A very large Milwaukee-based firm, Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan, has died.

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Although I have written before about social media and ethics, a recent court order has me thinking yet another admonition is in order.

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A recent encounter with opposing counsel in a very terse and contentious case got me thinking about the (over)use of the word “frivolous.”

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With the onset of fall, the kids are back in school and football has begun.

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The now-defunct New York firm of Dewey & LeBouef collapsed for many reasons. One of those, it is clear now, was that the now-former partners ignored their responsibilities to the firm and to each other.

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Last year’s merger of Squire Sanders and Patton Boggs, resulting in mega-firm Squire Patton Boggs LLP, raised some interesting points for us ethics nerds (yes, we have a secret handshake).

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While I imagine there are few things more difficult for a lawyer than having to report a client to the court because of misconduct, members of the Wisconsin bar are obliged to do so.

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One of the thorniest issues we deal with as attorneys is also one of the most critical: getting paid.

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The rules of professional responsibility, much like the wheels of justice, are slow to come around.

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My dad used to tell me that the older you get, the more you realize what you don’t know.

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I often am amazed at how bad we, as lawyers, are at heeding our own advice.

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