POSTED: Friday, December 9th, 2011 at 1:54 pm

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

When the Wisconsin Supreme Court next year reviews its 2009 rule that allows for citation of unpublished appellate court decisions, there may be minimal evidence to determine the value of the change.

POSTED: Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 at 2:48 pm

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

A high school gymnasium isn’t where veteran Milwaukee appellate lawyer Rob Henak said he aspired to argue a case in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

POSTED: Monday, August 22nd, 2011 at 8:52 am

BY: James Briggs, james.briggs@wislawjournal.com

The 115th paragraph of a July 8 Wisconsin Supreme Court opinion consists of a single sentence: “… Justice MICHAEL J. GABLEMAN joins this concurrence.”

POSTED: Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 at 8:00 pm

BY: David Ziemer, david.ziemer@wislawjournal.com

Probably the highest recognition of excellence that could be bestowed on an appellate attorney cannot come from a trade journal, but from the court itself hiring the attorney when it needs counsel. That recognition recently went to Gass Weber Mullins attorney Beth Hanan. She has been retained by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals to represent [...]