State Bar

Aug 22, 2013

Justices hold off on revoking Wynn’s law license

A West Allis debt collection lawyer facing criminal charges for misappropriating more than $780,000 from clients is suspended from practicing law in Wisconsin.

Aug 1, 2013

Battle lines redrawn as legislators renew push for CCAP restrictions

The latest attempt to help those who are unfairly persecuted because of a wrongful arrest is drawing the ire of First Amendment advocates who say the measure would deny much of the public easy access to records.

Aug 1, 2013

3 Wisconsinites recommended for federal judgeship

Wisconsin's two U.S. senators are forwarding three candidates to the White House to fill the open federal judicial seat in the Western District.

Jul 31, 2013

Wisconsin legal expert dies at 52

Nationally known legal technology expert Ross Kodner, of Cross Plains, died Tuesday from a heart attack. Kodner was 52 and had just celebrated his birthday Sunday.

Jul 22, 2013

Targeting politics on the bench

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Linda Clifford had a target on her back from the early days of her 2007 campaign.

Jun 20, 2013

Questionable conduct at the State Bar’s BOG meeting

At its meeting June 12 at the Marriott West in Madison, the State Bar’s Board of Governors took a number of breathtaking steps which you had to witness to fully understand.

Jun 17, 2013

State Bar considers push to limit justices to single, 16-year term (UPDATE)

In an attempt to make the Wisconsin Supreme Court more nonpartisan, the Wisconsin State Bar is in the early stages of a potential push to limit state justices to single, 16-year terms.