Milwaukee Bar Association new leadership and awards
Milwaukee Bar Association has a new President - Emil Ovbiagele, OVB Law & Consulting.
$2.35M settlement reached in excessive use of force case
A settlement has been reached in a case involving the family of a 32-year-old man a Wood County deputy shot and killed in 2019.
Thomsen aims to right institutional wrongs in high-profile civil rights cases
Mark Thomsen has thought a lot about how to make the legal process more fair — especially this year. Thomsen and his firm, Gingras, Thomsen & Wachs, have taken up a number of high-profile civil rights cases in recent months.
Bucks guard Sterling Brown expected to sue police for arrest
Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown is expected to file a lawsuit against the city's Police Department for an arrest in January during which officers used a stun gun when they detained him for a parking violation.
Former Sheboygan County Clerk appointed to new elections commission
Gov. Scott Walker has appointed a former Sheboygan County Clerk to one of the new entities that will replace the board that oversees elections.
2 attorneys appointed to ethics, elections commissions
Attorneys David Halbrooks and Mark Thomsen are the latest Democratic picks for Wisconsin's newly created, partisan ethics and elections commissions.
Firing of Milwaukee police officer who shot man upheld
Milwaukee's police chief was justified in firing a white officer who killed a black man during a scuffle last year, a panel of police commissioners ruled Monday night.
Appeal hearing for fired Milwaukee officer enters third day
Two police officers testified Saturday during an appeals hearing for a Milwaukee officer who was fired for inappropriately frisking a mentally ill black man before fatally shooting the man during a scuffle.
Hearing on reinstating fired Milwaukee officer begins
An attorney for a former Milwaukee police officer who was fired after he killed a mentally ill man has begun trying to persuade the city's police commissioners to reinstate the officer.
Report: State Supreme Court justices tend to favor attorney donors
In January 2009, Milwaukee area attorney Mark Thomsen donated $5,000 to a Wisconsin official’s political campaign. Thomsen soon sent an additional $500 just eight days before the official cast a key vote on an insurance issue that greatly affected Thomsen and his clients.
Thomsen brings steel background to practice
When the Indiana steel mill that Mark Thomsen was working at closed in 1984, he had a decision to make: find another factory job or pursue a new career.
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- Schuster wins top honors from Wisconsin Newspaper Association
- Trump GA case advances as former President faces other legal challenges
- Wisconsin voters to decide on banning private money to help fund elections
- A judge tosses claims against a former Wisconsin police officer who killed 3 people in five years
- Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Hovde promises to donate salary to charity
- Steven Avery’s attorney Zellner files ‘bombshell’ Manitowoc motion
- Evers taps Marcus Hawkins to Public Service Commission
- School shootings prompt more states to fund digital maps for first responders
- Wisconsin Democrats oppose bi-partisan bill against China spyware Tiktok
- Milwaukee Bucks partner with WisDOT to expand reckless driving prevention campaign
- Evers taps State Bar President-Elect Bucher for Circuit Court Judge
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