Milwaukee County Board fires attorney, votes to hire Hawks Quindel (UPDATE)
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors fired its top in-house attorney, Kimberly Walker, without debate Thursday.
Panel pushes Milwaukee County to settle disability suit
Milwaukee County should settle a lawsuit brought by a former House of Correction employee who claimed she was fired due to her mental health issues, according to the Judiciary, Safety and General Services Committee.
Sheriff Clarke, Milwaukee County close to attorney fee fight
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke’s decision to hire a private attorney without first consulting the county could end up costing him more than $55,000.
Milwaukee County rejects sheriff’s private attorney request (UPDATE)
A Milwaukee County judiciary board Thursday shot down Sheriff David Clarke’s request to retain outside counsel in matters pertaining to his professional duties.
Milwaukee County, sheriff point fingers over private lawyer’s bill
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke and county officials are in dispute over who should pay more than $55,000 in private legal fees racked up as a result of an ongoing rift between the public official and the county.
Legal News
- Milwaukee’s Common Council now has the most African Americans, women and openly LGBTQ members ever
- Office of School Safety Provides Behavioral and Threat Assessment Management Training Ahead of 25th Anniversary of Columbine Shooting
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments in Democratic governor’s suit against GOP-led Legislature
- Lawsuit asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down governor’s 400-year veto
- Wisconsin man pleads not guilty to neglect in disappearance of boy
- ACS Selects University of Wisconsin Law School’s Miriam Seifter for 2024 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholar Award
- People with disabilities sue in Wisconsin over lack of electronic absentee ballots
- Wisconsin Republicans ignore governor’s call to spend $125M to combat ‘forever chemicals’
- Native American voices are finally factoring into energy projects
- Steven Avery prosecutor Ken Kratz admits ‘mistakes were made’
- Colombian national extradited to Milwaukee faces International narcotics-trafficking conspiracy charge
- MPD: Milwaukee homicides down nearly 40 percent compared to last year
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