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Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales will be the next guest featured in “On the Issues with Mike Gousha.”

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced Friday that it will be playing host to a training program to help fight human trafficking.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court kicked off its first round of oral arguments of its current term on Wednesday.

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The period for applying for a two-day court-interpreter training session in Madison will remain open until Friday.

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An attorney from Legal Action of Wisconsin’s Milwaukee office will take part in a congressional briefing in Washington, D.C., about the need for legal representation for tenants in eviction proceedings.

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The Milwaukee Bar Association’s new home will be opening in mid-November.

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A Middleton attorney is appealing a recommendation that his Wisconsin law license be revoked.

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The decision to pursue in-house work became clear for Paul Hinkfuss after reflecting on the experience of waiting to baptize his baby son because of pending patent litigation.

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Kathleen Gionis went to law school to do more than become a lawyer—she wanted work for herself.

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Cryptocurrency has been making news lately, but is it here to stay? And if so, should attorneys accept it?

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Contrary to what some might assume, Rusk County District Attorney Annette Barna didn't find her transition from being the only public defender in Rusk County to the top prosecutor to be a huge leap.

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Over the summer, two Milwaukee high school students got a rare chance to have a glimpse of the inner workings of a large law firm through an internship offered at Foley & Lardner’s office downtown.

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The man accused of gunning down a prominent lawyer in his suburban Chicago home is being held without bond on murder charges.

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By day, Jeff Neterval is senior corporate counsel at Middleton-based American Girl.

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Cryptocurrency has been making news lately, but is it here to stay? And if so, should attorneys accept it?

The decision to pursue in-house work became clear for Paul Hinkfuss after reflecting on the experience of waiting to baptize his baby son because of pending patent litigation.

A Milwaukee-area man has hired Hupy & Abraham to represent him in a lawsuit over an injury from an accident on Milwaukee streetcar’s track.

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The Milwaukee Bar Association will be giving the community a preview of its new home and recognizing the top donors to its capital campaign.

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An Eau Claire lawyer and state lawmaker who spent several months campaigning for governor is back at work.

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A Maryland attorney faces discipline in Wisconsin over misconduct he committed in his home state.

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A Racine woman has been indicted for defrauding the beneficiaries of some of the estates her employer was handling.

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A referee is recommending that an Appleton lawyer be suspended for a longer period than what lawyer-regulators had sought.

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Gov. Scott Walker has appointed a long-time Osseo criminal defense attorney to the top prosecutor spot in Buffalo County.

Less than a year after the high court dismissed ethical misconduct charges against an Eau Claire lawyer, lawyer-regulators are again alleging that he broke attorney-ethics rules.

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Hupy and Abraham President Michael Hupy has pledged $25,000 to help the Milwaukee Bar Association move into a new space.

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A Milwaukee attorney faces a public reprimand over allegations that she practiced law even though her license was suspended and that she used an improper firm name.

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Foley & Lardner attorneys have helped a Neenah-based plastics manufacturer get the first permit of its kind in Wisconsin.

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A referee is recommending that the Wisconsin Supreme Court revoke the license of a Middleton attorney who pleaded guilty last year to making a false declaration in a bankruptcy matter.

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The Milwaukee County Courthouse Complex will be closing early for the funeral procession of a Milwaukee police officer.

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Before John Goudie found his niche in paralegal work, he had a variety of experiences.

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