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LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Take the right perspective on ‘The Business of Law’
Every public figure risks being misquoted, and often those misquotes attain a reality all of their own.
Limitation of liability clauses: nothing to ‘LOL’ about
One of the hottest issues in private contract negotiations these days is the question of limitation of liability clauses.
BENCH BLOG: Appeals decision should obviate further litigation
In December the Court of Appeals decided a novel insurance exclusion case involving a grade-school boy’s gun death.
BEV BUTULA: There’s a state mobile app for that
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers maintains a catalog of “native, state government mobile apps for smart phones and tablets.”
Countdown is on for federal health care mandate
As you toast the New Year, health care reform will probably be the last thing on your mind. But for many employers, the start of 2014 signals the start of new compliance obligations as well as the first real health care reform countdown – to 2015.
Law firm partners must be more than just players
Like all driven professionals, law-firm partners sometimes can disappoint when it comes to dealing with colleagues’ personal problems.
COURT GESTURES BLOG: What’s in a name?
A Madison man wants a federal judge to fire a judge and pay him $1 million to compensate him for a denied name change petition.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Walker fails with decision to bypass pardons
Since he was elected governor, Scott Walker has not appointed a single person to Wisconsin’s Pardon Advisory Board.
BENCH BLOG: Wis. justices got pivotal decision wrong
In declining to note its own precedent, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has allowed the governor and state officials to violate a declaratory judgment during the appellate process.
EDITORIAL: Declining law school enrollment is no joke
What do you call an 11 percent drop in law school enrollment? A good start.
View from around the state: Put some teeth into OWI penalties
Maybe the state Senate did us a favor by not taking up three bills that would toughen the penalties for drunken driving in Wisconsin.
FAMILY LAW: What our practice area needs for the holidays
At this time of year, it’s common to see “wish lists” for various people or groups. That got me thinking (a dangerous, if rare, thing) of what “wish list” could be devised for those in the family law field.
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- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- 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
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
