Legal Action of Wisconsin filed a petition with the Supreme Court to amend small claims and eviction record retention policies.

A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, has been the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. Many of them lost jobs during the coronavirus pandemic and have fallen months behind on their rent.

Legal Action of Wisconsin has moved to a new office in Milwaukee.

The State Bar of Wisconsin launched a new Pro Bono Opportunity Portal to help connect low-income Wisconsinites with free legal help.

It’s been a busy month for Legal Action of Wisconsin, which offers free legal help to low-income tenants who are threatened with eviction.

The Legal Services Corp. has announced that 14 legal aid organizations, including the Legal Action of Wisconsin, will receive Pro Bono Innovation Grants totaling $4,347,185 to expand pro bono legal services for low-income clients.

The fight over restricting early voting in Wisconsin is headed back to federal court.

Legal Action of Wisconsin is holding an open house at its new office on Madison's "Willy Street."

An attorney from Legal Action of Wisconsin’s Milwaukee office will take part in a congressional briefing in Washington, D.C., about the need for legal representation for tenants in eviction proceedings.

Legal Action of Wisconsin recently received a grant to expand the work of its Eviction Defense Project in Milwaukee.

People convicted of low-level offenses in Wisconsin are getting a chance to expunge their record.

For the first time in a decade, the State Bar of Wisconsin’s next president will be a woman.

Last year, there were about 13,000 eviction cases filed in Milwaukee County.

The Wisconsin State Bar has joined dozens of state organizations urging lawmakers to oppose President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate an independent agency that pays for civil legal aid in Wisconsin and the rest of the nation.

Every year, there are at least 12,000 eviction actions filed in Milwaukee County. The cases are handled by five court commissioners and one judge. Many times, the litigants are not represented by lawyers.

Before a recent rule change, the chances were slim that the parties in a divorce case could find lawyers to represent them pro bono.

A longtime managing attorney of Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc. will take over as executive director next week.

The Rules of Professional Conduct don’t require pro bono service, but they strongly recommend it. Fifty hours per year, to be exact.

The state’s civil courts are the realm of the rich, those who can afford as many lawyers as they need.

John Ebbott is stepping down from his role leading Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc., but his passion for equal representation remains strong.

The executive director of Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc. is retiring next year, marking the second high-profile loss to the Milwaukee legal services community this week.

A petition filed Monday with the state Supreme Court seeks to renew a push for civil appointments that previously died due to lack of financial support.

As national Pro Bono Week approaches, Legal Action of Wisconsin’s Volunteer Lawyers Project announced it will again offer lawyers free training on pro bono issues.

The State Bar of Wisconsin on Friday gave Rep. Mary Williams, R-Medford, its Scales of Justice award for helping block Assembly Bill 54 last session.

After spending years advocating for foster children in her care, Susan Conwell thought there must be a better way.

Roger LeGrand has always tried to find ways to make the legal system better.

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

Reluctant to require counties to pay the cost of civil appointments for poor people, the Wisconsin Supreme Court may turn to the State Bar for money to develop one or more pilot projects and test an ambitious proposal that could ultimately cost about $56 million per year.

After losing state money earlier this year, legal service providers in Wisconsin are bracing for a dip in federal aid, as well.

While the state Supreme Court considers a proposal to broaden the appointment of counsel in civil cases, Wisconsin and its counties are playing hot potato with who will pay for the plan if it gains approval.