There’s no attorney handbook on how to navigate maternity leave.
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Read More »There’s no attorney handbook on how to navigate maternity leave.
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Read More »When it comes to protecting your online data, assuming the worst may not be going far enough. Just ask anyone whose computer was caught up in the ransomware attack that struck about 150 countries earlier this month.
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Read More »With an unprecedented ransomware attack against hospitals, universities, businesses and others in large swaths across Europe and Asia, there could hardly be a better time to think about security.
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Read More »Economic winter is coming. Eventually. Probably. Maybe.
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Read More »If there is a Golden Rule for municipal court, it’s this: “Be prepared. It’s the No. 1,” said Bob Kupfer, municipal judge for the village and town of Somers in Kenosha County.
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Read More »There are dozens of Wisconsin attorneys who have been accredited by the Office of General Counsel to deal with veterans’ disability claims. But probably fewer than 20 are authorized to take those cases to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
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Read More »Asking someone to imagine lawyers doing comedy improv might sound like the setup for a joke.
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Read More »Mark Bartels has one regret about his firm changing names from Stellpflug Law to One Law Group. “I think we should have done it sooner,” said Bartels, president of the 10-attorney firm, which has offices in De Pere and Appleton.
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Read More »The New Year has brought a new turn for the state's ethics rules for the use of technology.
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Read More »From first-timers to veteran partners, attorneys agree that a good cultural fit is the biggest contributor to the success of firm mergers.
Tagged with: Axley Brynelson Bob Gingras Don Murn Husch Blackwell Jordan Corning merger Wendel Center
Read More »More than a dozen counties will adopt electronic-filing requirements in the next few months as the push toward mandatory e-filing continues in Wisconsin.
Tagged with: e-filing Katherine Koepsell Mary Lou Mueller Randy Koschnick
Read More »When it comes to family law, being a lawyer is only part of the deal.
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Read More »Starting out in the law may not be the hardest step you’ll ever take as an attorney, but it certainly not won’t be the easiest either. But at least you’re not alone.
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Read More »When it comes to law-office technology, there are the must-haves, the don’t-needs and the wish lists.
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Read More »With associate attorneys settling into new positions and law students interviewing for internships, October is a time when many look forward to entering the legal profession.
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Read More »Every minute Christopher MacGillis spends on administrative work is time spent away from client files.
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Read More »From ethics to finances to client files, there are so many things to consider when an attorney changes firms.
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Read More »Some attorneys have never even heard of cyber-liability insurance, let alone accepted it as part of the cost of doing business in the Internet age.
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Read More »Goldstein Law Group’s Mark J. Goldstein wasn’t sure a group interview was the best way to find a new employee.
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Read More »From newspaper reporter to assistant attorney general, Patrick Whiting hasn’t taken the most direct path to his job as general counsel for the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin.
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Read More »When it comes to the business side of managing a law firm, reading financial reports can often end up low on a lawyer's To-Do list.
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Read More »Courtney Graff was just 18 months out of law school when she bought her firm.
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Read More »Looking to give her 80-year-old father the easiest entry possible into the world of cutting-edge technology, lawyer Priya Barnes took him to an Apple store.
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Read More »It didn’t take long for Elizabeth Cavell’s dream job to turn into a nightmare.
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Read More »Let’s face it, not every client is great. In fact, some are just plain bad.
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Read More »It was no surprise that Kristen and Emily Lonergan became lawyers.
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Read More »For Don Murn, the recession served as a painful reminder of how important it is to take care of one's self.
Tagged with: Axley Brynelson burnout Don Murn
Read More »Safety nets come with great expense.
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Read More »William Shatner might do the talking these days in ads for Hupy and Abraham, but that wasn’t always the case.
Tagged with: advertising Hupy and Abraham Jason Abraham John Claypool Michael Hupy Tim Algiers
Read More »Nathan Jurowski wasn’t always an attorney. “I was a manager trainee with Hertz Rent A Car for a couple of years,” Jurowski said.
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