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BENCH BLOG: Thoughtful decision could have statewide effect
A new state statute trumps local governments’ residency rules in a case decided in Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: How to run your practice like a business
Some lawyers still insist that law is a profession and not a business; an attitude that is ingrained in legal training.
The witness’ four magic words
Witnesses have both a right and a responsibility to insist on clear and fair questions.
LEGAL CENTS: Take Google+ a step further to increase traffic
A little over a year ago, I wrote about the plusses of Google+, but also observed that it didn’t seem like many Wisconsin lawyers had embraced the platform for marketing.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Legislature should clarify expunction complexities
Under Wisconsin law, certain young offenders are entitled to have their criminal conviction expunged from their record.
EDITORIAL: Wanted: Leaders who will not settle
The state’s civil courts are the realm of the rich, those who can afford as many lawyers as they need.
Racine bar owner lawsuit started small
One of the attorneys representing a group of Racine bar owners who are suing city officials for alleged racial discrimination said the suit started with one person and grew from there.
Your business is a success, but are you still having fun?
I’m hearing an increasing number of business owners I know say things like: “It’s harder than it used to be,” or “The business isn’t as much fun as it once was,” or simply, “I’m tired.”
Traits shared by effective mediators
The small, first generation of lawsuit mediators experienced settlement negotiations from a unique perspective — not from the sides of the table, but at the center, where you see and hear much more, especially during confidential caucuses.
BENCH BLOG: State justices get to heart of the matter
In a child sexual assault case that divided the Court of Appeals, the state Supreme Court properly kept the focus on the elements of the crime and a jury’s function.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Pricing legal services
Most clients would prefer to know how much it will cost them for the legal service they need and are seeking.
Redistricting isn’t going away
Few legislative causes have drawn as much interest and as little momentum as redistricting, the drawing of new voter boundaries after each 10-year census.
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- 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
