COURT GESTURES: Niess doesn’t play nice with serial litigant
Serial pro se litigant Rodney Rigsby is still at it.
The right tech tool for the job
Simple solutions to help lawyers solve everyday problems
BEV BUTULA: It’s a crime not to try this forensic database
The National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law at Stetson University College of Law maintains an interesting database that may be quite beneficial to some.
Pay to play: Rove, Gibbs coming to State Bar conference
The State Bar is spending $51,000 to bring Robert Gibbs and Karl Rove to its 2014 Annual Meeting & Conference next month.
John Doe ruling alters campaign terrain
There seemed to be no doubt about it: The conduct that state Senate President Mike Ellis, R-Neenah, was recently caught on tape discussing – creating an outside group to attack his Democratic opponent – is against the law.
BENCH BLOG: Punitive damage case shows bias for insurance co.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court used a numerical ratio to reduce what it considered to be an unconstitutionally excessive punitive damages award.
View from around the state: Ruling is real danger to open records
On the surface, it might look reasonable, but an appeals court decision about the state's open records law will close the public's access to information it has a right to see.
Future-proof your law firm
The future of private practice has been the subject of much speculation for the last several years. While some partners behave as if things will go back to business as usual, most of those who are paying attention believe we are headed to a “new normal” in our future.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: The most challenging aspect of lawyering
The hardest part of lawyering, arguably, is collecting the money owed to you. Certainly, sending out a bill does not guarantee that the bill will be paid.
Pop quiz: Name that lawyer tune
You won’t find all that many songs about the law in pop music. More often, the charts are full of undying love, broken hearts or calls to party hearty.
Voting bills get little lobby support
Some Republican state lawmakers, upset by a federal judge’s ruling against the state’s voter identification law, are vowing to introduce new legislation.
How to create a security policy that sticks
When it comes to data security, experts often advise companies to put an employee security policy in place, and to have employees sign the document to prove they’ve read it and understood their responsibilities.
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- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
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- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
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