LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Whatever your focus, specialize in value
There are those who believe that no matter the field, one can succeed only through specialization.
It’s not business, it’s personal
Companies large and small, in every industry, are recognizing the importance of telling their stories. For more and more consumers, business is no longer “just business” -- it’s personal.
FAMILY LAW: Wis. needs to reconsider placement law
It is time for Wisconsin to reconsider the law regarding contingent placement orders.
BEV BUTULA: Legislative Reference Bureau sites contain wealth of information
I was surprised the other day when someone told me they were unaware of the services and resources available through the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Tips for IP lawyers in wake of game-changing ruling
Protecting rights has always been a challenge for intellectual property owners because of the relative ease with which pirates can steal their work.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: What should your advertising say?
Recently I advised a caller on the content of an advertisement that he wanted to place in order to provide notice that his practice was for sale.
Hold out for quality clients
If you, like many of your colleagues, have stocked your practice with clients that aren’t a good fit, you’ll spend much of your career feeling frustrated, unappreciated and resentful.
BEV BUTULA: Searching SEC contracts just got easier
A new website launched last week that allows researchers to search SEC contract filings.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Searching for justice in the justice system
More than half of all black men in Milwaukee County have spent time in prison, according to a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee study.
Editorial: Judging by the correct standards
Ten defendants have completed the Rock County Veterans Treatment Court program in the three years since the court’s founding, and not one has reoffended.
BLAWG LOG: O’Hear on Milwaukee: The most dangerous size
Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics issued a new report compiling nearly two decades of data on gun crime, Firearm Violence, 1993-2011.
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