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Although some industries still have a glut of talent and limited job openings, technology experts tend to be the most popular people at the dance.

Tagged with: apps Social media technology

A couple of enterprising Wisconsin lawyers set it up so that a link to their firm’s website would appear whenever a prospective client entered their competitors’ last names in Internet search engines.

Tagged with: Cannon & Dunphy Daniel Rottier Habush Habush & Rottier Milwaukee County Circuit Court Patrick Dunphy Robert Habush

Years ago, when I managed a company in the food industry, I met with a retail buyer who pulled out his computer analysis of how quickly products moved through his billing system. He made the criticism that my company’s products didn't sell so quickly when compared to cheese or soap that were also tracked on his printouts.

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In the current law firm world, everyone — lawyers and staff — is affected by the ongoing transformation in client expectations and legal service delivery.

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The Sunlight Foundation, the nonpartisan group that brings you Open Congress and many other projects, continues to increase its arsenal of mobile and Web-based apps.

Tagged with: apps Bev Butula

At some point, just about every law student or new lawyer must choose between trial or transactional work.

Tagged with: DeWitt Ross & Stevens Foley & Lardner Gass Weber Mullins

Hashtags, or those strange little “pound signs” to some of you, are popping up across cyberspace.

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Attorneys who are appointed to cases by the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office are paid $40 per hour.

Tagged with: Anthony Cotton Kuchler & Cotton Law Offices National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers SPD Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office

February has long been synonymous with Valentine’s Day, romance and relationships. Retailers revel in reminding consumers that the more time, energy and money they spend on this one day, the deeper their devotion and love.

Tagged with: clients Practice Management

For employers who have had the good fortune not to face an employment discrimination claim — a development that can seem like a matter of when rather than if depending on how long you’ve been in business and how many employees you have — the dealings with a government agency such as the EEOC can be a daunting proposition.

Tagged with: EEOC Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan Job Cites

On Feb. 19, Wisconsin will hold a primary election for state Supreme Court, narrowing the field from three candidates to two. Then the race will begin in earnest.

Tagged with: Ed Fallone Pat Roggensack Vince Megna Wisconsin Supreme Court

Several years ago the movie “Charlie Wilson’s War,” about the political maneuvering behind the war in Afghanistan, contained this description of the conflict from the congressman who was the film’s main character: “We changed the world, but we had no endgame.”

Tagged with: Ed Poll Lawbiz Coaches Corner

BRB Publications, a publisher of books and subscriptions on finding public records, has a nice online tool titled the Professional License Verifier.

Tagged with: Bev Butula

Last weekend, a Beijing court granted a divorce on grounds of domestic violence, in a case which has garnered widespread attention and debate in China for the past year.

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As large law firms have developed into “corporate” organizations to better serve corporate clients, the practice group structure has become an accepted organizational model.

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You’d think that a lawyer who gets caught soliciting sex from a stranger in a public park should, at the very least, have to worry about having his license suspended.

As we enter the second month of a new year, now is a good time to reflect on where we stand in relation to the goals we made for ourselves back in January. Are we on track? Have we given up yet?

Few articles I’ve written have resulted in as much feedback as a June 8, 2011, piece I did on a collaborative case filings in Waukesha County.

Tagged with: divorce Family Law Gregg Herman

It might seem that nothing is more temporary than a quick email, text or Twitter message. Yet these messages are increasingly subject to a duty of preservation, whether that duty is for a lawyer or on behalf of a client.

Tagged with: ABA Ed Poll electronic discovery Lawbiz Coaches Corner

It's tax time, and workers who collected unemployment in Wisconsin in 2012 are wondering whether they owe any taxes on their benefit payments. In short, they do.

Tagged with: Blawg Log unemployment benefits

The Wisconsin Attorney General announced the launch of its new website on Monday.

Tagged with: Bev Butula Justice Department Legislative Reference Bureau

The fact that lawyers can sell their practices is no longer in dispute. However, reaping value from the sale of a law practice presumes that the value is recognizable.

Tagged with: Ed Poll Lawbiz Coaches Corner

Frequently when talking to a client, I feel that I am practicing more psychology than law. In fact, in some cases, it’s a true pleasure when we get to the legal issues involved, as opposed to the emotional ones.

Tagged with: ABA Family Law Gregg Herman Michael Dwyer

A favorite blog of mine is the Law Librarians of Congress In Custodia Legis.

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Succeeding as a solo or small-firm attorney requires being more than just a good lawyer.

When searching for something on Google, most people don’t click on anything past the third “organic” or nonsponsored result on the first page.

Tagged with: DeWitt Ross & Stevens Google Legal Cents

Practice management apps for smartphones and other portable devices are making it increasingly easier for lawyers to practice on the go.

Tagged with: Android apps Blackberry iPad iPhone Practice Management smartphones

Sometimes lost in the debate over gun control is the fact that this country needs meaningful change to the way in which mental health treatment is ordered, offered and executed.

Tagged with: Anthony Cotton gun control Kuchler & Cotton Law Offices National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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?

Tagged with: editorial James Daley Kendall Kelley

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.

Tagged with: Clarence Thomas U.S. Supreme Court