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Even if you believe a Social Security number is connected to an evil, demonic being, a federal appeals court has again ruled that you still have to provide it to an employer to get hired: http://bit.ly/1KePw40

Internet advertising is commonplace. But what happens when the sale of advertised goods goes awry and an out-of-state advertiser is sued in Wisconsin?

The problem with the Wisconsin Supreme Court isn't the age of some members. Nor is it the process for picking a chief justice.

When most people think of identity theft, they tend to imagine a hacker using stolen credit card information to buy high-ticket items, or using Social Security numbers to open fraudulent accounts.

Along with the Internet, for most professionals social media is an aspect of the way we do business.

It’s no secret that attorneys particularly struggle with work-life balance.

Having a comprehensive job description for every position in the law office is essential for several reasons.

This is in response to a Jan. 14 column, by Joshua Levy and Bailey Steffes, called “Tools of the Trade: Avoiding subcontractor defaults.”

An estranged Florida couple's court battle over whether to circumcise their son has become a rallying cry for those who denounce the procedure as barbaric: http://nbcnews.to/1E2R8ix

In a pair of decisions released on the same day, the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided that manure and septage are pollutants at the point they contaminate wells.

A measure for a proposed state constitutional amendment to change how the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s chief justice is selected is on its way to passing a second consecutive legislative session, in time to appear on the April 7 ballot.

With tax season upon us, many legal researchers search for basic tax rates and schedules.

A case involving former Wayne Circuit Court (Mich.) Judge Wade McCree over a lawsuit involving his alleged former mistress has made its way to the nation’s highest court: http://bit.ly/14Knlvz

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A 47-year-old man allegedly trying to outrun deputies through western Wisconsin surrendered when he lost his prosthetic leg: http://bit.ly/1INXlgm

The construction industry is experiencing a rise in business as a result of greater investment in facility improvements across the board, but the increase brings with it greater risk.

Empowering staff is a strategic way to make clients happy.

It is common, where there are minor children, for a divorce agreement to require at least the payor of child support and sometimes both parties to maintain life insurance with the children as beneficiaries.

The New Year brings a new legislative session. Most of us have a basic understanding of the legislative process, however many legal researchers are not familiar with every aspect of a bill’s journey.

Question. Pause. Answer. Stop. That’s the unnatural rhythm of the witness environment. And there are rules for witnesses during the first three steps.

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has declared the fundamental importance of appropriate service of process to the viability of a lawsuit.

Irony filled Monday's Associated Press photo of Gov. Scott Walker again taking the oath of office. Overseeing the ceremony was Shirley Abrahamson, chief justice of the state Supreme Court.

A lawyer who specializes in medical marijuana cases was charged with violating a Poway, Calif., social-host ordinance over his daughter’s Playboy mansion-themed 18th birthday party: http://bit.ly/1xBmmJZ

For many people, the smartphone has become almost a new appendage.

One of the thorniest issues we deal with as attorneys is also one of the most critical: getting paid.

A New Mexico woman is suing a novelty products maker over a flask that includes her likeness and the phrase, "I'm going to be the most popular girl in rehab": http://bit.ly/1tKgXRd

The adage that prosecutors can “indict a ham sandwich” has been called into question recently, when grand juries declined to prosecute officers involved in the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner in New York.

Law firms are comprised of people who do not necessarily have the same goals in mind. Thus, it is important to get together to discuss individual ideas of goals so that everyone can get on the same page for the benefit of the firm.

BMZ Law Offices, a Pennsylvania firm, recently promoted Kimberly Kitchen to partner. Problem is, Kitchen is likely not a lawyer at all: http://bit.ly/13SPBvS

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, is talking about "unreasonably long sentences" that "may actually make people more likely to return to crime."

If you tell the child’s other parent where you intend to move the child, permission to remove is specific to that location. The removing parent doesn’t have carte blanche to move wherever he or she chooses.