James Brennan has been elected as chair of the Wisconsin Public Defender Board.

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As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Milwaukee residents Estella Johnson and her husband were struggling with reduced work hours and were fighting an eviction order from a landlord she said doesn't perform repairs and who changed the locks without notifying tenants.

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The American Bar Association has recognized three Wisconsin attorneys as 2019 Pro Bono Leaders.

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For 128 people now in Wisconsin prisons, decades have passed since they were put away for life for crimes they committed as children.

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The Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee and Sojourner Family Peace Center are among 25 nonprofit organizations that will receive grants from Northwestern Mutual.

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The case of a mentally ill homeless veteran who died in a 100-degree Rikers Island jail cell starkly illustrates the dangers of extreme heat in lockups, an issue facing prisons across the nation as the inmate population gets older and more heavily medicated — and more at risk of overheating.

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

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The longtime executive director of the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee Inc. is retiring in September.

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The state of Wisconsin and the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee Inc. have reached a multimillion dollar preliminary settlement with an auto title loan company.

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Milwaukee attorney Jason Abraham’s personal injury practice makes it harder for him to enjoy riding motorcycles, because he’s all too aware of what can happen if things go wrong.

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Milwaukee County supervisors on Thursday unanimously approved allocating $1,644,101 in Community Development Block Grants, which are financed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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The Legal Aid Society hosted its 96th anniversary luncheon Sept. 6 at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee. Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen was the event’s principal speaker, and remarks also were made by Peter Stone, of Foley & Lardner LLP, and Marina Dimitrijevic, chairman of the Milwaukee County Board.

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Civil legal service providers for poor people in Wisconsin are facing substantial cuts pending the inclusion of a budget proposal that eliminates all state money for those organizations. Part of Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011-13 budget reallocates money collected by the ...

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