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Perlick-Molinari on OWI; Barranco on legal writing
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Claim payments law in the nick of time
In 2009, picking the story of the year for tort lawyers was easy: The passage of Governor Jim Doyle's "Truth In Auto Insurance" changes.
Murphy on self-storage damage caps; Cicchini on over-criminalization
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Book of Odds
I had to start out the year with a website that can be insightful and entertaining. The Book of Odds is a website that presents the probability things.
Spousal maintenance an ongoing concern
There's an old joke about a husband not wanting to pay his wife any maintenance. The judge, after hearing the evidence, finds she is entitled to support and says, "I'm going to give her $1,000 per month." The husband responds, "Damn nice of you, judge. I'll kick in a couple hundred bucks of my own."
Pettit’s new year’s resolutions for landlords; Shucha on finding local ordinances
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Don’t believe what you read in the (other) papers
I know that you young people already know everything and hate to listen to advice from old misanthropes, but this is important, so please read on.
Cicchini on Dungeons and Dragons; Perlick-Molinari on Opportunity
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Discourage clients from no-merit option
Last month I discussed when appointed counsel should give the required no-merit advice. But what should attorneys do when clients ask the inevitable question: “What do you think I should do?” On the whole, attorneys should discourage clients from choosing the no-merit report option. Six months ago, Justice Prosser authored the decision in State v. […]
Just a bit of direction
Did you know that both the University of Wisconsin’s law library and Marquette’s law library offer great legal research guides? While they are obviously written with their students in mind, these guides can be of great assistance when starting research in a new or unfamiliar area of law. Both websites offer tips and resources for […]
On laws, sausages and driving drunk
Otto von Bismarck is frequently attributed with saying that no man should see how laws or sausages are made.
Virtual law practice a real-life convenience
Patrick Scharmer remembers when he and his wife executed their first set of wills, when their children were very young.
Polls
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- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- 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
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
