Holocaust survivor calls attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion reminiscent of 1930’s Nazi Germany
A Holocaust survivor said Sunday that history is repeating itself and the recent attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
Applied improv workshop helps lawyers learn to think on their feet while earning continuing legal-education credit
When Katrina Hull decided last year to sign her practice group at Michael Best & Friedrich up for an applied-improv workshop, her goal was simple.
OLR to give 2 seminars on trust-account management
The Office of Lawyer Regulation will be giving two seminars about trust accounts next year.
High court to discuss proposal to expand online CLE requirements
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide whether to take up a proposal to expand what options attorneys have to complete their continuing legal education requirements.
Board wants to expand CLE possibilities for lawyers
The Board of Bar Examiners is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to expand lawyers’ options for fulfilling their continuing legal education requirements.
In 2017, lawyers can get CLE credit for pro bono work
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has released the final language of rule changes that would allow licensed attorneys in the state to earn continuing legal education credit for pro bono legal work.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: For successful lawyers, the learning never ends
Those diplomas on your wall constitute a point of pride, and they should. But if you hope to achieve an advanced degree of success — not just an advanced degree — you must not see them as an end to your education.
CLE on demand: Meet your requirements without leaving the office
Sometimes Andrea Gage will catch a class during her lunch hour. Other times, it’s from the comfort of her couch.
LEGAL CENTS: Finding ways to earn CLE on the cheap
I’m going to pass on the State Bar of Wisconsin’s “Ultimate Pass” for continuing legal education.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Take the right perspective on ‘The Business of Law’
Every public figure risks being misquoted, and often those misquotes attain a reality all of their own.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Small firms and the small-business challenge
One of the most successful and pervasive small-business sectors is one many people (often including those who are in it) don’t even think of as a business: the single-practitioner law firm.
Shorewood attorney pushes for license reinstatement (UPDATE)
A Shorewood labor attorney twice suspended because of several crimes she committed while addicted to opiates said she has emerged from a “low point” in her life, and wants to practice law again.
Legal News
- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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