Not your average Joe
Type in the last name "Balistrieri" on the State Bar of Wisconsin's website and a trio of names pop up.
DiMotto on juror anonymity; Berman on the Fair Sentencing Act
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DiMotto on other acts evidence; Federal Evidence Review on hearsay
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Online Verdict Information
Morelaw is a great website to gather information on outcomes of civil litigation. This is an excellent free resource to add to your arsenal when conducting verdict or expert witness research. “MoreLaw collects and publishes civil litigation information from the state and federal courts nationwide.”
DiMotto on the right to a public trial; Nistler on getting clients
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Suhr on interpreting the state constitution; Bauer on domestic violence recidivism
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New (to me) Smartphone Apps
I am always amazed by the number of legal related apps available for the iPhone, Blackberry, and other smartphones. Here are just a few I discovered recently: The Book of Jargon – This application is a free glossary of corporate and bank finance slang and terminology. It is developed by Latham & Watkins. It appears […]
Wild Pitches
These days, most lawyers and law firms are pretty conservative when it comes to advertising dollars.
Bauer on harmful side effects; DiMotto on polling the jury
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It’s just not that hard to follow the rules
There has been a great hullabaloo lately about Wisconsin's system of attorney discipline.
Hello, Goodbye
I often speak to groups about Google and all its features. According to the Google Blog, a feature I have discussed since 2007 will be discontinued.
Legal News
- 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