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Weekly Case Digests – September 9, 2019 – September 13, 2019

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Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Menomin Hawpetoss as the Menominee County Register of Deeds, replacing Louise Madosh, who resigned on July 30.

Google will pay $170 million to settle allegations its YouTube video service collected personal data on children without their parents’ consent.

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Weekly Case Digests – September 3, 2019 – September 6, 2019

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Any attorney interested in serving as an Intake Attorney for 2020-2021 and taking appointments representing parents in child in need of protection and services cases should submit a letter expressing his/her interest along with a resume outlining his/her experience in guardian ad litem or juvenile justice matters no later than Monday, Sept. 30.

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Gov. Tony Evers has announced the appointments of Judge Joe Donald to the Court of Appeals (District I), Attorney Jeffrey O. Davis to the Court of Appeals (District II), and Assistant District Attorney Brittany Grayson to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.

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Gov. Tony Evers has signed Executive Order 43 recreating the Governor’s Juvenile Justice Commission. The GJJC is Wisconsin’s State Advisory Group, required by the federal Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act.

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Gayle Jebbia, owner of Gayle Jebbia, Attorney at Law, S.C., will join her firm with Murphy Desmond on Sept. 1.

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Attorney Michael Hupy has announced a $25,000 reward to the first person to provide authorities with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who fired the fatal shot that took the life of a 20-year old.

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Weekly Case Digests – August 19, 2019 – August 23, 2019

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Weekly Case Digests – August 5, 2019 – August 9, 2019

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The Legal Services Corp. has announced that 14 legal aid organizations, including the Legal Action of Wisconsin, will receive Pro Bono Innovation Grants totaling $4,347,185 to expand pro bono legal services for low-income clients.

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Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Angeline Winton to be a Washburn County Circuit Court judge.

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Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development Division of Worker's Compensation has rolled out a new electronic warrant filing system that, according to the DWD, streamlines the process to file warrants and will save tens of thousands of dollars annually.

The ABA Center for Innovation has released an interactive online catalog of state regulatory innovations that relate to access to justice issues and delivery of legal services.

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Gov. Tony Evers is seeking applicants for Iron County Circuit Court judge.

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Weekly Case Digests – July 22, 2019 – July 26, 2019

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The Daily Reporter and Wisconsin Law Journal celebrated companies and individuals who are committed to diversity and inclusion within their careers Wednesday night at the Marcus Performing Arts Center.

Quarles & Brady's Rikaela Greane, an associate in the firm’s Madison office, has been elected to the Public Utilities Section Board of the Wisconsin State Bar.

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A $100,000 settlement was reached in a car-crash case in Dane County on Jan. 28, 2019.

A $65,000 settlement was reached in a slip-and-fall case in La Crosse County in March.

The parties in auto-injury case in Milwaukee County agreed to a $250,000 settlement in May.

Jeff McIntyre, once a partner at Husch Blackwell’s office in Wisconsin, has left the firm following allegations that he punched a man in the nose outside an apartment on Christmas Day 2017 and drove while intoxicated.

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The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, providing $550 million for the Legal Services Corp.

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The Milwaukee Bar Association has announced its 2019 award recipients.

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Sarah Ponath has announced her candidacy for the Waukesha County Circuit Court Branch 5 judgeship.

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Gov. Tony Evers is seeking applicants for Outagamie County Circuit Court judge.

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Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Rachel A. Graham to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV. The appointment fills a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Gary Sherman.

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Vincent Bobot — a former police officer, assistant city attorney, municipal judge and most recently a private attorney — will announce his candidacy for Milwaukee City attorney on Wednesday.

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Weekly Case Digests – June 3, 2019 – June 7, 2019

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