2010 Alternative Dispute Resolution
Clean (heart)break Mediation for gay, lesbian breakups creates new set of issues Full Story >> Laugh it up Mediators utilize humor to ease tension, reach agreements. Full Story >> After years of work, collaborative law may finally get uniform standards It’s been 20 years since Minnesota family lawyer Stuart Webb created collaborative law, and family-law-related […]
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Anderson, Steven M. Ruder Ware LLSC 402 Graham Ave. P.O. Box 187 Eau Claire, WI 54702-0187 Phone: 715-834-3425 Fax: 715-834-9240 E-mail: [email protected] Website: ruderware.com Practice Area: Litigation, Mediation and Arbitration Service Area: State of Wisconsin Baron, Michael Resolute Systems Inc. 1550 N. Prospect Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53202 Phone: 800-776-6060 Fax: 414-270-0932 E-mail: Weinz[...]
After years of work, collaborative law may finally get uniform standards
It’s been 20 years since Minnesota family lawyer Stuart Webb created collaborative law, and family-law-related associations have since been formed in all 50 states. That rapid growth led the National Conference of Commissioners for Uniform State Laws to decide in 2007 that it’s time to bring some uniformity to the practice of collaborative law. Thus […]
Binding mediation gaining traction in Wisconsin
During a mediation, Milwaukee attorney William A. Jennaro is often asked by one of the parties what he thinks about their case. The former judge is careful with his response and generally reminds everyone involved that he is there to help reach an agreement, not endorse one side over the other. “I can’t tell them […]
8 things to know about NVC
No. 1: Nonviolent Communication is a funny name. Attorney Larry R. Cote, a Germantown attorney/mediator, concedes the name is slightly off-putting; it connotes images of trying to defuse shouting matches or fist fights. Cote, who is trained in Nonviolent Communication, or NVC, says NVC is intended to keep the mediation process civil. Some prefer to […]
Legal News
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
- Teen charged with stealing Trump campaign team SUV from Pfister Hotel
- Aircraft intercepted near Milwaukee for flying in RNC’s restricted flight zone
- Day Three RNC: Vance accepts VP nomination, protests turn aggressive, security remains in spotlight
- Milwaukee-area group home operator agrees to pay $27K in back wages, damages
- Wisconsin cities want presidential candidates to pay for pricey campaign stops
Case Digests
- Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes
- Separation of Powers- Legislative Oversight of Executive Actions
- Notice of Recommitment and Involuntary Medication Hearings
- Firearm Possession-Sufficiency of Evidence
- Motion for Substitute Counsel
- Jury Instructions
- Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- Fourth and 14th Amendment Rights-Parental Medical Neglect
- Eminent Domain
- Intrusion Upon Seclusion Claim-§1983 claim
- Employment Law- Title VII
- Employment Law