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Tax time never ends for Michael Best & Friedrich attorney Robert Gordon.

A Slinger couple and a former Milwaukee attorney are preparing to battle it out in court over a six-figure real estate deal gone sour.

After enjoying seven years of stagnant dues, Wisconsin attorneys may be on the brink of an increase in their annual membership fee with the State Bar.

A pay progression plan for prosecutors and limitations on plaintiff recovery in employment discrimination cases are now law after Gov. Scott Walker signed the separate proposals Thursday.

Milwaukee attorney Paul Stenzel said he knew early in his legal career that a traditional practice wasn’t going to be for him.

Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday appointed Tammy Jo Hock, assistant U.S. attorney, Green Bay, to the Brown County Circuit Court.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday reciprocally disciplined two Illinois attorneys for their 2006 criminal convictions in Green Lake County.

A Brookfield attorney who pleaded guilty to felony fraud charges received the maximum sentence allowable Wednesday.

Voters on Tuesday ousted three judicial appointees of Gov. Scott Walker, but also elected four others initially chosen to serve by the Republican last year.

Madison-based Axley Brynelson LLP has combined with Murn & Martin SC, a four-attorney Waukesha law firm.

It was all about Olympic cycling when Kent Tess-Mattner was in college.

In opinions issued Friday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court disciplined two Madison attorneys for their professional misconduct tied to the same 2005 criminal case in Dane County.

To encourage use of its soon-to-launch electronic case filing system, Milwaukee County is considering getting into the process serving business.

A Wauwatosa attorney facing felony gun charges claims the 20-year-old state law used to charge him is unconstitutional and the case should be dismissed.

After two failed attempts, a state legislator will try again to reinstate jury trials for juveniles facing extended detention.

Manitowoc attorney Joseph Engl, of Engl Law Office LLC, is charged with six felonies tied to allegations of second degree sexual assault of a child.

Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder won’t be mistaken for Monty Hall.

A little fatherly advice went a long way in setting Kelli Thompson on her path to become Wisconsin’s state public defender.

A lawsuit filed by the owners of a prized Oconomowoc stallion against a prominent Wisconsin equine clinic gives new meaning to the phrase horsing around.

Katie Bricco assembled an unusual jury for her trial advocacy course at Marquette University Law School last year.

Legislation to establish a pay progression plan for Wisconsin prosecutors is a signature away from becoming law, but absent financial backing from the state, it is little more than an empty promise.

Defendants in the Wisconsin voter ID case want to stay a temporary injunction, pending the results of an appeal and to spare voters from confusion leading up to the April 3 general election.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday unanimously dismissed a case challenging campaign rules that require financial disclosure from groups running issue ads for or against candidates.

Gov. Scott Walker on Monday appointed attorney Brian Wright to the vacant Eau Claire County District Attorney position.

The earliest memory Brandy Harbin has of her uncle is going to visit him on death row at Holman State Prison in Atmore, Ala., when she was 4 years old.

Wisconsin judges have substantial latitude when granting petitions for name changes.

The Wisconsin Judicial Commission filed a formal complaint Friday against Justice David Prosser over his physical encounter with fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley last June.

A Brookfield attorney convicted last week of stealing $325,000 from an elderly client faces trial in a civil suit that could result in up to $1.8 million in additional damages.

During law school, Milwaukee attorney Tim Trecek struggled to sit through classes on the theory of law. But when he took a course on Advanced Trial Practice, he said, he found his calling.

A proposal to eliminate the ability of employees to sue for compensatory or punitive damages in state court is headed to Gov. Scott Walker after both the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly passed the law.