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Not your average Joe
Type in the last name "Balistrieri" on the State Bar of Wisconsin's website and a trio of names pop up.
Wild Pitches
These days, most lawyers and law firms are pretty conservative when it comes to advertising dollars.
Where there’s smoke…there’s playoffs?
It's the final weekend of Major League Baseball's regular season and there are still a few playoff positions to be decided.
Wiesmuellers get their day in court
The Wisconsin Supreme Court admitted Thursday 105 new attorneys who successfully passed the state bar exam.
Dressed for success
College undergraduates can be lectured on the philosophy behind the The Simpsons, the University of Baltimore offers a media class that focuses on zombies in pop culture and now law students can enroll in a course that broadens their fashion sense.
Bucky doesn’t sit out Sept. 8
It’s no secret that the rivalry between Marquette and UW-Madison runs both deep and wide, although the most public competition tends to take place on the basketball court each year.
Out of the Woods
Ever heard of Tiger Woods? How about Elin Nordegren? Okay, what about Thomas Sasser or Josefin Lonnborg? While not household names, the two have certainly enhanced their profiles, not to mention their bank accounts, as attorneys representing Woods and Nordegren, respectively, in their divorce. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703846604575447730480810748.html Sasser, 39, practices with[...]
I Bought the Law
The recent settlement reached in a lawsuit over a rule requiring disclosure of campaign spending sources is the latest chapter in ongoing efforts to revamp election laws in the state. http://gab.wi.gov/node/1264 But who says justice isn’t for sale? While browsing online for a novelty birthday present for a friend, I came across a website that […]
New Magistrate Judge opening in Milwaukee
As of April 9, the United State District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin is looking for a new magistrate judge to work out of the Milwaukee office. The Judicial Conference of the United States authorized the appointment and a Merit Selection Panel of attorneys and other community members will review applicants and recommend […]
Room for debate
For all the chatter the mandatory versus voluntary bar issue has generated in the last year, perhaps the legal community has heard enough – at least from potential future leaders of the State Bar. Mere weeks before ballots go out to lawyers only six people attended a president-elect candidate forum hosted by the Milwaukee Bar […]
Philanthropist Zilber dies at 92
One of Marquette University Law School Dean Joseph D. Kearney’s favorite lines is from one of the institution’s most distinguished alum, who never practiced law. Joseph J. Zilber graduated from the law school in 1941 at the top of his class, but opted to enter the business world instead and found long-term success. “He would […]
Real March Madness
I wouldn’t expect my college alma mater to feature archived video footage each May of me receiving my diploma. Then again, I attended a Division III school and had no aspirations of making a living playing professional basketball. But a former college hoopster who starred on the 1995 national champion UCLA Bruins team is arguing […]
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- FTC bans non-competes
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Dane County Circuit Court
- Milwaukee man charged in dismemberment death pleads not guilty
- Democratic-led states lead ban on the book ban
- UW Madison Professor: America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees
- History made in Trump New York trial opening statements
- Prosecutor won’t bring charges against Wisconsin lawmaker over fundraising scheme
- Republican Wisconsin Senate candidate says he doesn’t oppose elderly people voting
- Vice President Harris to reveal final rules mandating minimum standards for nursing home staffing
- Election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears
- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
WLJ People
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