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Bankruptcy law is anything but boring for Eliza Reyes.

When Jean Kies was elected to the bench in 2016, she brought with her a wealth of experience.

Maira Gavioli grew up in a tiny town in Brazil. At the time, it had dirt roads.

Women may be a minority in the industries Jennifer Rathburn works with and represents, but she hasn’t let that stop her from being at the forefront of her practice.

Here’s the latest on what’s pending before various committees in the Wisconsin legislature. Among the proposals of interest are ones calling for changes to the state’s service requirements for civil cases, the addition of judge positions to several counties and changes to the rules governing unpaid wage claims.

Although tort filings in Wisconsin continue to become less and less common, 2018 saw a slight increase over the number filed in 2017.

Sam Benedict and Robin Dorman started their legal career on the exact same day in 1979 as two of five attorneys in the Waukesha County office of the Wisconsin State Public Defender.

Willie Armstrong has been searching for a lawyer to represent his mother for two years, ever since the one he hired dropped out of the case.

The Wisconsin Civil Justice Council isn’t backing down on statements it made about the separate, policy-recommending Judicial Council in a recent memo to lawmakers on the state’s budget-writing committee

A government attorney recently announced he is running for Waukesha County Circuit Court Branch 5.

Gov. Tony Evers is looking for applicants to fill a judge position in Washburn County.

A Chicago lawyer is faced with a six-month license suspension in Wisconsin over misconduct he committed in his home state.

A panel of lawmakers is again scheduled to vote on proposals to change some of the state’s drunken-driving laws.

A wave of state abortion bans has set off speculation: What would happen if Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing abortion rights nationwide, were overturned?

The state’s powerful budget writing committee voted on Tuesday afternoon to increase pay for prosecutors and public defenders as well as increase compensation for private attorneys appointed to represent indigent criminal defendants.

The Wisconsin Civil Justice Council has requested more public records from the Judicial Council.

Justice Dan Kelly on Tuesday began his campaign for a full term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, calling Wisconsinites “the best bosses a guy could want.”

In a recent memo, an organization of business and professional groups are calling on lawmakers to oppose any proposals to channel resources to the Judicial Council, calling the council an "arm of the plaintiff's bar."

Gov. Tony Evers is seeking applicants for a judge position on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.

Gov. Tony Evers has appointed an assistant corporation counsel to be the top prosecutor in Columbia County.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the license of a former Dane County lawyer who now runs a construction company.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Milwaukee trusts-and-estates attorney over misconduct that got him convicted of embezzlement.

In talking with court representatives and lawmakers, a member of the Judicial Council may have found an answer to the council’s budget woes.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently issued an order changing how the state’s pro hac vice fees are allocated, paid and collected.

Gov. Tony Evers is looking for candidates to fill the top prosecutor spot in Marquette County.

The Milwaukee-based firm Quarles & Brady is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to undo the state Legislature's recent ban on ghostwriting.

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is one of five state AGs who filed new lawsuits Thursday against the maker of Oxycontin.

The Director of State Courts Office is accepting applications for court-interpreter training in June in Wisconsin Rapids.

A proposal expanding the state’s expungement process is scheduled for a vote Wednesday on the floor of the state Assembly.

Gov. Tony Evers recently appointed a former candidate for clerk of circuit court to the vacant Racine County register of deeds position.