LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Are some firms ‘more equal’ than others?
Last year, a group of large national and international law firms petitioned the American Bar Association with a complaint about state bar regulation, contending that, given their multi-state corporate practices, such firms are restricted by the separate state bar admission requ[...]
Financial analysis tips to improve profitability
At a recent webinar sponsored by LexisNexis, Philadelphia-based CPA Michael J. Wasco of Kino Sharie Leyh & Associates offered a series of tips and best practices that can help lawyers use financial analysis to build their businesses.
THE DARK SIDE: One nice thing about the State Bar
People sometimes ask me, “Don’t you have anything nice to say about the State Bar of Wisconsin?”
Make your association memberships pay off
When it comes to association memberships, the first thing lawyers do is join the right organizations — those in which clients, referral sources and prospective clients hang out — and be active in them.
BEV BUTULA: FOIA Project opens window of information
The FOIA Project is a website that collects documents related to Freedom of Information Act cases filed against government defendants from October 2009 forward.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: A lot of fuss over attorney fees
In the United States, American Rule requires that people pay for their own attorney’s fees regardless of the outcome of a lawsuit.
ETHICALLY SPEAKING: To cloud or not to cloud, that’s the question
The days of requiring a large onsite server room to store mass quantities of data may be coming to an end, but with the new array of offsite options come potential ethical concerns.
LEGAL CENTS: Google+ has many plusses for lawyers
Google has thrown a party with its much-hyped social networking platform Google+ but it appears no one in Wisconsin’s legal community is showing up.
ABA should pause before backing digital-only laws
The American Bar Association in February will be asked to endorse a proposed uniform law aiming at new standards for state government websites that host legal materials.
BLAWG LOG: Borsuk on the Marquette Law School poll
The first results from the Marquette Law School Poll, the largest political polling project in Wisconsin history, were released Wednesday morning, providing a fresh and provocative view of public opinion across the state.
THE DARK SIDE: Attorney assessments for legal services are unconstitutional
Back in the day, a bumper sticker on many a van read: “A**, gas or grass, nobody rides for free.”
BEV BUTULA: Bloomberg app provides news you can use
Bloomberg, a financial news corporation, offers four mobile apps to access their products. The company offers a separate app for Bloomberg, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg TV, and Bloomberg Businessweek.
Legal News
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- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property