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Schroder named president of Wisconsin Association for Justice
Danielle Schroder of the Milwaukee-based MacGillis Law Group, LLC will take the reins of the Wisconsin Association for Justice (WAJ) in 2026.
Benjamin Wagner wins Trial Lawyer of Year Award
Attorney Benjamin S. Wagner of Milwaukee has received the 2025 Robert L. Habush Trial Lawyer of the Year honor from the Wisconsin Association for Justice.
Wisconsin Association for Justice is on the move
The Wisconsin Association for Justice has moved locations.
Axley’s Straka receives 2021 President’s Award
The Wisconsin Association for Justice has presented Axley Attorney Heath Straka with the 2021 President’s Award at their annual meeting and dinner event on Dec. 3.
Murphy & Prachthauser’s Hockers named Outstanding Young Trial Lawyer
Murphy & Prachthauser Attorney Michelle Hockers has been named the 2021 Outstanding Young Trial Lawyer by the New Lawyers Section of the Wisconsin Association for Justice.
Trecek named WAJ Trial Lawyer of the Year; MacGillis, Kunda honored
The Wisconsin Association for Justice has named Timothy Trecek as its 2020 Robert L. Habush Trial Lawyer of the Year.
Debate heating up over proposed changes to Wisconsin’s court-reporting rules
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be hearing dueling perspectives on Monday on a proposal to spread the use of digital audio recording as an alternative to standard court reporting.
Freshman year 2.0: Year 1 in the real world
The nightmare is finally over. You know the one: It's the first day of law-school exams, and you realize that not only have you have slept through your alarm, you have also forgotten to attend class — throughout the entire semester. You wake up as you burst into the exam room, where your classmates have just finished typing their final answers. You have failed. You'll never be an attorney.
Changing order in the court
As fewer cases make it to trial and social-science research undermines old notions of how jurors make decisions, lawyers are finding that they are spending less time in endeavors once deemed essential to their profession.
‘I’m sorry’ bill gets Assembly approval (UPDATE)
The state Assembly approved on a voice vote Tuesday on a bill that would let doctors and other medical providers apologize or express fault for botched medical procedures without having to worry their words would be used against them in court.
Who’s Doing What: Michael Best gives back to the community; new hires
Eric Farnsworth received the Robert L. Habush Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from the Wisconsin Association for Justice at its annual dinner in Milwaukee.
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