EDITORIAL: Wanted: Leaders who will not settle
The state’s civil courts are the realm of the rich, those who can afford as many lawyers as they need.
Court ruling leaves no money for contractors
Two contractors that worked on the defunct Staybridge Suites project in Milwaukee, and have been waiting years for payment, may never get compensated.
Who’s Doing What: Firms add to staffs
Milwaukee-office partner Jeffrey Davis of Quarles & Brady LLP was named 2014 a BTI Client Service All-Star by The BTI Consulting Group Inc.
2013’s largest verdicts
The six largest verdicts reported to Wisconsin Law Journal in 2013.
Ebbott and Cannon ‘would not compromise’
John Ebbott is stepping down from his role leading Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc., but his passion for equal representation remains strong.
Who’s Doing What: Judges Froehlich, Kremers earn awards from State Bar
Retired Outagamie County Circuit Court Judge Harold Froehlich received the Lifetime Jurist Achievement Award, and Milwaukee County Circuit Court Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers received the Judge of the Year Award from the State Bar of Wisconsin in November.
2 candidates accept nominations for State Bar president
Two Madison attorneys have accepted nominations to run for president-elect of the State Bar next year.
Johnson steps into Quarles leadership with ears open
Kimberly Leach Johnson never aspired to lead one of Wisconsin’s largest law firms, but it’s a role she willingly took on Oct. 1.
Who’s Doing What: Quarles & Brady launches scholarship fund; Murphy Desmond opens Appleton office
Murphy Desmond SC opened an Appleton office to serve the Fox Valley region.
Who’s Doing What: Attorneys get hired; Schellinger earns excellence award
John Schellinger received the The Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators’ 2013 Award of Excellence.
Who’s Doing What: Hupy named foundation fellow; attorneys get hired
Michael Hupy, a shareholder of the personal injury law firm Hupy and Abraham SC, Milwaukee, accepted his nomination as a fellow of the Wisconsin Law Foundation.
BEV BUTULA: Discover the e-Discovery Assistant app
e-Discovery Assistant is a subscription-based iPad app that was introduced in July. The application is the brainchild of former Quarles & Brady partner Kelly Twigger, who founded ESI Attorneys, a firm specializing in e-discovery and information law, in 2009.
Legal News
- CIA is obstructing justice and witness tampering in Havana Syndrome cover up, attorney says
- Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide whether mobile voting sites are legal
- WisDOT honors Wisconsin State Patrol staff for going above and beyond to keep communities safe
- Milwaukee Men sentenced to Federal Prison for pharmacy robberies and firearms offenses
- Man arrested in death of 4-year-old was previously convicted of killing another pedestrian
- Justice Department strengthens efforts, builds partnerships to address the crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
- 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
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