Commentary

Nov 26, 2014

Ohio attorney suspended over hypnosis allegations

An Ohio attorney accused of hypnotizing women for his sexual pleasure was immediately suspended from practicing law by the state Supreme Court: http://abcn.ws/1ATNfev

Nov 25, 2014

BENCH BLOG: Promise questions and jury nullification

The ferocity of an alcohol addiction is apparent in the case of Frank Zdzieblowski, a 73-year-old Portage County man who was charged with operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration as a sixth offense less than five months after he was charged with fifth offense intoxicated driving.

Nov 24, 2014

SYBIL PROCEDURE: Living deliberately as a lawyer

I know bakers, writers, artists, doctors, and accountants that find meaning and purpose in their work. And I now know several lawyers who do too, myself included.

Nov 20, 2014

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: For successful lawyers, the learning never ends

Those diplomas on your wall constitute a point of pride, and they should. But if you hope to achieve an advanced degree of success — not just an advanced degree — you must not see them as an end to your education.

Nov 19, 2014

Get off to a good start with a strong statement of issues

A carefully drafted statement of issues is critical to the success of your appellate brief.

Nov 18, 2014

Wis. man gets jail for crane bungee jump (VIDEO)

A 26-year-old Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for bungee-jumping off a 138-foot crane in Sheboygan on the Fourth of July.

Nov 17, 2014

Close gaps in your IP protection

Protecting a company’s intellectual property can create benefits. An incomplete IP strategy, however, may leave a company with gaps that undermine the efforts (and expenses) that it took to protect its IP in the first place.

Nov 13, 2014

BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Amicus briefs should be clear, on target

An amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” lives in a kind of appellate limbo.

Nov 13, 2014

Judge to day care flasher: ‘Find a new hobby’

William Grube, a former Rochester man, stood shaking in front of a judge Wednesday, apologizing for flashing from his bedroom window as parents and children arrived and left a nearby day care: http://bit.ly/1sIUEVR

Nov 12, 2014

View from around the state: Schimel giving the right priority to fighting heroin

Incoming Attorney General Brad Schimel said he would seek to aggressively expand enforcement, treatment and prevention efforts on heroin — actions that he said probably would require additional funding from taxpayers.

Nov 11, 2014

The secrets to a strong attorney-client relationship

Think about the lawyer-client relationship from the client’s point of view.

Nov 10, 2014

BEV BUTULA: Open access pubs worth the time

Open access publications, those publications that do not assess a cost to the reader, have been a research option for several years.

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