Headed to a conference? Get your game face on
In many ways, lawyers are like professional athletes: competitive, performance-driven and motivated by achievement.
Battle of the bill: The art and science of developing your fee structure
It’s a question most lawyers face sooner or later: How much should I charge? Furthermore, how should my fees be structured?
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: A 3-D view of small firm success
The legal profession has reached a point where upheaval is the “new normal.” Certainly large law firms are changing in response to recession, technology and client demands; those firms that don’t change quickly enough, like Dewey & LeBoeuf, are doomed to swift failure[...]
BEV BUTULA: Statutes now available as e-books
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau announced that the Wisconsin Statutes are now available in e-book format.
Is it time to rebuild your firm’s website?
At this point, nearly every company law firm has a website, and for good reason.
LEGAL CENTS: How to encrypt your emails at a safe cost
It seems that since email revolutionized lawyer-client communications in the 1990s, technology CLE speakers have been advocating for encryption, yet no one’s doing it.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Reform needed for Milwaukee police
It is now only a matter of time before there is a federal takeover of the Milwaukee Police Department.
Editorial: Justice obstructed
Judge Paul Murphy is no slouch, and those who come before him in his West Allis municipal courtroom are witness to his uprightness.
Pantyhose: It’s (still) what to wear
When the results of a LinkedIn survey regarding outdated office equipment and practices pinged around the internet last week, I quickly zeroed in on the most crucial item: 27 percent of 7,000 respondents predicted that formal business attire such as suits, ties and pantyhose are likely to vanish from offices in the next five years.
Accept the discipline of ownership
There is perhaps no profession where entitlement is less justified than in the law. Practice needs should always be fulfilled first, and personal needs should be met with the minimum expense necessary to maintain a standard of living.
TORT REPORT: Wis. high court examines constitutional right to jury trial
It is a foundation of our criminal justice system that those accused of a crime are entitled to a jury of their peers.
BEV BUTULA: Site shows off best practices for e-discovery
An interesting online reference tool, called Electronic Discovery Best Practices, recently launched.
Legal News
- Evers signs measure decriminalizing use of xylazine testing strips
- Wisconsin district attorney asks attorney general compel WisDems to return donations allegedly tied to Epstein
- Women rainmakers under attack for their ambition: combatting Tall Poppy Syndrome
- Gov. Evers announces DOR Secretary Barca leaving Evers Administration
- Trump backers try again to recall Wisconsin GOP Assembly speaker as first effort stalls
- Wis. Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) funding bill signed into law
- Bryan Steil teams up with election denier Jim Jordan
- Milwaukee Bar Association releases 2024 Judicial Poll results
- Hilton Doubletree Lawsuit: 8-year-old died after being sucked into swimming pool pipe
- Gov. Evers signs measure allowing tactical emergency medical services to bear arms
- Evers signs anti-human trafficking bills
- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
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