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A short primer on conservation easements in Wisconsin
You do not have to be “green” to be interested in conservation easements. More and more landowners are protecting their property with conservation easements in order to further the landowners’ conservation ethic or take advantage of tax breaks. Upwards of 100,000 acres are protected by conservation easements in Wisconsin and almost every county has at […]
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Lessons for expert witnesses and the attorneys who hire them
So you’re considering forensic work — or you’re a lawyer who needs an expert in a case? After working as an expert witness, first as a materials science expert and later a warnings and instructions expert, I wish I knew early in my career what I have learned during the past 40 years in about […]
beyond wikipedia: Wikis offer options for lawyers to share information
Are you team-oriented or a rugged individualist? Are you an early adopter of technology, or someone who incorporates mainstream computer applications well after their ability to enhance your practice has been established? These questions aren’t part of a personality quiz or a job interview. But, if you fell into the categories of “team-oriented” and “early […]
Seventh Circuit launches wiki
One fairly high-profile “early adopter” is the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Last May in Milwaukee at the annual judicial conference, Judge Frank Easterbrook announced the posting of the “Ca7 Wiki” at www.ca7.us courts.gov/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page. Easterbrook told Wisconsin Law Journal that the idea for a Seventh Circuit Wiki came from Cass Sunstein’s book, [&hell[...]
Financial specialists help with collaborative divorce
An aspirational goal of the collaborative family law process, among others, is to assist couples in achieving the end of a marriage in a way that minimizes negative economic, social and emotional consequences. In order to provide divorcing couples with the best opportunity to achieve that goal, a team of professionals works together in assisting […]
Blawgs
I know, I know, you’re busy! Who isn’t these days? So, unless you’re a techy, you probably aren’t into this whole blogging craze. Fact is, there’s a lot to be learned by checking out the “blawgs,” or law-related blogs. Perhaps earmarking a half-hour or hour on a Friday afternoon for it, as a way to […]
How to detect tape tampering
As the number of requests for forensic tape examinations increases to include new digital formats, it has become apparent that attorneys appreciate proper forensic testing techniques to insure Daubert and Rule 26 requirements are met. When an audiotape becomes suspected of tampering, it may be forwarded to a qualified forensic examiner for authentication. Poten-tial problems […]
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- 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
