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Former governor candidate and Eau Claire attorney appointed to UW System Board of Regents
Dana Wachs of Gingras, Thomsen, & Wachs has been appointed to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.
Personal injury lawyer back to work after bid for governor
An Eau Claire lawyer and state lawmaker who spent several months campaigning for governor is back at work.
Personal-injury lawyers on panel to hear testimony on civil-litigation bill
A panel of lawmakers made up partly of personal-injury lawyers from both sides of the political aisle will be hearing public testimony Thursday on a bill calling for various changes to the state’s civil litigation rules.
Personal-injury lawyer announces run for governor
A Democratic legislator and personal-injury lawyer from Eau Claire announced on Monday that he'll challenge Republican Gov. Scott Walker next year.
With new Legislature comes fewer attorneys
The number of attorneys serving in the Legislature is slated to bottom out again as new lawmakers prepare to be sworn in early next year.
Winning streak: Tort-change proponents savor victories, look to make up defeats
In compromising on and even killing some proposed changes to the state’s tort laws, supporters say they have furnished proof they are not mindless puppets controlled by outside interest groups. But plans already are afoot to resurrect some of the tort proposals that did not make it through the Legislature this session.
Assembly passes bill to raise interest rate on small claims judgments
The Assembly passed a bill Thursday that would up the interest rate on judgments in small claims cases to 12 percent.
Presentence investigation bill headed for Assembly vote
A bill that would allow crime victims to view portions of defendant’s presentence investigation reports was passed by the Assembly’s judiciary committee Tuesday morning.
Two tort-reform proposals move ahead, one likely dies (UPDATE)
Two Wisconsin tort reform proposals received approvals from a legislative judiciary committee Thursday and one more or less died.
GOP proposal would change informed consent law
Doctors would not be required to give patients as much information about alternative treatments available to them under a Republican-sponsored bill on a fast track in the Legislature.
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- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
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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
