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Nov 4, 2014

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.

Oct 16, 2014

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.

Sep 26, 2014

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.

Jul 21, 2014

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.

Jul 2, 2014

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.

May 13, 2014

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.

Mar 17, 2014

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.

Nov 1, 2013

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.

Aug 30, 2013

New Fox O’Neill Shannon shareholder lives to litigate

Shannon Allen’s social side does not get in the way in the courtroom.

Aug 29, 2013

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.

Aug 12, 2013

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.

Aug 2, 2012

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.

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