The State Bar of Wisconsin’s Diversity Outreach Committee and the Association of Corporate Counsel–Wisconsin Chapter are sponsoring a day-long program Friday in Milwaukee, promoting workplace diversity for lawyers. Attorney Sean Carter will be speaking at the program titled “Today’s Diversity: ...

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In the face of a six-figure deficit, the State Bar of Wisconsin is juggling cutting costs with outreach efforts to its members statewide.

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A member of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Board of Governors is arguing a series of statewide listening sessions is really just a prelude to a dues increase.

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On Thursday, the state Supreme Court breathed life into a contentious petition to abolish mandatory participation in the State Bar of Wisconsin.

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To protect its investment in a new logo and prevent loss of business, the State Bar of Wisconsin filed a federal trademark infringement suit (PDF) against a competitor.

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More than a dozen State Bar of Wisconsin members are seeking permission from the state’s highest court to earn Continuing Legal Education credit for teaching a legal specialty course in a paralegal program.

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The names of six of 10 candidates – four requested confidentiality – seeking an open seat on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court bench were released Friday morning by Gov. Scott Walker’s office.

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Anne McIntyre, Northern Illinois 2007 magna cum laude, has joined Nelson, Irvings & Waeffler, SC, Wauwatosa as an associate. She will concentrate her practice in elder law, probate, and disability planning. She was previously with the Legal Aid Society of ...

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As state money for indigent legal services dries up, there is another source that providers argue could be tapped for immediate relief: the thousands of dollars allocated for the State Bar of Wisconsin-sponsored Access to Justice Commission.

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Some State Bar of Wisconsin members are crying foul over a policy they say violates free speech at organization events.

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The lack of financial transparency within the State Bar of Wisconsin has already prompted one member of the organization’s Finance Committee to resign. Now past Bar president Doug Kammer said he may approach the state Supreme Court about what he ...

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Litigator Jacob Curtis stopped short of the ethical line during a Facebook conversation with a friend who wanted legal advice. The friend said she was entitled to unpaid wages from her employer, and gave a detailed account of her situation, ...

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For the third time in the last four years, the State Bar of Wisconsin elected another president-elect who supports a voluntary bar. Phillips attorney Kevin Klein won the election for president-elect, defeating Janesville lawyer Jim Carney, a mandatory bar supporter, ...

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The State Bar of Wisconsin is facing a six-figure deficit for its 2012 budget, but leaders are hesitant to increase dues as a means of offsetting the gap.

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Absent spending cuts, the State Bar of Wisconsin is projecting a $360,000 deficit as of June 30, the end of its fiscal year. The lapse is largely due to significant drops in revenue, particularly in the seminars division, which is ...

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Attorneys argue the State Bar of Wisconsin should have proof, rather than theory, when spending mandatory dues on activities that either regulate the legal profession or improve the quality of legal services.

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The ongoing collection of age, race and gender data by police during routine traffic stops to assess the existence of racial profiling could be an evidentiary resource for attorneys.

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The ongoing debate over whether the State Bar should be mandatory is headed to the state Supreme Court.

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By Jack Zemlicka Wisconsin Law Journal The buffet of Continuing Legal Education known as the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Annual Convention is being replaced by a more refined menu. Declining attendance prompted bar leadership to abandon the traditional convention format ...

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Attorneys don't pretend that passing the bar exam is easy.

But those who have taken it in Wisconsin, especially during the last four years, make it seem that way. Since February 2007, passage rates in Wisconsin haven't dipped below 85 percent for either the winter or summer exams, including a 10-year high of 92 percent for the July 2010 version.

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Over the last five years, Wisconsin lawyers have paid an average of about $16 a year into the Wisconsin Lawyer's Fund for Client Protection.

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Wisconsin Lawyers Assistance Program coordinator Linda Albert has spent a fair amount of time in recent months driving to 10 different locations throughout the state to talk to attorneys and staff with the Wisconsin Public Defender’s Office about “compassion fatigue.”

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If Wisconsin attorneys fail to pay their bar dues by the Oct. 31 final deadline, the state bar website will show them as suspended - even if the bar hasn't formally suspended them.

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The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decided Tuesday it will not revisit a case that challenged the State Bar of Wisconsin's use of mandatory dues.

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Access to legal representation for more poor people in Wisconsin is something attorney Diane S. Diel is working toward.

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In order to become President of the State Bar of Wisconsin, certain practical criteria are not only expected, but required.

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Defense of misconduct charges levied by the Office of Lawyer Regulation can often be costly for the accused attorney.

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The State Bar of Wisconsin's Board of Governors has officially declared its opposition to attempts to get rid of Wisconsin's diploma privilege.

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While lawyers might be unpopular in some circles, bankers may be closing in on us.

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The State Bar's use of mandatory dues to fund the Public Image Campaign did not violate the First Amendment.

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