A second ‘second chance?’
The State Bar spent $219,603.25 on lobbying in 2013. They spent 5,452 hours advocating for their many positions, firmly putting them near the top of the heap in terms of time spent.
Harnessing the full power of your IT department
In the not-so-distant past, the IT department usually served as blend of fix-it shop and complaint desk. They’ve evolved since then, though many firms still underutilize their IT departments because they see technology in a reactive way.
BEV BUTULA: Book of States a blue book for nation
If you are looking for information on all 50 states, check out the Book of States, a reference tool published by the Council of State Governments.
There’s no guessing as a witness
One of the most obvious rules for witnesses is also one of the most difficult for people in everyday life: If you don’t remember, say so.
BENCH BLOG: Appeals court provides rational ‘stop and frisk’ guidance
When is a Terry “stop and frisk” permissible under the Fourth Amendment in “a very high-volume … crime area with a lot of gun violence?” The District I Court of Appeals recently provided guidance.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Which compensation model is the most incentivizing?
Typically, there are two general models for compensation: “lockstep,” in which the firm’s overall success each year is averaged out to determine the standard rate of compensation increase for most lawyers at each level of experience; and “eat what you kill” or EWYK, by which all attorneys are rewarded on how much business they personally bring in.
Donning and Doffing: What would Cardozo do?
Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner is raising eyebrows with this opinion, in which he gleefully admits that he went out and bought safety equipment and timed three clerks as they put it on and took it off in chambers in order to test the reasonableness of the poultry-plant workers’ claims in a “donning and doffing” case.
BEV BUTULA: Crunching the information
Ever find a database and say to yourself, “Wow, there is a lot of information here, who do I know who would benefit from this?”
Big money backfires in local races
One day before the U.S. Supreme Court opened new spigots of campaign cash, well-backed groups seeking to sway elections in two northern Wisconsin counties, Polk and Iron, inadvertently drove home another point: Throwing money into the process can hurt as well as help.
Beware when shopping at bankruptcies
Bankruptcy cases can provide valuable opportunities for bargain shopping.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: The perils of partnership withdrawal
As lateral hiring continues to grow exponentially, lawyers looking to leave their firms must understand their rights and options — and those of the firm — as they plan their exits.
LEGAL CENTS: How to handle cash-only clients
Cash is king in most arenas, except the law office.
Legal News
- These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
- Brewers have American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries
- US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
- GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies