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A woman who says her Chicago plastic surgeon posted before and after photos of her facial reconstruction surgery on his website without her consent, labeling them “cocaine nose,” filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Cook County circuit court.   http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-lawsuit-plastic-surgeon-illegally-used-womans-photos-labeled-them-cocaine-nose-20140729-story.html

A college student who says she fled in terror when undercover officers who thought she had illegally bought beer swarmed her SUV has reached a $212,500 settlement with the state of Virginia. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/31/virginia-student-settles-lawsuit-over-her-mistaken-arrest-after-water-mistaken/

New York State awarded $60,000 to a volunteer firefighter in a sexual harassment complaint who alleged that her lieutenant repeatedly said “badonkadonk” and slapped her rear end. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/female_firefighter_60k_badonkadonk_slap_complaint.html

Court documents filed Tuesday call into question allegations surrounding the amputation of a Birmingham man’s penis last month. The attorney representing the doctors sued in the case has filed for dismissal after testimonies reveal that neither performed a circumcision on the patient. http://www.wfla.com/story/26141543/attorney-for-doctors-sued-in-penis-amputation-lawsuit-seeks-dismissal-calls-case-baseless-irresponsible

Law students across the country endured their own exam hell this week after a glitch in a widely used system to upload bar exam answers and essays temporarily failed, meaning their answers were not uploaded or sent to various state websites: http://fxn.ws/1s7Twxw

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DeMaurice Fitzgerald Smith already had a packed resume in 2009 when he went after the position of executive director of the National Football League Players’ Association.

Serving as president of the State Bar of Wisconsin is like riding a Ferris wheel that goes around only once.

The Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation filed a complaint Tuesday alleging attorney Gerald Boyle committed six acts of misconduct, including mishandling clients’ fees and failing to timely file a lawsuit for a client.

An Appleton attorney who has been the subject of prior disciplinary proceedings has been suspended from practicing law for five months, effective Jan. 23.

Wisconsin may have failed to pass the Center for Public Integrity’s judicial financial disclosure test, but at least it’s in good company.

Jenniffer Price is the newest bureau director at the Department of Justice-Division of Criminal Investigation.

Attorney Larry Coté’s representation of ex-construction foreman Walter Love could be seen as a failure.

A law firm partner, a champion of battered women and children and a Milwaukee reporter each were honored Wednesday with the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee’s Equal Justice Medal.

Wisconsin's Medicaid program will recoup more than $8,000 in a nationwide settlement resulting from a whisteblower action filed in federal court.

As the State Bar of Wisconsin works on its proposal to set term limits for state Supreme Court justices, two state senators are renewing their push to eliminate elections for high court seats.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court next term will review cases involving the UW System Board of Regents, the state Department of Corrections and others.

In an attempt to make the Wisconsin Supreme Court more nonpartisan, the Wisconsin State Bar is in the early stages of a potential push to limit state justices to single, 16-year terms.

Ten years after his license was revoked by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, attorney Boris Ouchakof has been reinstated.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to accept three new cases, including one that involves a recent candidate for the bench, but will not review a dispute between two Milwaukee personal injury firms.

Kenosha attorney Walter W. Stern III, who was this year sentenced to 357 days in prison for money laundering, has been suspended from practicing law in Wisconsin for two years.

Attorney Alan Eisenberg, who had his law license revoked in April 2010, can’t petition for reinstatement until 2017, but he’s not interested.

A lawyer convicted of 14 crimes during a three-year period has been suspended from practicing law for 30 months.

County boards have the authority to authorized and approve contracts for attorneys who act independently of the corporation counsel, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Tuesday.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court voted to accept six new cases, four of which originated in Milwaukee County. The court also acted to deny review in 53 cases.

Gov. Scott Walker is seeking a new judge for the Eau Claire County Circuit Court.

An attorney with a history of professional misconduct was handed a 60-day suspension Thursday, but it didn't come without some discord among justices.

Following years of professional misconduct and suspensions, attorney Joan Boyd had her license to practice law revoked Thursday.

Walking into her reinstatement hearing May 23, 2011, attorney Jane Edgar felt fairly confident.

In recusing herself from the ongoing ethics case against fellow State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley unloaded Wednesday in a memorandum (PDF) decision addressed to James Alexander of the Wisconsin Judicial Commission and others.