There are frequent reminders for lawyers in Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs and articles on the importance of civility among adversaries. Civility, like all good lessons, should flow from the top down, as children learn from their parents. In law, that means civility starts with the judges and court commissioners.

Wisconsin's governor received a complaint Monday seeking the removal of Milwaukee County's district attorney because one his prosecutors recommended $1,000 bail for a man who authorities say later drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in a nearby county, killing six people.

The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office is asking for permission to use grant money to continue paying for two assistant district attorney positions.

Porchia Lewand’s love of the law started when she was a child and discovered a hero in the fictional judge Amy Gray on the TV show “Judging Amy.”

A committee has given approval to a Republican-backed bill that would make several changes to Wisconsin’s John Doe proceedings.

Sometimes, Michelle Ackerman Havas marvels at the time that has passed since she joined the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office in 2002.

Elder law attorney Steve Schultz doesn’t mind putting on his prosecutor hat, even if that means occasionally facing current or former clients.

Though Assistant District Attorney Karl Hayes acknowledges prosecuting drug cases can be tough, he does not shy away from the work.

Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Jean DiMotto enthusiastically nominated assistant district attorney Marissa Santiago as an Up and Coming lawyer.