Recent Articles from GREGG HERMAN
WLJ not invited to the party: State Bar closes doors to media
Other criticisms of the State Bar published recently included its diversity program and, as always, its mandatory membership rule.
Life means life, or not
This violation, as serious as it was, probably wouldn’t have resulted in a revocation in and of itself.
The case against jury trials
Any lawyer who truly believes that the jury system is an effective way to get justice is either naïve or has tried very few jury trials.
Sweet Home Alabama? Not So Much
The language is even more scary than the holding itself.
Law as a career
Watching the lawyers involved in numerous high-profile trials, from the various Trump cases to the Michigan mother of the school shooter, causes me to wonder: just how much do these lawyers actually believe what they’re advocating?
Court of Appeals punts
By avoiding the issue they not only missed an opportunity for a fascinating discussion but provided no assistance to prosecutors and trial courts.
Ties are for losers
Sports, being highly sensitive to public opinion, has greatly reduced the number of ties. Football games have overtime. Golf has extra holes. Hockey and soccer (well, some soccer games) have shootouts.
Defining Winning
What is the definition of winning? “Win” has a clear meaning in sports, but what about in Law?
Are lawyers more ethical?
With the pandemic behind us, it seems like a good time to look at updated numbers.
Age isn’t just a number when it comes to mandatory judicial retirement
The concept of serving beyond one’s “use by” date is not limited to judges.
Legal News
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
- Brewers have American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries
- US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
- GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically
- 11 people injured when escalator malfunctions at Milwaukee ballpark
- Judge receives ethics fine after endorsing candidate
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies