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LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Empathy the missing ingredient in poor client relations
The legal profession does not require anything remotely resembling effective client communication as part of our law school curriculums.
Leopold and Loeb: A match made in hell?
On May 21, 1924, 19-year-old Nathan Leopold was out on a mission with his lover and equally brilliant partner, Richard Loeb. When they spotted Loeb’s 14-year-old cousin, Bobby Franks, walking home from an after-school basketball game, they offered him a ride. The Franks family never saw their son alive again.
COURT GESTURES: The ‘kiss of death’
I think I may have found the oddest entry ever put into a court record. And it’s in Milwaukee County.
BRIEFS FOR THE BRIEF WRITER: When in doubt, appeal
It sounds so simple: If a judgment or order “disposes of the entire matter in litigation as to one or more of the parties” and is properly entered or recorded (Sec. 808.03(1), Stats.), it is “final,” and the appeal time starts ticking.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Small firms and the small-business challenge
It has become conventional wisdom in this country that small businesses are the real engine of economic growth and job creation.
BEV BUTULA: Get attorney rates from RateDriver
Imagine my excitement when my Wolters Kluwer/CCH rep mentioned a free mobile application that provides attorney rates from major markets based on practice area.
COURT GESTURES: Location, location, location
Wait, where exactly did I move? I guess close enough to a place where a dead body was hidden by alleged prostitutes before being found several days later.
COURT GESTURES: A TAD on the technical side
The takeaway from Friday’s treatment alternatives and diversion symposium in Madison was pretty clear: there needs to be a better way to prevent those who are arrested from coming back.
New case highlights clash of dueling public policies
Recent developments interpreting the protections and limitations of the Drivers Policy Protection Act signal that conflict may be on the way between the DPPA and Wisconsin’s Open Records Law – a reality that may require more resources expended by information-hungry[...]
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: How to outsource services ethically
Two recent media interviews by leading legal consultants illustrate that the legal services market continues to move away from the BigLaw model of high rates and excess staffing.
BENCH BLOG: Mental commitment case shows the need to question
A mental commitment case that recently went before the state Supreme Court offers a valuable lesson to attorneys and judges: listen closely.
LEGAL CENTS: Playing the name game
To answer your question, Mr. Shakespeare, there’s a lot in a name, especially when it’s associated with a law firm changing its name, even slightly.
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- Audit launched of Wisconsin’s diversity efforts
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- Dane County residents encouraged to weigh how to spend federal funds
- Jurors should have considered stand-your-ground defense in sawed-off shotgun killing, judges rule
- Money isn’t enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate
- Milwaukee election leader ousted 6 months before election in presidential swing state
- Former President Trump calls for arrest of special prosecutor Jack Smith
- Wisconsin judge dismisses lawsuit challenging state’s new wolf management plan
- Wisconsin Supreme Court issues opinion on Milwaukee Police officer fired over Facebook posts
- Gov. Evers Seeks applicants for Menominee County Register of Deeds
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