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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Paralegals would be able to obtain official state certifications under a proposal the State Bar plans to consider Friday.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack will speak at the April meeting of the State Bar of Wisconsin's Board of Governors.

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In-house lawyers who are not licensed in Wisconsin could come into the state to perform pro bono legal services under a proposed rule the state Supreme Court considered Wednesday.

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Since its release last month, a groundbreaking study into attorneys’ mental health and substance abuse has had little trouble making itself known throughout the legal profession.

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The arbitrator in a dispute over Wisconsin State Bar dues has sided with the bar.

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A Minocqua family attorney and Oshkosh bankruptcy lawyer are competing for one of the top spots at the State Bar of Wisconsin.

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After objections from government and out-of-state attorneys, the State Bar of Wisconsin's Board of Governors is retooling a proposal meant to help ensure dues recommendations are regular and predictable.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled Friday to take up various attempts at changing the rules related to attorney conduct, the transfer of circuit-court cases to tribal courts and the channeling of money to civil legal services.

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When the State Bar of Wisconsin began searching for examples to follow when establishing a new lawyer-mentoring program, it didn’t have to look far.

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Despite a delay over the choice of an arbitrator, a dispute over mandatory State Bar dues is heading toward arbitration, with response briefs due Jan. 22.

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A general practitioner from Minocqua and a bankruptcy attorney from Oshkosh are running for State Bar president.

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The Wisconsin State Bar is hosting its first event to bring together experts in science, business and law.

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The State Bar of Wisconsin has launched a statewide program to teach students and adults financial literacy.

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The state’s mandatory professional organization for lawyers is opposing a bill that would ban people who defraud the state’s unemployment insurance program for seven years.

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The State Bar’s Board of Governors has voted to oppose a petition that would eliminate a rule that lets the circuit courts transfer cases to the tribal system.

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The latest development in a long-festering dispute over mandatory dues finds the Wisconsin State Bar once again preparing to go to the arbitration table to fight off a challenge of its ability to collect money for purposes that members might object to.

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The State Bar is gearing up for arbitration over the dues that members are supposed to pay for the bar's 2016 fiscal year.

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Three attorneys are objecting to the State Bar dues to be paid for 2016.

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A Milwaukee trial lawyer will be the next president-elect of the State Bar Board of Governors.

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Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed 2015-17 budget denied the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s request for $2.1 million to implement statewide e-filing.

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Attorneys spend their lives building their practices but probably do not spend enough time preparing to close them.

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The number of attorneys serving in the Legislature is slated to bottom out again as new lawmakers prepare to be sworn in early next year.

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