm

BY: SYLVIA HSIEH

Could the iPad 2 be a trial lawyer’s best friend?

POSTED: Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 1:16 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

Google has thrown a party with its much-hyped social networking platform Google+ but it appears no one in Wisconsin’s legal community is showing up.

POSTED: Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 1:08 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

Though they’ve been popular in Asia for years now, Quick Response, or QR, codes are starting to make their way stateside and into the legal marketing world.

POSTED: Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 12:54 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

With the speed at which technology trends move these days, smart phones, computers and other electronic devices can be outdated in a matter of months.

POSTED: Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 at 8:47 am

BY: DOLAN MEDIA NEWSWIRES

You can post, link and tweet all you want, but growing a practice on a budget comes down to old-fashioned marketing, according to veteran solo practitioners.

POSTED: Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 at 9:40 am

BY: Jane Pribek

When Madison lawyer Jim Troupis decided to start his own firm, he took his time with the decision, resisting the urge to jump right in.

POSTED: Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 at 9:22 am

BY: Jane Pribek

A while ago I realized that sometimes I’m a walking advertisement. The Nike swoosh on my running gear, the Bucky Badger sweatshirt and the Rolex crown on my watch.

POSTED: Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 at 9:17 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Running a solo or small firm is not rocket science.

POSTED: Monday, November 21st, 2011 at 8:00 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Brookfield attorney Dawn Drellos-Thompson realized a few years ago that her small business owner or minimum-wage earning clients could not afford most mediators.

POSTED: Monday, October 31st, 2011 at 11:57 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Attorney Eric Maassen plans to use a lot less paper clips and Post-its in the near future.

POSTED: Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 at 9:52 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

Book review: Tech guide for solos, small firms The American Bar Association recently released “The 2010 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide: Critical Decisions Made Simple.” Full Story >> The Case for Practice Management Software For solos and small-firm lawyers, technology can be a great leveler. But does every practitioner need practice management software? [...]

POSTED: Monday, January 31st, 2011 at 7:00 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Sandy McGee had the recent pleasure of playing the “$100 bill fairy” on New Year’s Eve Day at work, distributing crisp, new bills to all staff. Sure, everyone would’ve preferred to stay home from The Schroeder Group Attorneys at Law that day.

POSTED: Monday, January 31st, 2011 at 6:00 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Without Vince Lombardi, could the Green Bay Packers have pulled off their astonishing victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the 1967 NFL Championship Game, better known as the “Ice Bowl?”

POSTED: Monday, January 31st, 2011 at 6:00 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

What’s in a name? A nontraditional name can help a firm stand out Bio mechanics Balancing the amount of info in an online bio isn’t easy Put me in, coach A good coach can help push your team over the top Keep ‘em motivated Creative thinking — and some cold hard cash — can help [...]

POSTED: Monday, January 31st, 2011 at 6:00 am

BY: Jack Zemlicka, jack.zemlicka@wislawjournal.com

Joshua M. Koch is a real Boy Scout. The civil litigator at Arndt, Buswell & Thorn in Sparta highlights his Eagle Scout award in his online firm biography. Koch also advertises his love of hunting and fishing, personal tidbits which often prove useful in connecting with clients, especially in northern Wisconsin.

POSTED: Monday, January 31st, 2011 at 6:00 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Organization is a skill, a task and a philosophy. As Gustave Flaubert urged, “Be regular and orderly in
your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.”

POSTED: Monday, January 31st, 2011 at 6:00 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Personal injury attorneys in California probably like to joke about the cheapness of lawyers at Bay-area insurance-defense firm Low, Ball & Lynch. It’s a real firm, with a really bad name. And is it any wonder that Argue & Phibbs, in Sligo, Ireland, is no longer a going concern?

POSTED: Monday, May 3rd, 2010 at 1:00 am

BY: dmc-admin

As someone who defends attorneys against malpractice complaints, Daniel Schumack has noticed that solo lawyers are particularly prone to errors managing their client trust accounts. “In the District of Columbia and Mary-land, there are a disproportionate number of complaints filed against smaller law firms when it comes to the mishandling of trust money,” said Schumack, [...]

POSTED: Monday, May 3rd, 2010 at 1:00 am

BY: dmc-admin

Four practice niches — personal injury law; family law; real estate; and trusts and estates — generate the highest percentage of legal malpractice claims each year. Many of these claims stem from the emotionally charged nature of cases in these practice areas, from messy divorces and family feuds over inheritances to collapsed real estate deals [...]

POSTED: Monday, May 3rd, 2010 at 1:00 am

BY: dmc-admin

Madison attorney Steven M. Cohen figured out that the walk-in prospective client wasn’t going to become a client when he explained the nature of his legal problem: The government was implanting thoughts in his head. Cohen, of Cohen Law Office, kindly explained that he doesn’t do that kind of law. He sent the man, whom [...]