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Mar 13, 2013

ABA: Judges should practice safe social media

The American Bar Association has come out with Electronic Social Media guidelines for judges, and the one thing that is clear is that the rules aren’t really all that clear.

Mar 12, 2013

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Market may change what bar associations won’t

Although corporate law firms have seen business improve since the depths of the Great Recession, things are hardly robust, according to an analysis from one of the best-known legal consulting firms that recently appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek.

Mar 8, 2013

Recusal debate hits state Supreme Court race

In 2010, the Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstated a criminal conviction against Dimitri Henley.

Mar 7, 2013

BLAWG LOG: Greer on frozen assets; Chmurski on 2nd Circuit’s ruling to impact sovereign debt market

Property law – who could forget the Rule Against Perpetuities, fee simple, remainders or Blackacre from your second semester at Marquette Law?

Mar 6, 2013

Keyword ‘piracy’ doesn’t violate ethics rules, experts say

A couple of Wisconsin personal injury lawyers had the chutzpah to use the last names of rival attorneys for keyword advertising on the Internet.

Mar 5, 2013

JOB CITES: High court’s decision will impact how lawyers defend employment claims

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide a case that may have a significant impact on how employers approach defending claims under multiple federal employment laws.

Mar 4, 2013

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: All partners are equal, but …

In George Orwell’s novel "Animal Farm," cows and sheep and horses threw off their human oppressors and united to govern themselves under the slogan “all animals are equal” … until the pigs took control and modified the slogan to say, “all animals are equal – but som[...]

Feb 28, 2013

Major changes affecting health information privacy

Health care reform. Obamacare. The Affordable Care Act. Whichever term you use, privacy and protection of personal health information is one area of concern to insurers, health care providers, employers and individuals alike.

Feb 27, 2013

How law firms can attract technology gurus

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.

Feb 26, 2013

Commentary: Wisconsin appeals decision on Cannon vs. Habush sure to create nationwide stir

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.

Feb 25, 2013

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Is doing it by the numbers always right?

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 o[...]

Feb 22, 2013

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Understanding law firms’ ‘new normal’

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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