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At some point, just about every law student or new lawyer must choose between trial or transactional work.

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Attorney Sarah Troupis is taking the year off.

Hashtags, or those strange little “pound signs” to some of you, are popping up across cyberspace.

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Not long after Judge Carl Ashley took the bench, he was at a church festival when a man approached saying the judge had sent him to prison.

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When St. Mary’s Hospital about two years ago needed to restructure its medical staff responsibilities and the corresponding bylaws, it tapped attorneys Sarah Coyne and Kevin Eldridge to help.

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One afternoon in the late ’90s, Peter Fox decided to check out a distant relative’s law office.

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As a new lawyer, Bruce Huibregtse’s first file was defending a claim from a plaintiff who slipped on a banana peel.

Tom Nichols, most often an advisor and transactional attorney, ventured into litigation in 2004 on behalf of a long-term client facing insider-trading charges brought by the SEC.

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John Rothstein typically represents large entities in high-profile, high-stakes litigation.

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As a 3L, Eido Walny dreamed of starting an estate planning boutique firm.

The journey of 1,000 miles really does begin with a single step.

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Attorneys can profit in many ways from service on the boards of nonprofit organizations.

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When searching for something on Google, most people don’t click on anything past the third “organic” or nonsponsored result on the first page.

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For Hudson attorney Mark Gherty, who’s completed the American Birkebeiner 24 times, it’s always been all about the skiing — and winning isn’t as important as succeeding.

The client sends an email or card saying thanks for a job well done.

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A Winnebago County couple has filed a lawsuit alleging that the side effects of Zoloft/sertraline use during pregnancy caused their infant to develop severe birth defects and die after birth.

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Few pieces of federal legislation will have a more wide-ranging effect on the practice of law in 2013 than the Affordable Care Act.

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Succeeding as a solo or small-firm attorney means being not only an effective lawyer, but also a savvy businessperson.

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A vacation with Jennifer Devitt and Dan Manna would leave many people yearning for a vacation.

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Analytical. Skeptical. A high degree of urgency. A preference for autonomy. A lower need for social interaction. Resistant to change. Thin-skinned.

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You can get good help these days.

A few years ago, opposing counsel in closing arguments called J. Michael Riley a “gun for hire,” likening the Axley Brynelson LLP lawyer to the character of Paladin in “Have Gun — Will Travel.”

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When all else fails, mediator Marinus “Rick” J.W. Petri isn’t afraid to throw the rule book out the window.

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Most evenings for veteran insurance defense litigator Mark Pennow are spent preparing for the next day’s mediation.

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Although she’s trained as a mediator, it was an interest in litigation that got Marta Meyers started in law.

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After the new year some lawyers engaging in debt collection will now be supervised by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau pursuant to a new rule promulgated by the agency.

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The city of Milwaukee filed a petition Tuesday to intervene in a lawsuit alleging Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining law is unconstitutional.

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Because I’m over the age of 40 and, like many Midwesterners, generally thrifty, coupons intrigue me.

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Like growing a family, expanding a firm via a new practice group can be an exciting proposition, especially for first-timers.

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Brewing beer leads to drinking beer.