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When faced with an unknown reserve judge, criminal defense attorney Theodore Perlick Molinari seeks delays rather than risking an unexpected ruling.
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Mass. attorney reprimanded by Wis. Supreme Court
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded Massachusetts attorney Ronald Brandt for professional misconduct.
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Read More »State Supreme Court revokes attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday revoked attorney Craig Hunt’s law license.
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Read More »Judge argues for civil appointments before state Supreme Court (UPDATE)
Several judges and court commissioners made their case Tuesday before the state Supreme Court for a petition to provide appointed counsel in civil cases for pro se clients.
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Read More »Curley finds her calling on appellate court bench
The Hon. Patricia Curley describes her job as "industrial strength writing."
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Read More »Excavation co. owner charged with embezzling from employees (UPDATE)
The owner of Allen Howe & Son Inc. is facing charges he embezzled more than $56,000 from employees.
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Read More »Brookfield attorney seeks license resignation (UPDATE)
A Brookfield attorney facing felony fraud charges wants to surrender his law license in Wisconsin.
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Read More »Senators propose eliminating some damages in employment discrimination cases
Some Wisconsin legislators are working to end compensatory and punitive damages in employment discrimination cases.
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Read More »Milwaukee County moving toward digital document storage (UPDATE)
The Milwaukee County court system could save upward of $250,000 annually with an electronic case filing system, but the move could mean less work for court staff members.
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Read More »Supreme Court reinstates Brookfield attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has reinstated Brookfield attorney Tom Warmington’s license, 14 years after he lost it for misappropriating client money.
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Read More »State Bar cuts back on meetings outside of Madison
In the face of a six-figure deficit, the State Bar of Wisconsin is juggling cutting costs with outreach efforts to its members statewide.
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Read More »Biskupic makes smooth transition from prosecutor to defense lawyer
When Steven Biskupic stepped down as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 2009, he wasn't quite sure what he was going to do next.
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Read More »Wis. attorney loses license for one year
The Wisconsin Supreme Court this week suspended the license of attorney Eric Forstrom for one year in a reciprocal discipline.
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Read More »State Bar listening sessions prompt prediction of dues increase
A member of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Board of Governors is arguing a series of statewide listening sessions is really just a prelude to a dues increase.
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Read More »MBA cancels Battle of the Barristers
The Milwaukee Bar Association has pulled the plug on its second annual ‘Battle of the Barristers’ event planned for Oct. 13.
Read More »Milwaukee mans sues after fall in Walmart
A Milwaukee man is suing two corporate titans for negligence.
Read More »Milwaukee attorney Fishbach dies (UPDATE)
Nathan A. Fishbach, a former Wisconsin Law Journal Leader in the Law, died Saturday of cancer. He was 58.
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Read More »The waiting game
Four of the five Article III judges in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in Milwaukee will be eligible for senior status by fall 2012.
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Read More »Labor lawyer preserves the state of the union
Attorney Kurt Kobelt traces his union law roots to an internship with an electrical workers association while at George Washington University Law School.
Read More »Part-time prosecutors seek work balance
Elder law attorney Steve Schultz doesn’t mind putting on his prosecutor hat, even if that means occasionally facing current or former clients.
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Read More »Senators introduce legislation that would abolish Supreme Court elections
Two state senators introduced legislation Thursday that would eliminate the election of state Supreme Court justices and replace that system with an appointment process based on merit.
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Read More »Kuchler keeps legal work all in the family
For attorney Donna Kuchler, the practice of law has always been a family affair.
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Read More »State Supreme Court agrees to consider abolishing mandatory bar (UPDATE)
On Thursday, the state Supreme Court breathed life into a contentious petition to abolish mandatory participation in the State Bar of Wisconsin.
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Read More »Supreme Court shoots down open deliberations (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday shot down proposals to hold private deliberations in public, but is still considering a therapeutic resolution to internal bickering that has plagued the court.
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Read More »Patent reform changes landscape for lawyers
Intellectual property lawyers could get a lot more work if President Barack Obama follows through on his promise to create entrepreneurial jobs by overhauling the U.S. patent system.
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Read More »PACER, attorney admission fees to rise
Starting Nov. 1, it will cost attorneys more to be admitted to practice in the federal appellate and district courts in Wisconsin.
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Read More »Applicants sought for two judicial vacancies
Gov. Scott Walker’s office is seeking applicants for two judicial vacancies in Wisconsin.
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Read More »U.S. Attorney’s Office seeks applications for unpaid special assistant spot (UPDATE)
Wanted: an experienced Wisconsin lawyer to assist in prosecution of civil cases in the Western District court … and work for free.
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Read More »Kloppenburg announces run for appellate court seat (UPDATE)
After an exhaustive and unsuccessful attempt to unseat a justice on the state Supreme Court, attorney JoAnne Kloppenburg is going to make a run at the appellate court bench.
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Read More »Bill would bar doctors from admitting fault (UPDATE)
A legislative proposal would prevent a written or verbal admission of fault by doctors in Wisconsin from being used to determine negligence in medical malpractice cases.
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