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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.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: The dangerous reach of civil forfeiture laws
Law enforcement officers for years have taken advantage of overly broad civil forfeiture laws.
Would your firm pass a data security audit?
Lawyers are bound by Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15, which requires that client files be “appropriately safeguarded.” Failure to comply is a failure in the overall duty to act competently and in the best interests of a client.
Editorial: Restricting access to records is wrong choice
State Rep. Evan Goyke is acting on his assumption that Wisconsin residents are a simple bunch so swayed by gossip that they cannot be trusted with basic court records.
COURT GESTURES: Welcome to Court Gestures, please approach the bench
Hello, and welcome to Court Gestures. If you are reading this, it means that the blog is up and running following a few weeks of newsroom debates about what it should be called, how it should look and what is worthy of a post.
Leveraging motions in limine
Motions in limine can help deliver a jury win. Unfortunately, not all trial lawyers use motions in limine effectively.
BEV BUTULA: Casetext puts law in context
I have been hearing a lot about a legal research website called Casetext, so I thought I would check it out.
Who owns your social media account, connections?
Corporate tweeters or bloggers — employees who post promotional and often entertaining commentary on behalf of their employers’ businesses — add much of their own personal brand — their voice, their opinions, their snarky remarks — to the information they are dis[...]
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: How do you define success?
When coaching lawyers who feel overwhelmed by their practices and lives, I emphasize that every day is an opportunity for each of us to create balance in our lives.
FAMILY LAW: The marriage that shouldn’t be
I remember learning on the first day of law school that “bad facts make bad law.”
Testing out Android apps for lawyers
If you’re a lawyer who loves Android devices but hasn’t figured out which apps will help you in your law practice, you’re in luck.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Overwhelmed? You won’t be if you take charge
“I’m so overwhelmed that I just don’t have time to take care of myself.”
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