ABA Journal

MAY 24, 2023

A Wisconsin lawyer chose jail over community service Tuesday for spitting on a Black teenager during a 2020 protest. Shorewood, Wisconsin, lawyer Stephanie Rapkin, 67,…

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JURIST

MAY 2, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Friday ruled that required bar dues for lawyers in Wisconsin are constitutional. Attorney Schuyler File sued the State Bar of Wisconsin over compulsory association membership and fees, arguing that the payments violate his First Amendment rights to free speech and freedom of association.

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MyCase

MARCH 3, 2021

With that sudden and unexpected transition to remote work, lawyers began to increasingly rely on cloud-based technologies in order to ensure that they could continue to represent their clients no matter where they happened to be working on any given day. ” Secure and Encrypted Communication.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

A Wisconsin lawyer can’t use bankruptcy to avoid an order to pay the costs of an ethics proceeding against him, a federal appeals court ruled…

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LegalReader

JUNE 9, 2022

The safest months to drive are January, February, and March, so keep this in mind when driving in Wisconsin. And look out for deer.

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Above The Law

MARCH 4, 2025

So, we invited brand-new partners, Robert Welcenbach and Michael Karp of the newly formed Trial Lawyers of Wisconsin , to talk about how they came together, and what they did to launch their joint practice. And for entrepreneurial attorneys, building a new practice is half the fun.

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Above The Law

MAY 25, 2023

The post It Takes A Skilled Lawyer To Negotiate From Community Service Up To Jail Time appeared first on Above the Law. Talk about No Church For The Wild.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As the demographics of those seeking to practice law changed, the requirements for becoming a full-fledged lawyer got more difficult. For decades, most students automatically became lawyers upon graduation from law school. Today only one state (Wisconsin) allows graduates to practice law without taking a bar exam.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 20, 2024

The scene came to mind with a decision yesterday when the Wisconsin Supreme Court voted 4-3 in Sojenhomer v. ” Lawyers in Wisconsin are already sending around Bumble-like harrumphs to the decision, which is a testament to the ability of judges to ignore plain meaning to achieve desired results.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2021

Lucille Taylor, a lawyer from Michigan, challenged the state bar membership mandate on the grounds that it violates her freedom of association. Lathrop involved a similar freedom association challenge concerning mandatory Bar membership in the state of Wisconsin while Keller dealt with free speech. Donohue and Keller v.

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Above The Law

APRIL 9, 2025

First and foremost, lawyers and law students are in an absolute tizzy over the state of the T14. Lawyer/Judge Assessment: 12.5% Nicely done. USC and Minnesota both fell out of the Top 20, which must sting.

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Above The Law

JULY 22, 2022

Hit Me With Your Best Shot : Defendant punches lawyer. Toxic : Wisconsin forever chemicals. It's a weird list of schools. Life Is A Highway : Slaughter & May partner must take safety course after killing pedestrian. He's In The Jailhouse Now : Maybe not yet but Steve Bannon's been convicted. That sounds scary.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 26, 2022

If that wasn’t disturbing enough, a retired Wisconsin judge was recently gunned down outside his home. When I examined the issue of personal safety for lawyers a few years ago, statistics showed that violence against lawyers and other legal professionals was on the rise. Understanding Lawyers’ Personal Safety Risk .

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Ginni Thomas Emailed Wisconsin Lawmakers Urging Them To Ignore The Results Of The 2020 Election: On top of all the other shenanigans she pulled. Pay For A Law Degree, Don't Become A Lawyer: Something doesn't add up here. New Discrimination Lawsuit At UMich Law: The complaint is an awful lot.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 16, 2021

While legal professionals have been slower to embrace this technology, AI for lawyers is a growing field. Here are five legal fields where AI can bring considerable benefits to lawyers and their clients. AI in sentencing is an area of contention for many, but criminal lawyers can use AI in other, less controversial areas.

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The Paralegal Society

AUGUST 1, 2017

By: Jamie Collins I’m sure you’ve seen that tech CEO from Wisconsin in the news proclaiming his proud plans to … Continue reading →

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Law 360

MAY 10, 2023

A Season 3 storyline from “Succession,” featuring an outside counsel's ham-handed missteps, provides ethics lessons for white collar defense lawyers, especially in light of the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent corporate enforcement policy shifts, says Megan McDermott at the University of Wisconsin.

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LegalTalkNetwork

OCTOBER 14, 2020

ONE: If the real world is taking its toll, voting rights lawyer turned novelist Steven Wright has an escape route. He and Rawles talk about his journey to creative writing, teaching his University of Wisconsin Law School classes remotely, and his plans for a TV series based on his book.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 14, 2021

There is a new controversy over university speech codes with a “ red light ” rating given to the University of Wisconsin (Oshkosh) and its prohibition of “insulting” or “demeaning” comments, including insulting someone over their political view. The Wisconsin (Oshkosh) speech code invites such arbitrary enforcement.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 10, 2023

the lawsuit alleges that the lawyer was quite diligent about filing motions for fees. [ Reuters ] * A Wisconsin police department refuses to divulge the name of officers who shoot people citing victim's rights laws and arguing that if they shot someone they must have felt threatened and therefore are the real victims.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The pandemic has raised a number of ethical issues for lawyers and resulted in the issuance of several ethics opinions addressing those issues. In addition, lawyers working remotely must consider the security and confidentiality of their procedures and systems. New York County Lawyers Association Formal Opinion 754-2020 (Aug.

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LegalReader

MARCH 2, 2022

If they do not reconsider their initial decision, your lawyer will start preparing a lawsuit accusing the company of unfair practices. .

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LegalTalkNetwork

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

When people are asked to name a career that promises wealth and financial stability, “doctor” and “lawyer” are often at the top of the list. This figure is approximately $138,000 more than the average salary of a lawyer in Wyoming, which is currently the lowest-paying state for lawyers.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Trellis has now added coverage for courts in Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. The company was launched in 2018 by Nicole Clark , a lawyer who initially began collecting data on judges for her own use while a litigation associate in Los Angeles. Last year, it raised $14.1

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Investigators concluded that Pete Hill’s patterns of sexual harassment were “well-known” on campus, and that he had sexually harassed and assaulted both students and employees over the course of his employment.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

If a person has a substantial estate or owns a business, not having a trust could cause delayed support and create negative tax consequences.

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LegalReader

JUNE 6, 2022

Filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy is a big decision. You are committing to a bankruptcy repayment plan that could last for up to five years.

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ABA Journal

JULY 29, 2021

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected a request for a hearing in a new-trial bid by Steven Avery, whose case was portrayed in…

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 14, 2021

When they threatened to report this individual, all of these female workers were summarily fired.

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LawSites

MAY 3, 2022

Paladin’s platform is used by law firms, legal departments and other legal entities to enable their lawyers to find and sign up for pro bono opportunities and to track their pro bono work. It is also used by legal services organizations to publicize pro bono opportunities and recruit lawyers to fill them.

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ALPS

MAY 3, 2022

And as we all know, if you’ve met one lawyer, you’ve met one lawyer and we’re all on our individual journey as human beings, right? He’s been in the past a director at large of the National Client Protection Organization, and as a liaison to the Wisconsin Task Force on Lawyer well-being.

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LawTechnologyToday

AUGUST 16, 2021

Now, more than ever, clients involved in litigation need lawyers to monitor expenditures while still getting top-notch legal support services. Marketplaces are that tool that law firms can take advantage of, ensuring clients that their lawyer has their best interest at the forefront. Karen Renee is the CEO of eCourt Reporters, Inc.,

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LawSites

APRIL 14, 2022

If the client qualifies for pro bono assistance, the LinGo team will match the person with a pro bono lawyer through Paladin to facilitate the work directly. These include: Succession to Service in Colorado, connecting volunteer lawyers to their communities through local legal services organizations to help residents obtain legal help.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 11, 2021

So, we assign advocates to present the case: one lawyer for the state; one for the accused. Both lawyers present the strongest case for their side, and both attempt to undermine the case presented for the other side. Doyle is a Boston defense lawyer and author, and a regular columnist for The Crime Report.

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Other honorees will be Hawai’i Supreme Court Justice Sabrina McKenna and Wisconsin U.S. On February 20, the American Bar Association’s Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity will honor Supreme Court Justice Martin Jenkins with one of its three Stonewall Awards. Senator Tammy Baldwin.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Nearly a year ago, Darrell Brooks drove his red Ford Escape SUV into the Waukesha, Wisconsin holiday parade, killing six people and injuring 61 others. The underpinning of his argument on appeal will surely be “ineffective assistance of counsel”—he had a bad lawyer (himself). J udge Jennifer Dorow faces off against Darrell Brooks.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 28, 2021

He points to Illinois, where the state bar hosts Illinois Lawyer Now , publishing blog posts from a wide array of Illinois lawyers in a single place, and to the legal research service vLex , which he says now has more than a half million pieces of insight and commentary from legal blogs included within its research platform.

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