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Stark well-prepared to be new judicial college dean
The recently named Dean of the Wisconsin Judicial College, Eau Claire County Circuit Court Judge Lisa Stark, has a lengthy background in court education. In addition to many years of involvement with the program, Stark also has taught in the University of Wisconsin Lawyering Skills Program, both when she was in practice and presiding over […]
Opening the doors
For a few years after Barbara B. Crabb became a federal judge, she often faced a question when attending judicial conferences: “Whose secretary are you?” It never bothered her much. By then, she’d become used to blazing trails after being appointed in 1979. Among them: Crabb was the first woman appointed as a federal magistrate […]
The Case for Practice Management Software
For solos and small-firm lawyers, technology can be a great leveler. But does every practitioner need practice management software? Probably, according to Catherine Sanders Reach, the director of the Legal Technology Resource Center of the American Bar Association in Chicago. But first, the very basics. Practice and case management software provides attorneys with a convenient […]
Book review: Tech guide for solos, small firms
The American Bar Association recently released “The 2010 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide: Critical Decisions Made Simple.” Authored by tech gurus Sharon D. Nelson, John W. Simek and Michael C. Maschke, the third edition of the guide urges solos and small-firm lawyers to find the best value for their money – not the […]
Should your firm accept walk-in clients?
Madison attorney Steven M. Cohen figured out that the walk-in prospective client wasn’t going to become a client when he explained the nature of his legal problem: The government was implanting thoughts in his head. Cohen, of Cohen Law Office, kindly explained that he doesn’t do that kind of law. He sent the man, whom […]
Curbing legal malpractice claims
Four practice niches — personal injury law; family law; real estate; and trusts and estates — generate the highest percentage of legal malpractice claims each year. Many of these claims stem from the emotionally charged nature of cases in these practice areas, from messy divorces and family feuds over inheritances to collapsed real estate deals […]
Good recordkeeping critical in trust accounts
As someone who defends attorneys against malpractice complaints, Daniel Schumack has noticed that solo lawyers are particularly prone to errors managing their client trust accounts. “In the District of Columbia and Mary-land, there are a disproportionate number of complaints filed against smaller law firms when it comes to the mishandling of trust money,” said Schumack, […]
Best of 2010
Wisconsin’s Legal Community Welcome to the Wisconsin Law Journal’s second annual “Best Of” section. I realize that when we toss the word “best” around we are making a bold statement about something that is very subjective. We freely acknowledge that this is not, nor was it intended to be, a statistically valid review of the […]
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- 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
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
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
