Commentary

Jun 10, 2015

BENCH BLOG: In first opinion as chief justice, Roggensack breaks little ground

In her first opinion identifying her as chief justice, Pat Roggensack merely applied known law rather than establishing or construing new law. She nonetheless wrote for a unanimous court.

Jun 9, 2015

Quit staring

A man in Shanghai has filed a lawsuit against famous actress Zhao Wei for staring at him through the TV screen: http://bit.ly/1MF3gb7

Jun 3, 2015

Court orders top biglaw firm to pay $1.3M in fees

A British court has assessed over $1 million in fees to Gibson Dunn, along with their client the Republic of Djibouti, reports the American Lawyer. The court also found that partner Peter Gray, formerly of the former Dewey & LeBoeuf, provided false information: http://bit.ly/1M5oA[...]

May 27, 2015

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Business of law much like manufacturing cheese

The practice of law is no different than the business of manufacturing automobiles or cheese. The essence is the same: the only way that these businesses grow is when the owners pay personal attention to their customers/clients.

May 22, 2015

ON THE DEFENSIVE: A letter to new prosecutors

It’s that time of year when social media becomes flooded with pictures and posts from new law school graduates, all who will soon embark on different careers.

May 18, 2015

BENCH BLOG: Elections don’t turn judges into politicians

In a surprising decision delivered by Chief Justice John Roberts, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state rules forbidding judicial candidates from personally asking donors for campaign money.

May 14, 2015

View from around the state: Ozanne made us think as much as listen

In a moment that would have challenged even the most capable person, he shined under intense pressure with humanity and grace. And in the process, Dane County's district attorney helped our community begin to understand the facts it so desperately sought for two months in the fatal police shooting of 19-year-old Tony Robinson. Ismael Ozanne made us think as much as he made us listen Tuesday.

May 14, 2015

Hospitals, senior communities benefitting from mediation

Mediation is a tool that is used to help manage and resolve conflict and to arrive at (hopefully) a win-win situation.

May 8, 2015

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Play nice with your banker

The term "relationship" is not necessarily a word that you might automatically associate with your work life. But relationships are very important in the business of law.

May 4, 2015

Attorneys must be given resources to defend criminals

“The right of one charged with crime to counsel may not be deemed fundamental and essential to fair trials in some countries, but it is in ours,” announced the U.S. Supreme Court in 1963 in first determining that the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution requires states to provide lawyers to the indigent accused facing a potential loss of liberty in a felony case.

May 1, 2015

View from around the state: No excuse for ignoring DUI bills

State Rep. Jim Ott keeps fighting the good fight against Wisconsin's drunken driving scourge.

Apr 28, 2015

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Electronic data protection: The how-to’s

You know you need to do it, but how? Law firms are rife with data and files, and they must be protected. That’s a given. The specifics, however, often elude lawyers.

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