How to freelance without going into freefall
When attorney Lynn Walters decided to give up the comfort of a bi-weekly paycheck for a more flexible schedule and a better work-life balance, she knew she had to make a choice between solo practice and freelance.
How to choose a payroll company
Very few things would wreak as much havoc in your workplace as your employees failing to receive their paychecks on time.
Re-energize your business plan
Don’t let the rest of the year slip away without tackling growth opportunities
The case for digital forensics
Digital forensics has become such a part of Timothy Edwards’ practice that he makes sure to have an analyst next to him during depositions.
Sirens call: How to approach personal injury clients without turning them off
It only took three weeks for the personal injury law mass mailers to find Tricia Nell after she was in a car accident with an uninsured motorist.
The best legal apps for 2014
Tech-savvy attorneys know that if they want to track billable hours, share documents or encrypt files, there’s probably an app for that.
CLE on demand: Meet your requirements without leaving the office
Sometimes Andrea Gage will catch a class during her lunch hour. Other times, it’s from the comfort of her couch.
How to limit nonbillable hours to make the most of your practice
Lawyers often express frustration with their ability to manage their time each day, perhaps because they normally bill for their time by the 10th of the hour — and it’s all too easy to compute the potential revenue loss of even 12 minutes.
How to negotiate an early exit from a lease
The process of negotiating an early exit from an office lease is akin to a poker game, said David Buyse, a partner in Minneapolis-based Corporate Tenant Advisors.
How to stay within the rules, while potentially cutting costs, on document storage
What your body says can be as important as the words you speak, especially when it comes to putting clients at ease.
Facebook impostors: How to manage a real but manageable risk
It’s the stuff of science-fiction films: You wake up to find that there’s an impostor on the loose. The impostor looks just like you and is pretending to be you, even managing to fool some of your closest friends.
Tips to whip your writing into shape
Legal writing just doesn’t compare with any other type of writing.
Legal News
- 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
- Brewers have American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction results in 11 injuries
- US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
- GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically
- 11 people injured when escalator malfunctions at Milwaukee ballpark
- Judge receives ethics fine after endorsing candidate
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