Holocaust survivor calls attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion reminiscent of 1930’s Nazi Germany
A Holocaust survivor said Sunday that history is repeating itself and the recent attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
Applied improv workshop helps lawyers learn to think on their feet while earning continuing legal-education credit
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.
OLR to give 2 seminars on trust-account management
The Office of Lawyer Regulation will be giving two seminars about trust accounts next year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Legal News
- Wisconsin lawyers file University of Wisconsin public records request seeking answers to protests
- Wisconsin Supreme Court issues orders amending Supreme Court rules and Wis. Stats.
- EXCLUSIVE: Former Milwaukee ‘big law’ partner attacks news media for bias against Trump
- Former Milwaukee election official fined for obtaining fake absentee ballots
- Contract dispute prevents airing of 15 regional sports networks, impacts Brewers
- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
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