Dean Dietrich

Jun 25, 2024

PHOTOS: Wisconsin legal community plays ethics game at Bar meeting

Wisconsin’s legal community gathered Friday in Green Bay at the last day of the State Bar of Wisconsin‘s annual meeting & conference for a legal ethics plenary in the style […]

Jun 16, 2023

Day 3: State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Meeting and Conference in Milwaukee

The third day of the State Bar of Wisconsin's Annual Meeting and Conference in Milwaukee began with an opening plenary session on ethics.

Jun 14, 2023

State Bar of Wisconsin swears in new President, WisDOJ budget, cybersecurity, and public defender and ADA salaries discussed

Board of Governor's Meeting went into closed session only 31 minutes into the meeting.

May 11, 2022

Asked & Answered: Dietrich ready to tackle civility and mental health among Wisconsin lawyers

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

Apr 26, 2022

Dietrich defeats Danner in State Bar presidential race

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.

Feb 6, 2017

New ethics rules attempt to keep pace with how lawyers conduct business

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

Dec 7, 2015

Justices grapple with proposed e-banking rule

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.

May 27, 2015

Drawing the line on gifts

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

Feb 25, 2015

State’s high court rules in favor of legal malpractice insurer

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.

Jan 5, 2015

More attorneys turning to colleagues for representation

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.

Jun 4, 2014

Justices deem attorney’s rule violation too minimal for discipline

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.

Jun 3, 2014

Why it’s time to bring etiquette back to legal proceedings

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