Pass rate drops for state bar exam (UPDATE)
Fewer people took and passed the Wisconsin State Bar Exam in 2012 than in the two past years, according to an annual report released last week by the state Board of Bar Examiners.
Attorneys seek tangible targets for reinstatement
Walking into her reinstatement hearing May 23, 2011, attorney Jane Edgar felt fairly confident.
Heitzig supports female lawyers
Since her first year in law school, Sheila Heitzig has been working to help women.
Dodd bounces back from tragedy with triumphs
The biggest case of Kelly Dodd’s career started off as just another attempt to collect child support.
How to buck the declining collections trend
Succeeding as a solo or small-firm attorney means being not only an effective lawyer, but also a savvy businessperson.
State justices’ boycott reflects divided court
A Wednesday afternoon boycott staged by four state justices enhanced the fractured image of the Supreme Court and could happen again if its leader doesn’t conform to a new protocol.
Murn sacrifices firm ownership for client satisfaction
Waukesha attorney Don Murn has always enjoyed being his own boss.
Former governor’s daughter finds her own place in the courtroom
A little fatherly advice went a long way in setting Kelli Thompson on her path to become Wisconsin’s state public defender.
On a roll: Attorney takes her lumps on roller derby track
Katie Bricco assembled an unusual jury for her trial advocacy course at Marquette University Law School last year.
Habush attorney built career from law school class
During law school, Milwaukee attorney Tim Trecek struggled to sit through classes on the theory of law. But when he took a course on Advanced Trial Practice, he said, he found his calling.
Brennan takes road less traveled on career path
When attorney Pat Brennan graduated law school in 1981, he could have joined his father’s Janesville law practice, Brennan Steil SC.
Marquette Law professor gives up courtroom for classroom
When Dan Blinka took a job teaching at Marquette University Law School in 1985, he intended to stay no longer than five years.
Legal News
- Wisconsin lawyers file University of Wisconsin public records request seeking answers to protests
- Wisconsin Supreme Court issues orders amending Supreme Court rules and Wis. Stats.
- EXCLUSIVE: Former Milwaukee ‘big law’ partner attacks news media for bias against Trump
- Former Milwaukee election official fined for obtaining fake absentee ballots
- Contract dispute prevents airing of 15 regional sports networks, impacts Brewers
- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
- 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
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