Commentary

Apr 3, 2012

BLAWG LOG: Boyden on employers’ requests for Facebook logins

I see that noted cybercrime expert Orin Kerr, a law professor at George Washington University, was on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal this morning, and his comments in the first few minutes of this recording basically sum up what I had to say on potential employers requesting social networking login information in job interviews: it’s unclear, but such activity may be prohibited by federal law.

Apr 2, 2012

THE ROBE REPORT: Responding to data security breaches

Data security breaches present a crisis situation faced by a growing number of companies and organizations both small and large, with no end in sight.

Mar 30, 2012

FAMILY LAW: The future of maintenance in divorce

Is maintenance still relevant in the 21st Century?

Mar 29, 2012

Commentary: Health care arguments close, with little closure

For the past couple of days, much of the media has been atwitter over suggestions that after March 27th’s oral arguments, the health care reform law’s individual mandate provision was on life support (sentiment initially expressed by CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin, but not necessarily echoed by others who watched the argument).

Mar 28, 2012

Compute the real costs of lawyer telecommuting

Telecommuting from a home office has become a highly touted strategy for reducing costs at a law firm.

Mar 27, 2012

BEV BUTULA: Get out and ‘Play’

Did you notice the new tab on your Google navigation bar for Google “Play?”

Mar 26, 2012

At tax time, review marketing endeavors along with deductions

As business people gather the necessary financial documents to prepare for tax filings, they often analyze earnings and expenses in comparison to goals and projections.

Mar 23, 2012

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: More causes of action than ever

Some while back I heard a comment, spoken in regard to the passage of such high-impact national legislation as the health reform law and the Dodd-Frank Act, that “there have been more causes of legal action created in the last six months than in all of recorded history.”

Mar 22, 2012

BLAWG LOG: Iancu on the problem with Parental Power of Attorney law

Late last year, the Wisconsin legislature passed Wisconsin Statute section 48.979, which allows parents to delegate their parental rights to third parties by simply filling out a “Parental Power of Attorney” form.

Mar 21, 2012

The intersection of ethics and criminal or civil liability

It comes as no surprise that we as lawyers must avoid violating our profession’s unique ethics rules.

Mar 20, 2012

LEGAL CENTS: How to minimize security threats from the inside

If you haven’t seen the 1999 cult classic “Office Space,” rent it. Mostly because it’s funny, but also, it demonstrates the biggest cybersecurity threat in your legal department: your people.

Mar 19, 2012

EDITORIAL: The value of a signature withheld

Pure objectivity is a myth. In that respect, Dane County Circuit Judge David Flanagan did nothing wrong when he signed a petition in November to recall Gov. Scott Walker and then, in March, granted a temporary injunction to stop the law that requires every voter show a photo ID before casting a ballot.

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