Free Newsletter
View from around the state: Lawyer discipline needs independent review
The state agency that polices lawyers has launched a review of its processes after revelations that dozens of lawyers with criminal records are still practicing law in Wisconsin and that unsuspecting clients may have entrusted lawyers suspected of corruption with thousands of dollars.
BEV BUTULA: DRAGNET
The New York Law School library offers a very interesting tool called DRAGNET. DRAGNET stands for “Database Resource Access using Google's New Electronic Technologies.”
Look for good communicators when expert hunting
How do you choose an expert witness? Many attorneys ask their friends, post a request to an online plaintiffs’ or defense list-serve, pay a firm that supplies expert witnesses, or troll for professors on the websites of local colleges.
LEGAL CENTS: Posting fees online pulls in clients, but can be controversial
Clients of BadgerLawyer.com LLC in La Crosse don’t have to wonder what solo practitioner Chris Doerfler charges; he puts that information right on his website.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: The dangers of over-zealous prosecution
One might think that former Republican Senator Ted Stevens, now deceased, must have very little in common with baseball legend Roger Clemens.
THE DARK SIDE: Don’t trust your soul to no union lawyer
When I was a child, a song by Vickie Lawrence reached number one on the charts, about an innocent man hung for murder, entitled “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.” The song warned, “Don’t trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer.”
POMMER: Doubtful Supreme Court would overrule redistricting
Democrats are sniffling that the Republican-adopted legislative redistricting is unfair to them.
BEV BUTULA: New Site for the U.S. Code Online
Bob Ambrogi has an excellent post on his LawSites blog regarding the beta launch of the new U.S. Code platform. He outlines the various new enhancements while comparing it to the current version.
View from around the state: Court reform Q&A
Now that a bipartisan proposal to appoint — rather than elect — Wisconsin Supreme Court justices is before the Legislature, a slew of readers want to know more.
BLAWG LOG: Schober and Messler on electronic signatures; DiMotto on fundamental rights
Have you ever wondered, "Is my electronic signature binding?" As law catches up to technology, we are finally getting an answer to this question.
LABOR LAW: Beware of bullying in the workplace
Workplace bullying is an issue that captures media attention when it escalates to violence. But, even when the bullying is more subtle, it creates a hostile work environment to which employers should pay close attention because it could be costing them money.
FRAUD FILES: Behind the Numbers: Critical Financial Analysis in Litigation
The financial portion of a lawsuit is often high-stakes. This is especially true in cases of divorce, breach of contract, securities fraud, tax fraud, money laundering, and white collar criminal defense. Whether the other side is an individual, a company, or the government[...]
Polls
Loading ...Legal News
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- 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
