Editorial: Veterans courts built to last
This month’s Wisconsin Law Journal print edition's cover story about veterans courts has lots of information, but glaringly lacks the answer to the most important question: Are veterans courts successful?
He speaks!
Monday, for the first time since Feb. 22, 2006, Thomas spoke actual words during oral arguments, uttering “Well, he did not …” according to the official transcript.
BEV BUTULA: Executive orders at your fingertips
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau maintains a nice subject index to Wisconsin Governor’s executive orders.
BLAWG LOG: O’Hear on developments affecting right to counsel; Greipp on dogs and contracts
In three cases since 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court has seemingly strengthened the chronically anemic right to effective assistance of counsel.
App roundup: Latest tools help with jury selection, CLE and more
Wondering what apps to try and what ones to skip? Check out this roundup of the latest legal apps worth considering.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: 3 essential questions regarding retirement
Every lawyer should make a financial plan for retirement.
BEV BUTULA: GAO goes online for key issues
The Government Accountability Office has announced a new online tool titled Key Issues.
ADA/AADAA/EEOC = OMG!
The Americans with Disabilities Act is back, rejuvenated and stronger than ever.
This is not your parents’ legal marketplace
Changes in billing methods, improvements in technology, a turbulent economy and the globalization of the legal practice have left lawyers with a landscape far different from the one we worked in a decade ago.
JOB CITES: Don’t be afraid to care about subordinates
A friend recently shared with me that she was “afraid to care” when it came to the subordinates she encounters on a daily basis. Especially during this holiday season, it struck me as a sad commentary on what the exponential growth of lawsuits has done to the important interpersonal and professional relationships in the workplace.
FAMILY LAW: The good, bad and ugly family court opinions of 2012
As a family law attorney, I prefer when the courts get it right. It makes it much easier to practice law when there is consistency.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: There’s no such thing as successful multitasking
People are still talking on the phone and texting while driving despite the statistics that prove it can be deadly and despite it being against the law.
Legal News
- UW-Madison pro-Palestine protesters spark debate over free speech laws
- DEA to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
- Wisconsin opens public comment on constitutional amendment regarding election officials
- Court upholds Milwaukee police officer’s firing for posting racist memes
- FCC fines wireless carriers millions for sharing user locations without consent
- Wisconsin Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral arguments in absentee voting case
- Attorney General Kaul joins multistate coalition to defend U.S. EPA’s light-duty vehicle emission standards
- State Bar of Wisconsin names election winners
- Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
- Newly filed report with federal court seeks Havana Syndrome transparency
- Questions of transparency, leadership responsibility linger over State Bar trust
- Firm demands $4.3M in dispute with Wisconsin client
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