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Law enforcement officers for years have taken advantage of overly broad civil forfeiture laws.
Tagged with: Anthony Cotton Court of Appeals Eighth Amendment forfeiture Kuchler & Cotton Law Offices On the Defensive
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Would your firm pass a data security audit?
Lawyers are bound by Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15, which requires that client files be “appropriately safeguarded.” Failure to comply is a failure in the overall duty to act competently and in the best interests of a client.
Tagged with: Ed Poll
Read More »Editorial: Restricting access to records is wrong choice
State Rep. Evan Goyke is acting on his assumption that Wisconsin residents are a simple bunch so swayed by gossip that they cannot be trusted with basic court records.
Tagged with: CCAP editorial Evan Goyke Gary Hebl Lena Taylor Melissa Sargent Wisconsin Circuit Court Access
Read More »COURT GESTURES: Welcome to Court Gestures, please approach the bench
Hello, and welcome to Court Gestures. If you are reading this, it means that the blog is up and running following a few weeks of newsroom debates about what it should be called, how it should look and what is worthy of a post.
Tagged with: Eric Heisig
Read More »Leveraging motions in limine
Motions in limine can help deliver a jury win. Unfortunately, not all trial lawyers use motions in limine effectively.
BEV BUTULA: Casetext puts law in context
I have been hearing a lot about a legal research website called Casetext, so I thought I would check it out.
Tagged with: Bev Butula
Read More »Who owns your social media account, connections?
Corporate tweeters or bloggers — employees who post promotional and often entertaining commentary on behalf of their employers’ businesses — add much of their own personal brand — their voice, their opinions, their snarky remarks — to the information they are disseminating on the company’s behalf.
Tagged with: Facebook LinkedIn Social media Twitter YouTube
Read More »LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: How do you define success?
When coaching lawyers who feel overwhelmed by their practices and lives, I emphasize that every day is an opportunity for each of us to create balance in our lives.
Tagged with: Ed Poll Lawbiz Coaches Corner
Read More »FAMILY LAW: The marriage that shouldn’t be
I remember learning on the first day of law school that “bad facts make bad law.”
Tagged with: Annette Ziegler David Prosser Family Law Gregg Herman Michael Gableman Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »Testing out Android apps for lawyers
If you’re a lawyer who loves Android devices but hasn’t figured out which apps will help you in your law practice, you’re in luck.
Tagged with: apps
Read More »LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Overwhelmed? You won’t be if you take charge
“I’m so overwhelmed that I just don’t have time to take care of myself.”
Tagged with: Ed Poll Lawbiz Coaches Corner
Read More »Helping new hires become high performers
Historically, the first 90 days has been when employers "test out" the new hire. It's even been called the "probationary period."
Read More »View from around the state: Tougher drunken driving proposal has merit
The time has come to admit we are too lax on drunken driving in Wisconsin. That admission alone, however, will do little to alleviate the problem. Action is required.
Tagged with: Alberta Darling drunken driving Jim Ott
Read More »BEV BUTULA: DFI offers administrative decisions
Did you know that the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions provides links to its administrative decisions?
Tagged with: Bev Butula
Read More »TORT REPORT: IME recording requests cause for concern
Defense attorneys should be concerned by the recent trend toward recording an independent medical examinations.
Tagged with: McCoy Leavitt Laskey Tort Report
Read More »FAMILY LAW: State justices’ decision on custody agreement leaves large gap
Apparently our state Supreme Court does recognize, after all, the rights of people to privately agree on their own affairs.
Tagged with: Alan White Annette Ziegler Family Law Gregg Herman Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Collect first, market second to remedy sinking revenue
When a health problem arises, many are quick to jump to a conclusion about the cure.
Tagged with: Ed Poll Lawbiz Coaches Corner marketing
Read More »Supreme Court decision gives landowners more leverage
Among the many important decisions from the most recent U.S. Supreme Court session was the latest statement on governmental takings in land and development.
Tagged with: Takings U.S. Supreme Court
Read More »BEV BUTULA: App provides easy access to census data
The U.S. Census Bureau has launched the “first interactive tool geared exclusively toward finding basic demographic and economic statistics for every congressional district in the U.S.”
Tagged with: Bev Butula
Read More »BENCH BLOG: Frustrating decision reflects division at state Supreme Court
In an unusually terse decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court reached a startling new conclusion in Shiffra jurisprudence without a unifying analytic rationale.
Tagged with: Bench Blog Milwaukee County Circuit Court State v. Johnson Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »Commentary: Landowners gain leverage following Supreme Court decision
Among the many important decisions from the most recent U.S. Supreme Court session was the latest statement on governmental takings in land and development.
Tagged with: Supreme Court
Read More »LEGAL CENTS: Finding and building niche practices
Sussex lawyer Dan Riegleman found his niche in the law in the late 1980s after talking to two brothers and a sister-in-law, all chiropractors, at a family gathering.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Supreme Court ruling breaks the silence
Most lawyers have assumed that the Constitution is unambiguous in preserving one’s right to remain silent.
Tagged with: Anthony Cotton Constitution Fifth Amendment Fourth Amendment On the Defensive U.S. Supreme Court
Read More »Editorial: More money, more problems
Recent proposals to limit or abolish state Supreme Court elections attempt to remedy public perception that the high court is a political hotbed.
Tagged with: Annette Ziegler Ed Fallone editorial Elections Pat Roggensack Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »Understanding common construction coverage concerns
As a construction company or contractor, it is important to insulate yourself from potential liability for injuries and damage that are inevitable in the construction profession.
Tagged with: Construction Law Insurance
Read More »Bankruptcy doesn’t always bust a business relationship
Bankruptcy is an ever-present feature of the business landscape.
Tagged with: Bankruptcy Bankruptcy Code Construction Law
Read More »BEV BUTULA: Site lands near top for conveyance records
Hidden dangers that could lead to malpractice
There are a number of all-too-well-known malpractice and grievance traps at a law firm: conflicts of interest, missed deadlines, lack of competency, confidentiality/fiduciary breaches, clerical errors, failure to document adequately and poor client relations. But other, hidden dangers could be lurking right under our noses.
Tagged with: malpractice
Read More »CAPITOLISMS BLOG: Concrete evidence of humor at the state’s high court
It’s hard to imagine anyone turning to Wisconsin Supreme Court rulings for entertainment.
Tagged with: Michael Gableman Patience Roggensack Shirley Abrahamson Wisconsin Supreme Court
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