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A recent oral argument before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals was memorable for Madison lawyer Mary Kennelly.

Dana Smetana has built a reputation as an assistant public defender who does not just see opportunities to improve the criminal justice system.

Assistant Attorney General Sally Wellman likes to curl up with a good murder mystery most nights, and wonders whether health care professionals equally enjoy hospital dramas.

It’s not about looking the part. It’s about playing the part well.

Jean DiMotto has spent her 29-year legal career proving that a colleague was right when saying the Milwaukee judge never lacked for courage.

Not long after graduating law school, Margaret Raymond was in court defending a man facing prison time, when she had an epiphany.

Eager to cut costs, large firms nationwide are taking some of their employees out of the office.

With the economy still recovering and a challenging job market for new law graduates, some have likened making partner at a medium or large law firm to winning the lottery.

Clients can deal with legal questions on their schedules, from their homes or businesses. Attorneys save a lot of money in bypassing the bricks-and-mortar office, and they can pass the savings on to clients.

Lawyering always has meant lifelong learning: keeping up with case law, regulations and statutes, as well as new developments in legal technology and continuing legal education.

Music group Van Halen was not being prima donnas when members requested all brown M&Ms be removed from bowls in their dressing rooms; they were just being cautious.

Is LinkedIn past its prime?

Attorney Mark Young lost his wife to inflammatory breast cancer, but that experience helped him find an organization through which he honors her memory.

What would you do if someone called you “a real tool” on Avvo?

Wisconsin lawyers spend 37 percent of their time on work that goes unbilled, according to a national survey.

By a 4-3 vote Tuesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court removed a hurdle to writing appellate briefs in criminal cases.

The state Supreme Court has suspended Jeffrey Reitz’s law license for 10 months, primarily for trust account rules violations.

A veteran Milwaukee family-law practitioner has been cleared of ethics-violation charges regarding reimbursements he sought for his attendance and service at numerous American Bar Association events.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded Milwaukee criminal defense attorney Eric Brittain for his conduct in two separate cases.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices have publicly reprimanded Victor Arellano, a well-known, Madison-area trial lawyer.

Dennis Puzz Jr., a member of the Yurok tribe of Northern California, had a very specific reason for going to law school.

For more than three years, attorney T. Michael Rathburn has been working overseas for Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee.

Like the products her client sells, attorney Amy Ruhig covers Jockey International’s backside.

During his 14 years with Shopko Stores Inc., Peter Vandenhouten has witnessed many changes, but continues to find comfort in the company’s ranks.

Serving as a company’s conscience may seem a daunting task, but in-house attorneys say they’re well suited to the role.

January was a monumental occasion for Waukesha County Judge Bill Domina.

When Pinterest comes up in conversation, typically it’s within the context of women talking about crafting or recipes.

Fifty years ago today, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black delivered the unanimous, nine-page majority opinion in Gideon v. Wainwright.

Passing the pager made life more predictable for Paul Bucher and his colleagues in the prosecutors’ office.

Tensions between the Social Security Administration and the judicial community boiled over recently, as evidenced in a terse decision issued by Eastern District of Wisconsin Judge J.P. Stadtmueller.