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Nov 23, 2009

Commentary: How to find cheap office space (74921)

I was shocked when I learned from attorney Bradden C. Backer that office space in downtown Milwaukee has a vacancy rate of about 20 percent. Yes, the economy’s that bad. The good news is that it’s a renter’s market when it comes to finding affordable, appealing office space. Milwaukee attorney Joseph Seifert recently took advantage […]

Nov 23, 2009

Commentary: FDA should have no power to ban caffeine in alcohol

On Nov. 13, the Food & Drug Administration sent notices to 30 alcohol manufacturers that they may be in violation of the law for adding caffeine to various alcoholic beverages. Since caffeine and alcohol comprise two of my four basic food groups (nicotine and lard being the other two), I am deeply concerned by this. […]

Nov 23, 2009

Commentary: Pro bono internships done right

Having written critically about the implications of major law firms offering newly hired associates to fill vacant judiciary clerkships, it seems only fair to cite a more positive trend. In October 2009, the Associated Press reported that a number of major law firms had postponed the start dates of new hires they recruited before the […]

Nov 16, 2009

Commentary: Honor, solemnity must be protected

Last Thursday, a young woman I know, Sgt. Amy Krueger, was murdered, along with a dozen others, at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. This woman was a friend of my roommates, and she would stay at our house when she was in town. She joined the military after the attacks on Sept. 11, […]

Nov 16, 2009

Commentary: Firefighter examinations and disparate impact claims – a hot topic for the Supreme Court

Under Title VII, a plaintiff suing for employment discrimination must file an administrative charge within 300 days after the unlawful employment practice occurred. This means that, ordinarily, when an employee is not hired for a position or denied a promotion, the tolling period begins to run as soon as he or she learns that they […]

Nov 9, 2009

Michelle Friedman Bio

Michelle Friedman is the Director of Marketing and Business Development at Davis & Kuelthau. She is responsible for the marketing, communication, public relations and business development efforts of the firm. She is also a veteran of the United States Army Military Intelligence Corps where she served as an Arabic Linguist.

Nov 9, 2009

Commentary: Government promises subsidized health care to attorneys

Yesterday, I discovered that I am no longer young. Yes, I know, those of you in the Milwaukee Young Lawyers’ Association or the Milwaukee Conservative Young Professionals, or other organizations like that, could have informed me of this fact long ago. But I didn’t realize it until yesterday. Two things triggered the discovery. First, I […]

Nov 9, 2009

Commentary: Shift happens: Cloud computing (and why you should care)

While most technologies advance the state of best practices incrementally, there are some advances that are genuine game changers. These changes create a paradigm shift that rattles the accepted norms of how computing systems are created and deployed. Smart phones, 3G and cheap laptops have all changed the way we work each day. Now cloud […]

Nov 9, 2009

Commentary: Choosing sponsorships with care

You see the signs — your executive director is darting around the firm attending countless committee meetings and finance committee members are spending more time together in boardrooms than families do during the holiday season. It’s budget time. In today’s uncertain economy, you need to review your firm’s marketing budget and reallocate marketing dollars from […]

Nov 9, 2009

Commentary: Law blogs yield big ideas, savings

In my last column, I reviewed ten top practice management blogs. In this installment, I’m going to take a look at some low cost law practice management ideas I picked up from these blogs. Firefox ‘add-ons’ for attorneys The 2009 American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Survey found that about one-quarter of attorneys use Firefox for […]

Nov 2, 2009

Commentary: Proposed bill could make me rich!

I think I might be leaving the Wisconsin Law Journal to go back to private practice, depending on the passage of certain legislation pending in the Assembly. I think it could make me very wealthy. Before joining the Law Journal, I spent nine years doing criminal defense, specializing in sexual assault cases. I tried many […]

Oct 26, 2009

Commentary: A contest to determine the most employee-friendly law firm

This week marks a first for The Dark Side – it’s the first reader contest! An award will be given to the reader who submits an entry describing why his or her law firm is the most employee-friendly in Wisconsin. First, a word to the wise. If your firm has previously been honored by another […]

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