Recent Articles from Dan Shaw, [email protected]
Termination of Parental Rights
The court of appeals had affirmed the termination of B.W.'s parental rights and denied his motion to withdraw his no-contest plea.
First Amendment Rights
Brian Aish, an anti-abortion protestor made statements to Nancy Kindschy, a nurse practitioner at a family planning clinic.
Termination of Parental Rights
The termination of parental rights (TPR) case involved two primary issues: whether the circuit court was required to wait at least two days before proceeding to a dispositional hearing after finding R.A.M.'s conduct in failing to appear as "egregious and without clear and justifiable excuse," and whether the court lacked competency to conduct the dispositional hearing without this waiting period.
Late Filing
Millsapp, representing herself, sued the Milwaukee Housing Authority (MHA) on August 24, 2022, alleging inadequate housing conditions and seeking rent relief.
Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
Synkelma appealed a circuit court's denial of certiorari relief regarding a decision by the Vilas County Board of Adjustment.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Lindberg challenges his conviction on three counts of possession of child pornography and the trial court's denial of his postconviction motion without a hearing.
Sentencing
Jack Clayborne was convicted for involvement in an attempted carjacking.
Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
Echols, a civil detainee in an Illinois facility, sustained serious injuries in an attack by another resident.
Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
Angela Flowers had a car loan with Kia Motors Finance. One morning, she and her son noticed they were being followed by a truck.
Sentencing-Vindictiveness
Lass was initially charged with misdemeanor domestic abuse, but the case ended in a mistrial due to the alleged victim's disregard of a court order.
Sentencing
Albert Larry Jr. appealed his conviction for conspiring to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion.
Legal News
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property