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Tax time never ends for Michael Best & Friedrich attorney Robert Gordon.
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Indian Law practitioner touts niche work
Milwaukee attorney Paul Stenzel said he knew early in his legal career that a traditional practice wasn’t going to be for him.
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Read More »Habush attorney built career from law school class
During law school, Milwaukee attorney Tim Trecek struggled to sit through classes on the theory of law. But when he took a course on Advanced Trial Practice, he said, he found his calling.
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Read More »Board of Bar Examiners could push mandatory credits outside of the classroom
The local newspaper disappeared and the Wall Street Journal took its place between the attorney’s face and the bankruptcy presentation at the front of the room.
Tagged with: BBE Board of Bar Examiners CLE Continuing Legal Education Jacquelynn Rothstein Milwaukee Bar Association Paul Swanson
Read More »EDITORIAL: Sleepwalking through CLE
The credibility of Wisconsin’s required legal education is fading slowly to the soundtrack of rumbling snores and rustling newspapers.
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Read More »Brennan takes road less traveled on career path
When attorney Pat Brennan graduated law school in 1981, he could have joined his father’s Janesville law practice, Brennan Steil SC.
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Read More »State’s high court suspends attorneys’ licenses
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday issued two disciplinary orders.
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Read More »Personal injury attorney forges friendships with competitors
Milwaukee attorney Merrick Domnitz competes with veteran personal injury plaintiffs’ lawyers Pat Dunphy and Don Prachthauser in the courtroom, but on the golf course, they’re old friends.
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Read More »State Supreme Court reprimands former lawyer
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday publicly reprimanded a suspended Menasha lawyer who quit law to become a nurse.
Tagged with: CLE Continuing Legal Education office of lawyer regulation OLR State Bar Supreme Court Timothy Vocke
Read More »State Supreme Court suspends attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended the law license of Menomonie attorney William Lamb for 60 days.
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Read More »Lawless feels in tune with Midwest legal community
Milwaukee lawyer Lisa Lawless is an avid music fan and concert-goer, so an appropriate theme song for her professional career might be Johnny Cash’s “I’ve Been Everywhere.”
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Read More »State Supreme Court dismisses request for paralegal CLE rule
Attorneys who teach paralegal courses have the ability to apply for continuing legal education credit, but a vague Supreme Court rule has discouraged any from trying.
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Read More »EDITORIAL: Penny-wise and pound-foolish
Deflation has claimed almost every possible victim in the past four agonizing years. It seems the only thing that has inflated is the rash use of the language by politicians.
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Read More »Changing practice requires careful thought, planning
There are at least three times in one’s career when a lawyer must choose a practice area: before graduation from law school; when the chosen practice area becomes overcrowded or business dries up; and when the practice area is no longer interesting.
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Read More »County budget targets dues, CLE reimbursements
A relatively small cut to Milwaukee’s court budget could significantly affect how some county attorneys spend money on job training.
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Read More »Bar members looking for paralegal continuing ed credit
More than a dozen State Bar of Wisconsin members are seeking permission from the state’s highest court to earn Continuing Legal Education credit for teaching a legal specialty course in a paralegal program.
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Read More »State Bar dumps annual convention
By Jack Zemlicka Wisconsin Law Journal The buffet of Continuing Legal Education known as the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Annual Convention is being replaced by a more refined menu. Declining attendance prompted bar leadership to abandon the traditional convention format ...
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