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Feb 13, 2012

Use the power of 10 to increase revenues

Top 10 lists have long been a journalistic staple, but their ongoing role on David Letterman’s show has made their use almost a cliche.

Feb 10, 2012

Create consensus about goals

In corporate America, mission statements have long been in vogue — and decidedly vague. Most such documents promise to “do the right thing” for customers, employees and society.

Feb 9, 2012

TORT REPORT: Discovery issues in bad faith claims

Discovery disputes typically come to the forefront of most bad faith litigation.

Feb 8, 2012

THE DARK SIDE: I want the pacifists to buy me guns

Now that I’m self-employed again, a friend asked me if it worries me to not have any health insurance anymore.

Feb 7, 2012

BEV BUTULA: Code blues? Check out this administrative site

Need to research an Administrative Code section from a state other than Wisconsin? Do you know which states offer both their Code and Register online?

Feb 6, 2012

View from around the state: Term limits for Supreme Court worth studying

The independent nature of the U.S. Supreme Court often has bedeviled presidents and members of Congress who would prefer to have more control over the lower-profile but co-equal branch of government.

Feb 6, 2012

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Are some firms ‘more equal’ than others?

Last year, a group of large national and international law firms petitioned the American Bar Association with a complaint about state bar regulation, contending that, given their multi-state corporate practices, such firms are restricted by the separate state bar admission requ[...]

Feb 3, 2012

Financial analysis tips to improve profitability

At a recent webinar sponsored by LexisNexis, Philadelphia-based CPA Michael J. Wasco of Kino Sharie Leyh & Associates offered a series of tips and best practices that can help lawyers use financial analysis to build their businesses.

Feb 2, 2012

THE DARK SIDE: One nice thing about the State Bar

People sometimes ask me, “Don’t you have anything nice to say about the State Bar of Wisconsin?”

Feb 1, 2012

Make your association memberships pay off

When it comes to association memberships, the first thing lawyers do is join the right organizations — those in which clients, referral sources and prospective clients hang out — and be active in them.

Jan 31, 2012

BEV BUTULA: FOIA Project opens window of information

The FOIA Project is a website that collects documents related to Freedom of Information Act cases filed against government defendants from October 2009 forward.

Jan 30, 2012

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: A lot of fuss over attorney fees

In the United States, American Rule requires that people pay for their own attorney’s fees regardless of the outcome of a lawsuit.

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