Newly elected State Bar president, Dean Dietrich has over 40 years of experience practicing in Wisconsin’s legal industry.

On April 22, the elections for State Bar of Wisconsin president ended with Dean Dietrich securing 1,850 votes to John Danner’s 1,231.

The New Year has brought a new turn for the state's ethics rules for the use of technology.

A proposed overhaul of the state's e-banking rules for lawyers could have a significant effect on solo practitioners and attorneys working at small law firms. But exactly what that effect will be depends on who is being asked.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court sets the rules governing when and how judges can accept gifts.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has reversed a Court of Appeals case that lets legal malpractice insurance providers in the state go on with business as usual and keep premiums for legal malpractice insurance the same.

Milwaukee attorney Jeffrey Jensen has more than 25 years of experience in criminal defense, but he would put his fate in another lawyer’s hands rather than defend himself.

A Monroe attorney who did not cooperate with an attorney discipline investigation violated the rules, but the violation was so minimal that it doesn’t require discipline, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

They ought to be common sense — those pleasantries and courtesies that make interactions with clients and colleagues so much more civil and productive.

An Eau Claire criminal defense attorney who sent a letter to a judge containing information normally protected by attorney-client privilege did not violate any ethical rules, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

A public hearing Monday over whether to make public certain investigations into alleged attorney misconduct dredged up concerns state justices have about the attorney discipline system.

Eager to find ways to improve the state’s process of disciplining attorneys, Wisconsin justices recently discussed the possibility of allowing plea agreements in Office of Lawyer Regulation proceedings.

A proposal to greatly reduce the number of referees handling attorney disciplinary cases sparked a larger debate Friday about the state of Office of Lawyer Regulation proceedings in Wisconsin.

Blogging can be a cost-effective means of marketing, but when the writing is done by someone other than a lawyer, firms put themselves at risk of potential ethics violations.

A couple of Wisconsin personal injury lawyers had the chutzpah to use the last names of rival attorneys for keyword advertising on the Internet.

The client sends an email or card saying thanks for a job well done.

Lawyers can learn something from a former journalist turned political adviser.

There’s a potential ethical threat lurking in electronic documents.

As the idea of expanding law firm ownership beyond attorneys inches forward, Wisconsin practitioners doubt the business model will be an attraction.

Former Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz is facing a six-month suspension of his law license for 11 counts of alleged misconduct, but the unusual circumstances may warrant a different sanction.

An American Bar Association committee is spelling out when it’s reasonable for lawyers to change a client’s fee terms during representation.

Though Wisconsin has closed the book on investigating a controversial pay-per-lead website and other states have done the same, ethics professionals advise lawyers to use caution with similar advertising models.

Litigator Jacob Curtis stopped short of the ethical line during a Facebook conversation with a friend who wanted legal advice. The friend said she was entitled to unpaid wages from her employer, and gave a detailed account of her situation, said Curtis, with Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC in Milwaukee. His friend, he said, wanted to know if her interpretation ...

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren announces that attorneys Nathan K. Johnson, Amy L. Lindner and Lucas J. Pagels have been named shareholders in the firm. Johnson, a member of the firm’s Trusts and Estates Practice, serves a wide range of clients including individuals, closely held businesses and charitable organizations. Johnson received his law degree, cum laude, from Marquette University Law School. ...