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Honzik Kliesmet engineers a successful law career
When Mary Honzik Kliesmet entered college, she had zero desire to become a lawyer despite having a father who was well known for his legal work in Milwaukee.
Kalmer helps clients with multi-employer plans, ACA
The saying “timing is everything” could have been originally written about Stacie Kalmer and the way she ended up with a successful employee benefits practice at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren.
High court suspends Beloit attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a Beloit attorney’s license for 60 days.
High court publicly reprimands Madison lawyer
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a Madison lawyer and ordered her to pay $5,000 in restitution to a client.
Weekly Case Digests — June 11-June 15, 2018
Weekly Case Digests — June 11-June 15, 2018
Referee: Madison lawyer should return $5K, be publicly reprimanded
A referee is recommending that the Wisconsin Supreme Court publicly reprimand a Madison lawyer and order her to return $5,000 to a client.
Writ of Certiorari – Injunctive Relief – Abortion
Jane Doe, a minor, was eight weeks pregnant when she unlawfully crossed the border into the United States.
Statutory Interpretation – Bankruptcy
The Bankruptcy Code prohibits debtors from discharging debts for money, property, services, or credit obtained by “false pretenses, a false representation, or actual fraud,” 11 U. S. C. §523(a)(2)(A), or, if made in writing, by a materially false “statement . . . respecting the debtor’s . . . financial condition,” §523(a)(2)(B).
Sentencing Modification
Under 18 U. S. C. §3582(c)(2), a defendant is eligible for a sentence reduction if he was initially sentenced “based on a sentencing range” that was later lowered by the United States Sentencing Commission.
Statutory Interpretation – Sentencing Guidelines
The proper construction of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure can present close questions of statutory and textual interpretation when implementing the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
1st Amendment Violation – Free Exercise Clause
The case presents difficult questions as to the proper reconciliation of at least two principles.
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