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Former corp. counsel to lead Legal Aid Society
Kimberly Walker, who was ousted as Milwaukee County corporation counsel in 2013, will serve as the new executive director of the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee Inc.
Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower ruling leaves gap for courts, Congress
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling extending Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protection to private contractors of publicly-traded companies has some attorneys concerned about the lack of any limiting principle.
Man accused in dismemberment slaying ruled competent
A Wisconsin man has been found competent to stand trial on charges of fatally shooting and dismembering a Minnesota man.
Second Chance bill running out of chances
A bill that would move many 17-year-old, first-time offenders out of the adult court system may not pass before the legislative session ends next month.
Lipitor claims head to federal court
South Carolina will play host to major litigation against the drug-maker Pfizer after the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation recently consolidated 56 cases against the company into the state's federal court district.
Buono named Quarles & Brady new managing partner
Quarles & Brady LLP announced Monday that attorney Kathie Buono was selected as the new managing partner for the firm’s Milwaukee office.
Homicide defendant’s competency at issue
Attorneys are meeting to determine whether a Wisconsin man is mentally competent to stand trial on charges of fatally shooting and dismembering a Minnesota man.
US high court won’t hear dispute over ‘boobies’ bracelets
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Pennsylvania school district that tried to ban students from wearing "I (heart) Boobies!" bracelets to promote breast cancer awareness, ending a case that began more than three years ago with the suspension of two middle-school girls who refused a principal's order to take them off.
OLR files complaint against attorney who called judge racist (UPDATE)
The president of a controversial religious group who called a Minnesota bankruptcy judge a racist in a court filing could lose her license in Wisconsin for that and other behavior over the past few years.
Man gets 7 years in prison in teen’s heroin death
A Wisconsin man accused of supplying the heroin that killed a teenager in 2012 has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
Who’s Doing What: Lawyers on the rise; Sweet earns fellowship
Gov. Scott Walker and the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office presented the Wisconsin Cares About Kids Award to the Milwaukee-based Kids Matter Inc. The group provides victims services for abused and neglected children. It was founded in 2001 and serves 68 counties.
Justices revisit securities fraud class actions
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have an opportunity to dramatically change the landscape of securities fraud class action litigation by limiting, or perhaps overruling altogether, a decision upon which plaintiffs have relied for decades.
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