Justices, attorneys divided on need for State Bar review (UPDATE)
For the first time in 30 years, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering the formation of a committee to evaluate the performance and function of the mandatory State Bar.
JOB CITES: Be mindful of what your employees do for recreation: It could cost you
Ordinarily, when you think of a compensable injury for workers’ compensation purposes, you think of an injury that occurs on the worksite while performing services growing out of or incidental to employment.
Former justice to join Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan
The Milwaukee-based law firm of Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP confirmed Tuesday that former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler Jr. will be joining the firm, starting Thursday. Butler, a University of Wisconsin Law School grad, served as an assistant state public defender from 1972 to 1992, when he joined the Milwaukee Municipal Court. He […]
Growing firm keeps Harlan on the go
Since joining what would become Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan in 1994, Emery K. Harlan has used his marketing knowledge to help the firm rapidly become one of the largest minority-owned law firms in the United States.
Leaders in the Law 2011: Celebrating our legal professionals
More than 350 judges, lawyers, family and friends attended the Wisconsin Law Journal’s ninth annual Leaders in the Law Event in Milwaukee Wednesday. The evening event, held at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center, recognized 27 attorneys and judges for their contributions to the legal profession. Four leaders – Bruce C. Davidson, Hon. Charles P. Dykman, […]
Who’s doing what
• von Briesen & Roper announces that attorney Gottlieb John Marmet has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Marmet is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group and Technology Law Section. He focuses his practice on intellectual property law, patent prosecution, litigation, product liability and toxic […]
Diversity ongoing commitment for Harlan
Gender and racial diversity in law firms is always a hot topic.
Attorney Emery K. Harlan has done his part to promote minority hiring. The partner at Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan in Milwaukee co-founded the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) in 2001.
Legal News
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- 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
- Dane County court overturns residential solar decision
- Judge faces formal complaint from state board
- Bankruptcies up 16% in U.S.
- (Updated) Wisconsin law enforcement clash with pro-Palestinian Madison protestors
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Lafayette County Circuit Court
- Complaint against University filed by Wisconsin law firm over $1.9M given to Palestinian students
- Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K
- Active shooter ‘neutralized’ outside Wisconsin middle school
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