Commentary

Mar 22, 2013

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Are you really in control of your client files?

Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15 states that lawyers have a professional duty to protect all documents relating to clients by requiring that client property and files be “appropriately safeguarded.”

Mar 21, 2013

Keys to improving your tech planning

For many law firms, technology purchasing is based on reaction rather than planning.

Mar 20, 2013

ON THE DEFENSIVE: Not guilty? Not so fast

Every defendant convicted of a crime in federal court must confront the federal sentencing guidelines.

Mar 20, 2013

Commentary: How to avoid pitfalls of the ‘of-counsel’ relationship

Many lawyers and law firms are seeking the benefits of entering into “of-counsel” relationships without paying enough attention to the potential risks.

Mar 18, 2013

LEGAL CENTS: Why your firm should consider Pinterest for marketing

When Pinterest comes up in conversation, typically it’s within the context of women talking about crafting or recipes.

Mar 18, 2013

Editorial: DNA numbers don’t add up

Politicians love easy sound bites and panacea numbers, and budget season is rife with such vague points of fact.

Mar 15, 2013

BEV BUTULA: Don’t try to Google ‘Reader’ this summer

Google has announced it will retire Google Reader in July.

Mar 14, 2013

It doesn’t always help to have friends in high places, says 7th Circuit

An Illinois police officer claimed he lost his job because he complained that his department had a bad habit of looking the other way when politically connected drivers were caught committing traffic violations.

Mar 13, 2013

ABA: Judges should practice safe social media

The American Bar Association has come out with Electronic Social Media guidelines for judges, and the one thing that is clear is that the rules aren’t really all that clear.

Mar 12, 2013

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Market may change what bar associations won’t

Although corporate law firms have seen business improve since the depths of the Great Recession, things are hardly robust, according to an analysis from one of the best-known legal consulting firms that recently appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek.

Mar 8, 2013

Recusal debate hits state Supreme Court race

In 2010, the Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstated a criminal conviction against Dimitri Henley.

Mar 7, 2013

BLAWG LOG: Greer on frozen assets; Chmurski on 2nd Circuit’s ruling to impact sovereign debt market

Property law – who could forget the Rule Against Perpetuities, fee simple, remainders or Blackacre from your second semester at Marquette Law?

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