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LEGAL CENTS: How to encrypt your emails at a safe cost
It seems that since email revolutionized lawyer-client communications in the 1990s, technology CLE speakers have been advocating for encryption, yet no one’s doing it.
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Read More »Hidden threat: Lawyers cautioned on potential ethical pitfalls of metadata
There’s a potential ethical threat lurking in electronic documents.
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Read More »Patent law overhaul starting to show its effects
Portions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011, or the “AIA,” took effect earlier this month. It’s been called the most significant overhaul of U.S. patent law in decades.
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Read More »$52 million patent verdict overturned, appeal planned
A $52 million federal jury verdict -- the largest patent infringement award in the history of the Western District – has been overturned.
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Read More »Young is in the underdog’s corner
Just a few years ago, Peter Young began his professional career as a litigation project assistant, working for the defense and living the fast-paced Chicago lifestyle.
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Read More »Helping immigrants navigate the law
She’s the resident expert on permanent residence.
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Read More »Justice is vital for St. Junior
After working as an assistant district attorney for two years, Tyrone St. Junior already has handled serious felonies, including attempted homicides.
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Read More »Career has roots in urban planning
His pride swells, Daniel O’Callaghan said, whenever he drives by University Square in Madison.
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Read More »Luczak learns from 7th Circuit dry run
While attending law school in Chicago, Jason Luczak spent time for his appellate advocacy class watching oral arguments before the 7th Circuit.
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Read More »Hammock strives to improve system
Young” or “youngest” are words often used to describe Rebecca Hammock.
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Read More »No detail is too small for Agsten
Sometimes little details make a big difference.
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Read More »It’s all about the facts for Buliox
Warren Buliox was working as a special prosecutor for the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office and won several trials in a row.
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Read More »How to prepare for an audit
Worrisome though it might be, if you’ve learned your company will be subject to an audit by the state, it’s better for in-house counsel to plan ahead and start preparing immediately.
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Read More »Diamonds are Stangel’s best friends: Manitowoc attorney juggles baseball, law, family
Kevin Stangel is facing a crisis of time.
View from the outside: Boutique firms knocking on the door for in-house work
When the dot.com bubble burst, Jon Levitt, the in-house counsel for a tech company, realized he probably would lose his job.
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Read More »LEGAL CENTS: Now’s the time to start benchmarking
Unless you’re very new in-house, you’ve likely heard of benchmarking.
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Read More »Rapid escape: Rivers give Dregne a break from the courtroom
Good whitewater paddling, like good lawyering, requires sound judgment.
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Read More »10 ways to win at trial
There are a lot of different ways to win at trial and just as many missteps that could put a lawyer on the losing end of a verdict.
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Read More »LEGAL CENTS: Going for a relaxing drive
In the season premiere of television’s best show, “Breaking Bad,” Walt and Jesse destroy evidence of their criminal activity by demagnetizing the hard drive on a computer seized by the police.
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Read More »Levy cuts through rhetoric in the construction industry
Success in the construction industry is less about materials, carpentry or masonry and more about mutual understandings, according to Milwaukee attorney Joshua Levy.
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Read More »Murdock rises early in career
Andrea Murdock’s career is proof that mentors matter.
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Read More »Carnell appreciates intellectual challenges of construction law
Kent Carnell ventured into construction law by accident.
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Read More »E-discovery arrives on attorneys’ to-do lists
Some Wisconsin attorneys have been too intimidated at the prospect of e-discovery to learn about it.
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Read More »LEGAL CENTS: The keys to going mobile
Madison lawyer Sally Hestad about six months ago made a sizable investment in her firm’s two websites, spending about $4,500 for an overhaul and to create mobile versions.
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Read More »Mendoza keeps the beat while practicing law
Mario Mendoza has a unique perspective on Madison’s Concerts on the Square summer music series.
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Read More »Vishny keeps active pace with mix of work, teaching
Deja Vishny, Wisconsin State Public Defenders Office Law degree received from: University of Wisconsin Law School, 1980 Deja Vishny does not shy away from hard work. In her first year as a Racine public defender in 1980, Vishny tried about ...
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Read More »Lazar grabs plenty of headlines as DOJ attorney
When she applied for the role of Wisconsin assistant attorney general, Maria Lazar thought it looked like a challenging opportunity but never realized “high-profile” could describe the role.
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Read More »Epstein continues to color outside the lines
Patricia Epstein used to sit on the floor at Brooklyn Law School and color.
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Read More »Beaman finds balance between family and work
Colleen Beaman remembers when her daughter realized not all lawyers are women.
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