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Jun 14, 2023

Milwaukee leaders discuss criminal justice reform, tackling violent crime

As Summer temperatures warm up, Milwaukee Police have a plan to combat violent crime. Parents will also be receiving curfew citations.

Aug 3, 2015

Drug Detection Drugs – Probable Cause

No. 13-2995 United States of America v. Larry Bentley, Jr.

May 2, 2011

U.S. Supreme Court debates Armed Career Criminal Act

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are pondering whether the Armed Career Criminal Act applies to a felon in possession of a firearm even after the penalty for one of the defendant’s triggering “serious drug offense” crimes has been reduced. And the answer, to quote former President Bill Clinton, “depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.”

Mar 8, 2011

Cop posing as attorney warrants reversal

Criminal defense attorneys will always find something that police officers do to complain about. And all attorneys can complain about non-lawyers posing as attorneys.

Feb 24, 2011

Who’s Doing What

Quarles & Brady announced that Christopher L. Nickels has joined the firm’s Milwaukee office as an associate in the Labor & Employment Practice Group. Nickels’ practice focuses on representing employers and employees on a wide range of labor and employment matters, including claims of race, age, gender and religious discrimination as well as claims under […]

Oct 21, 2010

Fraud not required for misconduct

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has dismissed the disciplinary actions against Court of Appeals Judge Joan F. Kessler, and her husband, legislator Frederick P. Kessler.

Oct 21, 2010

Who’s Doing What

Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, with offices in Madison and metro Milwaukee, announced that Anne Schacherl has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Schacherl’s practice focuses on estate planning and administration. Schacherl earned her law degree from University of Wisconsin Law School and she has been practicing law for more than 30 years. Prior to joining Stafford […]

Sep 30, 2010

Who’s Doing What

Grady, Hayes & Neary, LLC announces the addition of Anissa Boeckman, Marquette University 2007, as an associate. Boeckman will be working in the areas of insurance defense, children's law and commercial litigation.

Sep 22, 2010

Budget cuts hit court research staff

Unpaid holidays, no medical benefits and no pension are not things that someone with $100,000 in law school debt would find particularly attractive when applying for a job.

Sep 17, 2010

Who’s afraid of the Restatement (Third) of Torts?

The American Law Institute promulgated the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Product Liability in 1998, but Wisconsin continues to resist its adoption. Our Supreme Court states that the Restatement (Third), at best, represents an unnecessary departure from the strict liability standard set forth by the Restatement (Second) of Torts, and at worst, is a politically motivated attempt to advance the tort [...]

Sep 9, 2010

Bucky doesn’t sit out Sept. 8

It’s no secret that the rivalry between Marquette and UW-Madison runs both deep and wide, although the most public competition tends to take place on the basketball court each year.

Sep 9, 2010

Who’s Doing What

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. announces the addition of David G. Peterson, an experienced litigator, to the firm’s expanding Waukesha office. Peterson joins the firm as a shareholder in the Litigation Practice. He has close to 20 years of experience in commercial litigation matters. Peterson was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the […]

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