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Aug 6, 2013

Helping new hires become high performers

Historically, the first 90 days has been when employers "test out" the new hire. It's even been called the "probationary period."

Aug 5, 2013

View from around the state: Tougher drunken driving proposal has merit

The time has come to admit we are too lax on drunken driving in Wisconsin. That admission alone, however, will do little to alleviate the problem. Action is required.

Aug 2, 2013

BEV BUTULA: DFI offers administrative decisions

Did you know that the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions provides links to its administrative decisions?

Aug 1, 2013

TORT REPORT: IME recording requests cause for concern

Defense attorneys should be concerned by the recent trend toward recording an independent medical examinations.

Jul 31, 2013

FAMILY LAW: State justices’ decision on custody agreement leaves large gap

Apparently our state Supreme Court does recognize, after all, the rights of people to privately agree on their own affairs.

Jul 30, 2013

LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Collect first, market second to remedy sinking revenue

When a health problem arises, many are quick to jump to a conclusion about the cure.

Jul 29, 2013

Supreme Court decision gives landowners more leverage

Among the many important decisions from the most recent U.S. Supreme Court session was the latest statement on governmental takings in land and development.

Jul 26, 2013

BEV BUTULA: App provides easy access to census data

The U.S. Census Bureau has launched the “first interactive tool geared exclusively toward finding basic demographic and economic statistics for every congressional district in the U.S.”

Jul 25, 2013

BENCH BLOG: Frustrating decision reflects division at state Supreme Court

In an unusually terse decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court reached a startling new conclusion in Shiffra jurisprudence without a unifying analytic rationale.

Jul 24, 2013

Commentary: Landowners gain leverage following Supreme Court decision

Among the many important decisions from the most recent U.S. Supreme Court session was the latest statement on governmental takings in land and development.

Jul 24, 2013

LEGAL CENTS: Finding and building niche practices

Sussex lawyer Dan Riegleman found his niche in the law in the late 1980s after talking to two brothers and a sister-in-law, all chiropractors, at a family gathering.

Jul 23, 2013

ON THE DEFENSIVE: Supreme Court ruling breaks the silence

Most lawyers have assumed that the Constitution is unambiguous in preserving one’s right to remain silent.

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