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High court rules to allow Attorney’s Oath to be taken virtually
Beginning July 1, applicants seeking admission to practice law in the state can register to take the Attorney’s Oath virtually instead of in-person.
Top lawyer for Milwaukee County sees license reinstated after short administrative suspension
The top lawyer for Milwaukee County can practice again. Corporation Counsel Margaret Daun’s law license was suspended on June 16 after she had failed to meet the deadline for certifying she had completed 30 hours of required continuing-legal education in 2018 and 2019. Daun told the Journal Sentinel she had taken enough courses but hadn’t […]
Justices: BBE properly rejected bar applicant
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has affirmed the Board of Bar Examiners’ decision not to admit a bar applicant who, among other things, failed to disclose a harassment conviction.
High court proposing appeals process for bar-exam accommodations
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is proposing a rule change meant to improve the structure of the process that bar applicants with disabilities go through to request special accommodations when they take the state’s bar exam.
Justices to grill lawyers for retired DA, rejected bar applicant
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments on Monday in three cases, including one challenging the state’s Board of Bar Examiners’ rejection of a man’s application seeking admission to practice in Wisconsin.
Bar-application process changing in response to Madison lawyer’s proposal
The state’s bar-application process is changing in response to a Madison lawyer’s complaint that it had not complied with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
High court to discuss proposal to expand online CLE requirements
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide whether to take up a proposal to expand what options attorneys have to complete their continuing legal education requirements.
Board wants to expand CLE possibilities for lawyers
The Board of Bar Examiners is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to expand lawyers’ options for fulfilling their continuing legal education requirements.
BBE asking for changes to conditional bar admission rule
The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider making some changes to the rules involving conditional bar admission.
Pass rate drops for state bar exam (UPDATE)
Fewer people took and passed the Wisconsin State Bar Exam in 2012 than in the two past years, according to an annual report released last week by the state Board of Bar Examiners.
Court keeps BBE information under wraps
A brief phone call or letter is often all that is needed for people to access arrest records or find out who signed a recall petition.
Wis. Supreme Court considers foreign lawyer rules (UPDATE)
The state Supreme Court delayed a decision Wednesday on a proposal to formalize a process in which foreign-educated lawyers would be eligible to take the Wisconsin bar exam, pending further review of the criteria.
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