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Brown Deer fights appeal of road decision
The village of Brown Deer is seeking confirmation from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals that a reconstruction project on five roads is legal.
After nearly $1 million, Walker ends outside legal pact
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is wrapping up his contract with a politically connected law firm to help fight legal challenges over changes to collective bargaining for public employees, with payments from state coffers nearing the $1 million mark.
Boutique firm founder not afraid to take leap of faith
Toby Reynolds tried to avoid following in his lawyer father’s footsteps, but the pull of law was too strong.
Who’s Doing What: Attorneys on the rise; Michael Best names partners
Joel Aziere of Buelow Vetter Buikema Olson & Vliet LLC, Waukesha, was appointed president of the firm.
Who’s Doing What: New hires in Milwaukee, Madison
Jeremy Adelson, James Barton, Don Jacquart, Paul Jacquart, John Shanahan, and Kristin Smith joined Hansen Reynolds Dickinson Crueger LLC, Milwaukee.
Milwaukee’s Convent Hill lawsuit expands
A lawsuit over the construction of Convent Hill, a low-income housing building in Milwaukee, has expanded to include five architects and two manufacturers as defendants and four new plaintiffs.
Out of office: Firms outsource support services to cut costs
Eager to cut costs, large firms nationwide are taking some of their employees out of the office.
Jurors award more than $10M in patent infringement dispute
Plaintiffs Rockwell Automation Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, and Rockwell Automation Technologies Inc., an Ohio corporation, filed a lawsuit Nov. 16, 2010, in federal court against defendants Germantown-based WAGO Corp. and its German parent company, WAGO Kontakttechnik GmbH & Co. KG.
Judge rules against bar in construction lawsuit (UPDATE)
Eric Mahoney says he is worried a judge’s order could mean it’s closing time for his downtown Milwaukee sports bar.
Lawmakers vote against including hourly rate lawyers in transparency bill
The State Assembly’s Judiciary Committee voted down an amendment Thursday that would have extended a proposed bill's transparency requirements to lawyers who work for the state at an hourly pay rate.
Who’s Doing What: New hires at Michael Best & Friedrich; Carr makes partner at Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan
Nicholas Boerke and Rachel Farrington have joined Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee.
Collective bargaining lawsuits cost taxpayers $850K
Wisconsin taxpayers have spent close to $850,000 defending lawsuits over Republican Gov. Scott Walker's 2011 law that all but ended collective bargaining for most public workers.
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