A Janesville attorney was publicly reprimanded Tuesday for his representation and role in a business that represented Social Security disability claimants.
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Read More »A former Milwaukee-area attorney's law license has been revoked after he told the Wisconsin Supreme Court that he could not defend himself against the misconduct he committed.
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Read More »A complaint filed by a sexual assault victim against Democratic attorney general candidate Susan Happ for allegedly letting a defendant off easy because he bought Happ's house has been dismissed by the Office of Lawyer Regulation.
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Read More »As expected, Wisconsin courts are asking for an increase in their 2015-17 biennial budget, the majority of which would go to reimburse counties for costs incurred for running the circuit courts.
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Read More »A Grafton business attorney who allegedly admitted to forging the signature of his then-wife to obtain money from her trust account is facing a six-month suspension of his law license.
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Less than a day after the U.S. Supreme Court stayed Wisconsin’s voter ID law, 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner wrote a blistering takedown of the law and what he sees as its effects.
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Read More »A proposed bill would allow those who receive payments from a structured settlement to more easily transfer future payments in exchange for a lump sum.
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Read More »A Dane County attorney is facing the loss of his license, as investigators say he repeatedly failed to file cases, took client money without permission and generally ignored his clients.
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Read More »A New London attorney who represented clients in financial trouble exploited those clients' weaknesses for his own benefit and is no longer allowed to practice law, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
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Read More »A Green Bay attorney whose license has been suspended since 2003 cannot practice law again because he has yet to pay all of the restitution he owes to former clients, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
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Read More »A Duluth, Minn., attorney licensed to practice in Wisconsin has been suspended from practicing law for six months, according to a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision released Tuesday.
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A cottage industry has developed around the so-called “rocket docket” of the Western District of Wisconsin, the speed of which has attracted plaintiffs in patent cases.
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In the eight years since the state enacted a cap on the amount of damages a plaintiff can collect in a medical malpractice case, a Milwaukee judge's decision to award an amputee $15.75 million more than the damages cap is the exception to the rule, the woman's attorney said Monday.
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Two lower court rulings that said Wisconsin's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional will stand, immediately ending delays on marriages around the state.
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Read More »A suspended Madison-area attorney who unsuccessfully ran for Wisconsin Supreme Court is again facing an Office of Lawyer Regulation disciplinary case.
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It looks like Ryan Braun's former friend isn't giving up in his litigious quest against his former Milwaukee Brewers friend and the attorneys who represented him. To me, though, it's just another quirky part of a rare example of jail being imposed in a contempt proceeding.
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The state's castle doctrine law does not apply in the case of a Sheboygan Falls man who shot intruders at his girlfriend's apartment but also continued to shoot after the intruders fled, according to the District 2 Court of Appeals.
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Read More »The owner of a now-defunct Marinette subcontracting company was sentenced to five years' probation Monday for not paying thousands of dollars in federal taxes.
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Read More »A report commissioned by the Office of Lawyer Regulation was designed to raise any possible issues in anticipation of a larger review that has been discussed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the office's director said Monday.
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Consultants tapped to examine the Office of Lawyer Regulation's investigatory and disciplinary process recommend that the office reorganize its staff and change the way it investigates cases in order to move them through the system more quickly.
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Forgive, me, please, but I think I have a case of report fatigue.
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Read More »The president of a controversial religious group in northern Wisconsin who called a judge a racist has not responded to a complaint the Office of Lawyer Regulation filed seeking revocation of her law license.
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Read More »The Wisconsin Supreme Court plans to hear a proposal Monday that proponents say would make it easier for parties to a civil case in another state to compel evidence or testimony from Wisconsin residents. The proposal, shepherded by the Wisconsin Judicial ...
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Attorney David Pliner knew his request for jail time was “extreme,” but he felt he had to try.
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Read More »A Waukesha restaurateur has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for his participation in a scheme to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars in construction loans for a condominium project.
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Read More »Gov. Scott Walker is seeking applicants for appointment to the Langlade County Circuit Court.
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State Supreme Court justices had many questions Monday for the proponents of a measure to disallow the use of victims' names in certain appellate filings.
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Read More »Gov. Scott Walker has appointed the brother of the attorney representing him in the John Doe investigation as a new Outagamie County judge, according to a news release.
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Read More »A Madison civil litigator will replace Maryann Sumi on the Dane County bench, according to a release from Gov. Scott Walker's office.
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Read More »A committee tasked with making recommendations on how to improve Wisconsin's treatment courts system voted Wednesday that programs should allow certain violent offenders to participate.
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