BLAWG LOG: O’Hear on SCOTUS decides Blueford
On some apparently flimsy evidence of intent to kill, the State of Arkansas prosecuted Alex Blueford for the capital murder of his girlfriend’s one-year-old son.
LEGAL CENTS: Why email marketing continues to thrive
When I initially considered writing about email marketing, I thought, “How very 1990s.”
How to use your firm’s top customers to improve business, draw in new interest
In order to be successful, firms must be capable of two things: retain clients and gain new ones.
The all-important follow-up call
Rainmakers know better than to make empty follow-up calls inquiring: “Anything new?” or “How would you like to meet one of my partners?”
BEV BUTULA: Lawyer searches should start, end with Google
Dear Google: Sometimes it is a bit difficult to keep up.
THE DARK SIDE: Don’t let your clients sign land contracts
It is safe to say there is very little about which an old-school conservative like me and an advocate for majoritarian tyranny, such as Roscoe Pound, could agree.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Think before you push your firm to grow
The Altman Weil consulting firm reported there were 60 law firm mergers and acquisitions announced in the U.S. in 2011, up 54 percent from 2010 and marking the highest level since 2008.
Editorial: A sheriff’s demands
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke wants a private attorney to represent him in professional cases.
Making it as a mediator: Tips from those in the know
I receive hundreds of calls and emails each year from members of the bar and other professionals who express interest in becoming mediators.
IP Frontiers: YouTube may be liable for copyright infringement
Internet service providers can no longer avoid liability by turning a blind eye to copyright-infringing content posted to their websites.
BLAWG LOG: Gonring on the pro bono oath; Hylton on black lawyers in the 1930s
When the Wisconsin Supreme Court declined in February to grant the Civil Gideon petition and its proposed requirement that legal counsel be appointed for impoverished civil litigants, it instead noted a familiar fallback solution: pro bono initiatives.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Law student loans are key component of next ‘debt bomb’
A spate of recent news stories suggests trouble for America’s 200-plus accredited law schools as a result of increasing debt among students.
Legal News
- Supreme Court strikes down ban on bump stocks used in 2017 Vegas massacre
- RNC seeks to book Pere Marquette Park for events
- WisGOP successfully hosts Southeast Regional Headquarters grand opening
- Milwaukee woman wanted in murder-for-hire plot in the U.K.
- New York City man sent to prison for defrauding Wisconsin residents in Brewers and Bucks ticket scam
- Whole Foods shooting draws large police presence
- Wisconsin sheds light on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- WisGOP to host grand opening of Waukesha regional HQ office
- A 9-year-old boy is fatally shot in Milwaukee, the city’s 4th young gunshot victim in recent weeks
- Milwaukee Bar Association honors legal community, introduces Board at annual meeting
- Wisconsin Supreme Court rules against use of mobile voting vans
- Supreme Court preserves access to abortion drug mifepristone
Case Digests
- Protective Placement Order
- DOJ Denial of Handgun Purchase
- Excusable Neglect- Erroneous Exercise of Discretion
- Sentencing Guidelines- Impersonation of a Law Enforcement Officer
- Sentencing Enhancements
- Suppression of Evidence-Unlawful Search
- Insurance-Arbitration Award Enforcement
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Deficient Performance and Prejudice
- Bankruptcy-Insolvency Assessment
- Immigration- I-360 petition-Due Process
- Social Security Disability Benefits-Burden of Proof
- Lease Dispute-Timeliness