When Katrina Hull decided last year to sign her practice group at Michael Best & Friedrich up for an applied-improv workshop, her goal was simple.
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OLR to give 2 seminars on trust-account management
The Office of Lawyer Regulation will be giving two seminars about trust accounts next year.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »In 2017, lawyers can get CLE credit for pro bono work
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has released the final language of rule changes that would allow licensed attorneys in the state to earn continuing legal education credit for pro bono legal work.
Read More »LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: For successful lawyers, the learning never ends
Those diplomas on your wall constitute a point of pride, and they should. But if you hope to achieve an advanced degree of success — not just an advanced degree — you must not see them as an end to your education.
Read More »CLE on demand: Meet your requirements without leaving the office
Sometimes Andrea Gage will catch a class during her lunch hour. Other times, it’s from the comfort of her couch.
Read More »LEGAL CENTS: Finding ways to earn CLE on the cheap
I’m going to pass on the State Bar of Wisconsin’s “Ultimate Pass” for continuing legal education.
Read More »LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Take the right perspective on ‘The Business of Law’
Every public figure risks being misquoted, and often those misquotes attain a reality all of their own.
Read More »LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Small firms and the small-business challenge
One of the most successful and pervasive small-business sectors is one many people (often including those who are in it) don’t even think of as a business: the single-practitioner law firm.
Shorewood attorney pushes for license reinstatement (UPDATE)
A Shorewood labor attorney twice suspended because of several crimes she committed while addicted to opiates said she has emerged from a “low point” in her life, and wants to practice law again.
Read More »LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Small firms and the small-business challenge
It has become conventional wisdom in this country that small businesses are the real engine of economic growth and job creation.
‘Light Hero’ attorney ordered to refund clients (UPDATE)
A suspended Milwaukee bankruptcy attorney who deemed himself “The Light Hero” in advertisements was ordered by a federal judge Tuesday to pay thousands of dollars for defrauding multiple clients in the poorest areas of Milwaukee.
Read More »FAMILY LAW: Comparing Wisconsin’s practices nationally, internationally
One of the delights of attending a bar association meeting is seeing new places.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Rethinking legal education
It’s no secret that law school does little to prepare young lawyers for practice realities in any size law firm. And now it has become increasingly clear that reality is catching up to law schools.
Take the Pitino approach to marketing and find a strong starting 5
When the next matter lands on your contact’s desk, what is the chance that he will pick up the phone and call you, rather than your competitor?
Read More »Trials of the century and juror bias
The 1968 capital murder trial of Black Panther Huey Newton. The Charles Lindbergh kidnapping case. Both are cases that stick out in public memory and both offer lessons to be learned about trial work.
Read More »A user’s guide to volunteering
Attorneys can profit in many ways from service on the boards of nonprofit organizations.
Read More »State’s high court sanctions Elm Grove lawyer Phillips for 3rd time
Embattled Elm Grove lawyer Mark Phillips was publicly reprimanded Thursday by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the third professional-discipline sanction against the attorney since 2006.
Read More »Legal Action to host free training for volunteers
As national Pro Bono Week approaches, Legal Action of Wisconsin’s Volunteer Lawyers Project announced it will again offer lawyers free training on pro bono issues.
Read More »LEGAL CENTS: How to encrypt your emails at a safe cost
It seems that since email revolutionized lawyer-client communications in the 1990s, technology CLE speakers have been advocating for encryption, yet no one’s doing it.
Wis. high court reinstates former prosecutor’s license
After a seven-year hiatus, John Chavez can practice law again in Wisconsin.
Read More »Schulz finds his swing with baseball deals
Baseball players who jump from team to team often are labeled journeymen to emphasize their nomadic tendencies.
Read More »California attorney suspended in Wisconsin
An attorney convicted of misdemeanor theft in California has lost his Wisconsin law license for 60 days.
Read More »Milwaukee attorney gets reprimand for misconduct
Milwaukee attorney John Loew received a public reprimand from the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday for two counts of professional misconduct, including failure to notify a client of suspension.
Read More »State Supreme Court reinstates attorney after 16 years
Sixteen years after agreeing to a permanent revocation of his law license, Madison attorney Stanley Woodard has returned to practice.
Read More »Cayo gets what he wants from specialized practice
Defending lawyers accused of professional misconduct isn’t glamorous, but Milwaukee attorney Richard Cayo, of Halling Cayo SC, said he loves it anyway.
Read More »The email revolution: More than just a smiley face
Years ago, the daily mail delivery was a major event in our firm.
State Bar ponders CLE for seniors still practicing
The prospect of paying to practice law after age 70 is something emeritus lawyers in Wisconsin are willing to accept, so long as they are not mandated to take continuing legal education.
Read More »State Bar’s Board looks at CLE cost bump
While attorneys could pay $35 more per year to remain members of the State Bar of Wisconsin starting in Fiscal Year 2014, the price of continuing legal education through the bar may increase much sooner.
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