Judge to reality star: Stop wearing your daughter’s PJs
A judge is less-than-impressed with Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel's Instagram presence and ability to fit into her 4-year-old daughter's pajamas.
Police: Worker hid $1,200 worth of meat in pants
A New York supermarket employee has been accused of leaving the store with $1,200 worth of meat hidden in his pants.
Countdown to retirement: How to plan, protect your safety bucket
Attorneys strategize for a living. Looking for opportunities and watching out for downfalls is their trade. Too often, however, those skill sets aren’t used when it comes to planning for their own retirement.
Ex-Ryan Braun friend still swinging away
It looks like Ryan Braun's former friend isn't giving up in his litigious quest against his former Milwaukee Brewers friend and the attorneys who represented him. To me, though, it's just another quirky part of a rare example of jail being imposed in a contempt proceeding.
Avoid misclassifying independent contractors
On Sept. 15, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it awarded more than $10 million in grants to 19 states to help improve efforts to detect employers who improperly classify employees as independent contractors.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: The problem with working long past 40 hours
It seems the more that Americans strive for a work-life balance, the more that such a goal becomes, well, out of balance.
Latest task force findings cause report fatigue
Forgive, me, please, but I think I have a case of report fatigue.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: Get over your issues
Drafting a Statement of the Issues is not my favorite part of preparing a Wisconsin Court of Appeals brief or any brief, for that matter.
Why I try to hide my personal life
As a relatively new lawyer, I’ve gone to some (perhaps silly) lengths to hide any evidence of my personal life from colleagues and clients.
2 people,1 vehicle, 2 drunk drivers
Dane County sheriff's deputies arrested both people in one vehicle for driving while intoxicated.
‘Psychic lawyer’ bills $250/hour for readings
Mark Anthony is among the lawyers who found an alternate career after law school: http://bit.ly/1vhRRF2
For new business, blogging is king — so give it the royal treatment
It should come as no surprise by now that, for high-growth firms, blogging has become the single most important business development tactic — more effective than media or email marketing.
Legal News
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property