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Strohbehn embraces her argumentative nature
Erin Strohbehn doesn’t shy away from a good argument.
Candid courtroom: Outspoken judges prompt criticism, admiration
Not every judge would feel comfortable writing in an opinion that “the sight of a shackled litigant is apt to make jurors think they’re dealing with a mad dog.”
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.
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.
Who’s Doing What: New hires, promotions and more
Kathryn Keppel of Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown LLP, Milwaukee, received recognition for “Outstanding Community Service” from Centro Legal, an organization that provides affordable legal services to low-income individuals in Milwaukee.
Who’s Doing What: Gencuski joins Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown; Judge Phillips joins Davis & Kuelthau
Bryan Schultz, a partner at Foley & Lardner LLP’s Milwaukee office, was named co-chairman of Foley’s Food Industry Team. Schultz and his co-chair, Michael Flanagan, will lead a team that provides legal and lobbying services for companies that produce, distribute or sell food, and the businesses that deal with them.
Economy prompts lawyers to consider trying paralegal work
Paralegal positions, while less lucrative than starting associate jobs, are becoming an attractive option for unemployed lawyers looking for work.
Reform push
Christine Larson's daughter Tia entered a Port Washington nursing home in 2009 for rehabilitation from a severe episode of hypoglycemia.
2010 Up and Coming Lawyers photo gallery
Twenty-six of Wisconsin’s best and brightest young attorneys were honored Aug. 31 at the Wisconsin Club during the Wisconsin Law Journal’s Up and Coming Lawyers event. More than 250 honorees and guests attended the event. Honorees were selected from more than 75 nominations in a wide range of practice areas – everything from criminal defense to trusts and estates to the city attorney’s off[...]
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- Wisconsin lawyers file University of Wisconsin public records request seeking answers to protests
- Wisconsin Supreme Court issues orders amending Supreme Court rules and Wis. Stats.
- EXCLUSIVE: Former Milwaukee ‘big law’ partner attacks news media for bias against Trump
- Former Milwaukee election official fined for obtaining fake absentee ballots
- Contract dispute prevents airing of 15 regional sports networks, impacts Brewers
- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
WLJ People
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Russell Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Benjamin Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dustin T. Woehl
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Katherine Metzger
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Joseph Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – James M. Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dana Wachs
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Mark L. Thomsen
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Matthew Lein
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Jeffrey A. Pitman
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – William Pemberton
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Howard S. Sicula
