LEGAL CENTS: Extranets worth the extra time and effort, firms say
Why not go that extra mile for your clients, by offering them an extranet?
LEGAL CENTS: Recent graduates look out-of-the-box
It’s May, and for many aspiring lawyers, that means graduation time; what should be a time of celebration.
But this spring’s graduates, like many of late, face a hard reality once they’ve returned the caps and gowns: the persistently brutal job mark[...]
LEGAL CENTS: Don’t be shy with media opportunities
Madison lawyer Steve Eisenberg was talking recently to a store clerk, when another shopper overheard him and asked, “Are you that lawyer on the radio?”
LEGAL CENTS: Great marketing plans don’t have to be expensive
Attorney Diane Mader didn't happen upon her successful practice, she planned it that way. Middleton-based Mader is a strong proponent of legal marketing because, as she puts it, "You need to plan your work and work your plan."
LEGAL CENTS: E-readers gaining popularity in the legal community
After many years of interviewing attorneys and asking them what they do for fun, I can say with great confidence that just about all like to read and travel. Thus, this week’s article is about tools for legal professionals who enjoy … reading and travel! It is spring break season, after all.
LEGAL CENTS: Law firm newsletters still alive and kicking
As a journalist, it warms my heart to report that the law firm newsletter is still alive and kicking.
LEGAL CENTS: The latest dish on daily deal sites
Hey, did you catch the Superbowl? Of course you did. You know who won, too!
Steps to a faster, more reliable PC
The big holiday is next Monday.
Not Valentine's Day. I'm talking about National Clean out Your Computer Day, which is probably of greater interest to you if you're at all like Sheldon on "The Big Bang Theory."
Business review sites get thumbs up, down
While you may have opted to create profiles on Facebook and LinkedIn, chances are your name, law firm or both are listed in one or more online directories where people can post reviews, and you had no say in the matter.
Be more productive, less distracted in 2011
I've got distractibility, which means that even small things can derail my thought process.
Virtual law practice a real-life convenience
Patrick Scharmer remembers when he and his wife executed their first set of wills, when their children were very young.
A patch in time can save more than nine
One of my favorite "Sex and the City" episodes centers around Carrie's computer woes.
Legal News
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
- Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
- 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
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