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OLR seeks revocation of personal injury attorney’s license
An Oshkosh personal injury attorney could lose his law license over his January 2014 conviction for not paying taxes and allegations that he mismanaged his firm’s trust account and misappropriated money withheld from employees’ paychecks.
Justice wants to reconsider ex-Walker aide case (UPDATE)
In an unusual move, a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice has asked his colleagues to reconsider their decision not to hear an appeal of a felony conviction from a former aide to Gov. Scott Walker when he was Milwaukee County executive.
Lawmakers quibble over Milwaukee police video evidence snafu
An informational hearing Wednesday on the recent crash of the Milwaukee Police Department’s video recording system yielded few answers.
Legal community mourns death of retired judge
One of state Attorney General Brad Schimel’s fondest memories of Patrick Snyder, a retired Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge who died Wednesday, comes from a retirement party held at the Waukesha County Courthouse in 2010. There were two cakes, and at the end of the festivities, one was left untouched.
‘Molotov,’ Mr. Gimbel
Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday that he doesn't remember sending a letter about a menorah that is signed "Thank you and Molotov" to prominent Milwaukee attorney Frank Gimbel.
Court upholds conviction of former Walker aide (UPDATE)
One of Gov. Scott Walker's former key Milwaukee aides was properly convicted of campaigning on taxpayers' time, a divided state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Ex-cop who robbed bank gets 9 years
A former Mukwonago police officer who robbed a bank in 2010 while he was still on the force was sentenced this week to nine years in federal prison.
Personal injury attorney sentenced to prison for failure to pay taxes
An Oshkosh personal injury attorney was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for not paying taxes between 2007 and 2009.
Rindfleisch attorney won’t appeal records release (UPDATE)
A former aide to Gov. Scott Walker will not take any further action to block the release of thousands of emails and other documents uncovered during a secret investigation, her attorney said Monday.
Ex-Walker aide loses bid to keep emails secret
A Wisconsin appeals court judge has rejected a request from a former top aide to Gov. Scott Walker to keep her emails private.
Spooner questions fairness of trial
John Henry Spooner wrote a letter to his local newspaper on the day he was convicted of killing his teenage neighbor, wondering whether he got a fair trial and asking for help in getting the truth out.
Spooner’s life sentence shows difficulty of stubborn clients (UPDATE)
Defense attorney Frank Gimbel did not want to question his client John Spooner in court recently, but was forced to when the 76-year-old insisted upon taking the stand.
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