The latest attempt to help those who are unfairly persecuted because of a wrongful arrest is drawing the ire of First Amendment advocates who say the measure would deny much of the public easy access to records.

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Wisconsin's two U.S. senators are forwarding three candidates to the White House to fill the open federal judicial seat in the Western District.

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Joel Aziere of Buelow Vetter Buikema Olson & Vliet LLC, Waukesha, was appointed president of the firm.

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Bankruptcies can be complicated, but despite the complexities, speed is of the essence.

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Anthony Baish handles serious business, working with some of Wisconsin’s most well-known companies on complex cases -- but he’s not afraid to crack a smile.

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Patricia Hutter, a partner at Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee, was appointed to the Wisconsin Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth's Board of Directors.

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Amalia Todryk of Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee, was designated chairman of the estate & trust section of the Milwaukee Bar Association. She will take over in September and complete her term in June 2014.

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The Dane County Bar Association presented three awards for outstanding pro bono work during a Law Day celebration May 1.

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Six hard-fought inches of extra lake water during the hot summer months have embroiled property owners and businesses around southern Wisconsin’s Lake Koshkonong in a nine-year court battle with the state Department of Natural Resources.

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Nicholas Boerke and Rachel Farrington have joined Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee.

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After years of experience in private practice as in-house counsel and starting his own firm, much of how Paul Heaton sees the law still comes down to an epiphany he had in law school.

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U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman was named the 2013 recipient of the Distinguished Wisconsin Watchdog Award.

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John Daniels Jr., chairman of Quarles & Brady LLP, recently received the Presidential Legacy Award from the National Bar Association. The Presidential Legacy Award is given to individuals who have been or are engaged in civic, entrepreneurial and professional endeavors that advance and preserve the heritage of African Americans.

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Badger Lighting & Signs Inc.’s money woes might help the Brookfield contractor postpone a ruling in a federal lawsuit over paying prevailing wages.

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Minority contractors and the city of Milwaukee won’t meet their Friday deadline to settle a lawsuit over hiring practices. But they aren’t giving up.

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The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin named Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP, Milwaukee, its Outstanding 2012 Corporation of the Year.

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Milwaukee-based Godfrey & Kahn SC added 10 associates at the end of 2012.

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Like growing a family, expanding a firm via a new practice group can be an exciting proposition, especially for first-timers.

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Quarles & Brady LLP announced Andrew Beilfuss, Thomas Krumenacher and Kerry Moskol were elected to partnership and Matthew Vanderpool joined the firm’s Milwaukee office as an associate.

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Even if a court finds that a law firm’s actions were like putting “a gun to the head of the plaintiff,” this may not be enough for a trial judge to impose sanctions that survive appellate review.

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Jason Abraham of Hupy and Abraham SC, Milwaukee, participated Sept. 22 in the 18th annual Ridin’ to a Cure event, by the Rock River Harley Owners Group, at Wisconsin Harley-Davidson.

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Shannon Buttchen and Danielle Wampole joined the Madison office of DeWitt Ross & Stevens SC as associates. Wampole and Buttchen previously worked as summer clerks at DeWitt. Both joined the firm’s litigation practice group and earned their law degrees from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

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Vitek & Probst SC is a new Milwaukee-based firm focused on family law in southeastern Wisconsin.

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An undergraduate interest in the classics led Carol Gehl to a career in securities law.

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The American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin Inc. is suing Milwaukee in U.S. District Court to end an ordinance that sets race-based preferences and goals for city construction contracts.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is ready for battle.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday unanimously dismissed a case challenging campaign rules that require financial disclosure from groups running issue ads for or against candidates.

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Grzeca Law Group SC, a seven-attorney firm with offices in Milwaukee and Madison practicing exclusively immigration law, opened a new office at 314 S. Madison St., Green Bay.

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Attorneys Lisa Nester Kass, Rebecca Frihart Kennedy, Joseph Voiland and Nathan Wautier were named shareholders at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC, Milwaukee.

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The Chicago law firm of Arnstein & Lehr LLP opened a Milwaukee office with the addition of partner Charles Pautsch and associates Lisa Baiocchi and Jesse Dill to its labor and employment practice group. All three attorneys join Arnstein & Lehr from Jackson Lewis LLP, Brookfield.

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