State justices will not allow child abuser to withdraw plea
A woman who repeatedly beat her daughter, leaving her scarred and disfigured, will not be allowed to withdraw her no contest plea, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Lawton & Cates’ Stegall switches sides
David Stegall enjoys being in the courtroom, but it took him awhile to get there.
EEOC: Time Warner to pay $130K to settle suit in Wis.
Time Warner Cable Inc. has agreed to pay $130,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of a fired worker in Wisconsin.
Woman gets probation for judge threat
A Wisconsin Rapids woman will spend three years on probation for threatening to kill a federal administrative law judge.
2nd man arrested in suspected insurance fraud
A Universal Restoration Services employee has been arrested for his suspected role in a Milwaukee County employee’s alleged scheme to steal insurance money.
Justices overrule city’s tax assessment
A tax assessment on land near a roundabout was invalidated by the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday when it ruled that a land owner’s error on an appeal filing was not sufficient to completely deny the assessment’s challenge.
Franklin flips tax lawsuit on resident
A Franklin resident who is the plaintiff in an illegal taxation lawsuit is now a defendant as well.
Judicial candidates differ on when to appoint counsel (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
Both candidates running for Milwaukee County judge said Thursday that they are willing to appoint attorneys for civil cases when a client can’t afford one.
Senate committee approves bill to limit CCAP
A bill that would remove case information from the state courts’ online records system passed out of a state Senate committee Thursday morning.
OLR accuses Gerald Boyle of six counts of professional misconduct
The Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation filed a complaint Tuesday alleging attorney Gerald Boyle committed six acts of misconduct, including mishandling clients’ fees and failing to timely file a lawsuit for a client.
Menomonie attorney charged with forgery, theft
A Menomonie attorney suspended from practicing law was criminally charged Wednesday with stealing an insurance settlement check from a client.
Legal News
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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