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2010 Leaders in the Law Index
The Wisconsin Law Journal sponsored its Leaders in the Law event on February 26. The luncheon recognized 23 attorneys for their contributions to the legal profession, as well as federal appellate court judge Terence T. Evans with a lifetime achievement award. Hon. Terence T. Evans The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals is well known for […]
2010 Leaders showcase strength and variety
For the eighth year, we are excited to turn the spotlight on individuals who consistently give their best to their clients, to the administration of justice, and to the organizations they enrich through their outside efforts. Wisconsin Law Journal’s 2010 Leaders in the Law come from very diverse backgrounds, representing the myriad ways lawyers and […]
Grief expert aids wrongful death
Complex grief can manifest itself in a variety of ways that may seem strange to outsiders — from a mother who is furious at her daughter for dying to a husband and wife who blame each other for their son’s death. Hall, a partner at Hall, Sickel, Frie & Mims, a nine-lawyer firm in Reston, […]
How trial lawyers sabotage their own experts
Attorneys will sometimes control the evidence they give to their expert in hopes of shaping the expert’s opinion to what is consistent with what they want,” Michael Kaplan, a Los Angeles forensic valuation expert who spoke at the conference, said in an interview. Starting with hiring, an attorney can unknowingly sabotage his or her own […]
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- Congress to formally investigate Secret Service
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property
