LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: More causes of action than ever
Some while back I heard a comment, spoken in regard to the passage of such high-impact national legislation as the health reform law and the Dodd-Frank Act, that “there have been more causes of legal action created in the last six months than in all of recorded history.”
BLAWG LOG: Iancu on the problem with Parental Power of Attorney law
Late last year, the Wisconsin legislature passed Wisconsin Statute section 48.979, which allows parents to delegate their parental rights to third parties by simply filling out a “Parental Power of Attorney” form.
The intersection of ethics and criminal or civil liability
It comes as no surprise that we as lawyers must avoid violating our profession’s unique ethics rules.
LEGAL CENTS: How to minimize security threats from the inside
If you haven’t seen the 1999 cult classic “Office Space,” rent it. Mostly because it’s funny, but also, it demonstrates the biggest cybersecurity threat in your legal department: your people.
EDITORIAL: The value of a signature withheld
Pure objectivity is a myth. In that respect, Dane County Circuit Judge David Flanagan did nothing wrong when he signed a petition in November to recall Gov. Scott Walker and then, in March, granted a temporary injunction to stop the law that requires every voter show a photo ID before casting a ballot.
TORT REPORT: State Supreme Court allows plaintiffs to continue to recover phantom damages
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in Orlowski v. State Farm Auto. Ins. Co. (2012 WI 21) that, like other personal injury cases, in those cases involving uninsured motorist coverage, the plaintiff is entitled to the full amount of past medical expenses, even those amounts that [...]
Case managers play vital role in courtrooms, depositions
As your auto-injury case comes to the final stages in determining the outcome of a suit, case managers can play a vital role in swinging the verdict or a deposition your way.
BLAWG LOG: Borsuk on photo ID lawsuit
With its challenge to Wisconsin’s voter ID law, the NAACP is carrying on a struggle for voting rights that dates back to the post-Civil War era, James Hall, president of the Milwaukee branch of the NAACP, told the Law School’s Mike Gousha and an audience of more than 100 during an “On the Issues” session last week.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Does your staff understand the ‘new normal?’
Those in non-lawyer positions – administrators and administrative professionals at all levels – traditionally were thought to have little or no direct influence on the outcome of firm revenue and expenses.
BEV BUTULA: Google Scholar expands its reach (and links)
Google recently announced a change to how the search engine lists a particular case’s citing references.
JOB CITES: No compensatory (or punitive damages) for you!
Watching the process of employment discrimination claims in Wisconsin in recent years, I’m reminded of one of my favorite episodes of "Seinfeld."
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: No matter how far away, start planning now for retirement
Recently a lawyer in his late 60s called me to discuss his future. At one point he had considered selling his practice and retiring. But, he said, he enjoys what he does and financially cannot see his way to retiring. In the end, because of his tax situation, he declined to sel[...]
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- 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
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- Questions of transparency, leadership responsibility linger over State Bar trust
- Firm demands $4.3M in dispute with Wisconsin client
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