People convicted of low-level offenses in Wisconsin are getting a chance to expunge their record.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently denied a request calling on the court to increase the state’s pro hac vice fee so that a body charged with increasing poor Wisconsin residents' access to the civil legal system can continue operating.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to change the state’s class action rule to mirror the federal rule but deferred a decision on whether to adopt new rules for how the Wisconsin State Bar should spend members’ dues.

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Despite reports of her absence from oral argument last week because of illness, Justice Shirley Abrahamson appeared to be on the mend on Monday, interrupting her colleagues on the court and drilling attorneys on their positions.

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Members of the Judicial Council recently met for the first time since the Wisconsin Supreme Court had pulled the agency's budget, coming together in the War Room of the State Bar Center in Madison.

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The State Bar of Wisconsin’s Board of Governors has voted to fill various positions and committee spots for the coming year.

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The State Board of Governors will be filling several spots at its next meeting, including selecting a new chairperson, choosing new representatives to the American Bar Association House of delegates and voting on who will be on the executive committee for the new fiscal year.

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A Madison personal injury litigator has won the top leadership spot at the State Bar of Wisconsin.

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A Madison lawyer is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to further rein in the types of lobbying activities the State Bar can pay for using members' yearly dues.

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The Wisconsin Bar Board of Governors has approved a $4 increase in yearly dues for the state’s lawyers.

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The Wisconsin State Bar Board of Governors has agreed to back a proposal set forth by a group of Wisconsin criminal-defense lawyers that would increase the private bar rate to $100 per hour.

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Lawyers throughout the state might see an increase in bar dues starting July 1.

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The Wisconsin State Bar has posted a statement on its website in support of the judiciary in response to President Donald Trump’s Feb. 4 tweet calling the federal judge who temporarily blocked his immigration executive orders a “so-called judge.” State Bar ...

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hold public hearings Thursday on proposals to set up business courts and change the rules governing conditional admissions to the State Bar.

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A Native American tribe is asking for a rule change that would let legal work for federally recognized tribes count toward admission to practice law in Wisconsin.

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The Wisconsin State Bar Board of Governors will meet Friday to vote on replacing a governor and decide whether to back changes proposed for conditional-admission policies, among other things.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear testimony on Monday involving two proposed rule changes.

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The state’s Board of Governors got down to business last weekend by preparing to search for a new executive director of the State Bar, discussing possible legislative proposals and considering proposed Wisconsin Supreme Court rules changes.

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The State Bar of Wisconsin is teaming up with a national legal recruiting firm in its search for a new executive director.

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Leaders of the State Bar of Wisconsin will meet Friday to, among other things, consider whether to back certain proposals for court rules changes and whether to change the venue for its 2019 annual meeting.

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In two previous columns I’ve discussed my rule 1.9 petition (written with my fellow attorney Terry Rose and supported by the attorneys Rob and Ellen Henak), in which I asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to amend ethics rule 1.9.

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The Wisconsin State Bar will begin rolling out a system allowing paralegals to get voluntary certifications.

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It didn’t take long for Elizabeth Cavell’s dream job to turn into a nightmare.

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The State Bar's Board of Governors on Wednesday approved a proposal to establish and administer a statewide paralegal-certification system.

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A former Milwaukee Circuit Court judge has been named 2016 Lifetime Jurist by the State Bar of Wisconsin.

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A Grant County Circuit Court judge has been named the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Judge of the Year.

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The State Bar of Wisconsin’s annual meeting and conference will include two key speakers.

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The top employee at the State Bar of Wisconsin will be stepping down next June.

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The top employee at the State Bar of Wisconsin will be stepping down next June.

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The next president of the Wisconsin State Bar, Paul Swanson, has promised to serve the organization's members in a variety of ways. I take him at his word, and am writing this open letter to suggest a starting point.

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