BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Ring in the New Year with new brief rule
In my most recent column’s discussion of ghostwriting, my personal recommendation was in favor of counsel’s disclosure of an attorney’s brief-drafting for unrepresented parties. That recommendation remains unchanged.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Ghostwriting a scary, gray area
When an opposing party is pro se, I gird myself for his briefs. They’re typically long, disorganized, wandering and overwrought.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Get over your issues
Drafting a Statement of the Issues is not my favorite part of preparing a Wisconsin Court of Appeals brief or any brief, for that matter.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Don’t sabotage your appeal
Even when a brief technically conforms to the Court of Appeals’ briefing rules, unwary counsel still can be sandbagged by the decisional briefing rules.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Sometimes it’s the little things that get you
I admit it. When I’m drafting a Wisconsin Court of Appeals brief, all I think about is substance.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Know when to wield a supervisory writ
Every legal specialty has its outliers -- those remedies or procedures that, because they are rarely available or appropriate, tend to shrink from the mind.
Who’s Doing What: DeJong to be inducted into honor society; attorneys on the rise
James DeJong, president of the Milwaukee law firm O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC, Milwaukee, will be inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society during a ceremony at Carroll University in April.
Who’s Doing What: Attorneys get hired; Schellinger earns excellence award
John Schellinger received the The Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators’ 2013 Award of Excellence.
New Fox O’Neill Shannon shareholder lives to litigate
Shannon Allen’s social side does not get in the way in the courtroom.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: When in doubt, appeal
It sounds so simple: If a judgment or order “disposes of the entire matter in litigation as to one or more of the parties” and is properly entered or recorded (Sec. 808.03(1), Stats.), it is “final,” and the appeal time starts ticking.
Who’s Doing What: Hart named counsel VP of Aurora Health Care
Rachelle Hart was named senior vice president, general counsel for Aurora Health Care.
Who’s Doing What: Godfrey & Kahn’s Shorter named chair of the Health Law Section of the State Bar; Vitek & Probst opens Milwaukee office
Vitek & Probst SC is a new Milwaukee-based firm focused on family law in southeastern Wisconsin.
Legal News
- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
- Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
- Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
- Trump ahead of Biden in new Marquette poll
- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
- New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
- Arrest warrant proposed for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
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