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    Joint Finance Committee allocates additional $1.4 million for prosecutors

    March 18, 2010 – In a move supported by the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee has approved releasing an additional $1.4 million to support prosecutors around the state in an effort to ease the increased workload caused by a new law increasing penalties for driving while intoxicated.


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    Governor signs bill expanding public defender eligibility limits

    March 17, 2010 – Gov. Jim Doyle has signed legislation expanding financial eligibility for the appointment of a public defender, achieving a major public policy goal of the State Bar of Wisconsin. The bill expands state financial eligibility for public defender representation from the antiquated 1987 AFDC limits to current W-2 limits, which generally are 115 percent of the federal poverty level.


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    Court of appeals reverses circuit court on treatment of pension payment in divorce

    March 16, 2010 – In Kelly v. Kelly (2009AP852, Mar. 11, 2010), the Wisconsin Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the judgment of the Rock County Circuit Court on the disposition of property and a pension payment in divorce.


  • Wisconsin Supreme Court clarifies meaning of "cure" in contract breach

    March 12, 2010 – In Volvo Trucks North America v. Wausau Truck Center, Inc., 2008AP1385 (March 11, 2010), the supreme court clarified the meaning of the word "cure" under the motor vehicle dealer statutes and found that a dealer had cured a breach of its dealer agreement in the requisite period of time.

  • Senior Lawyers Division honors Robert C. Skemp, La Crosse, for outstanding service to the profession and the community

    March 15, 2010 – La Crosse Attorney Robert C. Skemp of Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Skemp & Sleik is the recipient of the Senior Lawyers Division 2010 Leonard L. Loeb Award. The award recognizes Skemp’s lifetime of exceptional contributions to the community and to the goal of justice for all Wisconsin citizens.

  • To tweet or not to tweet: Social media in Wisconsin's courts

    March 12, 2010 — Wisconsin has yet to experience a mistrial caused by the misuse of the Internet or social media in its courts. Recent changes to jury instructions and court rules now limit the use of electronic equipment for communication or Internet access. Read more in the latest issue of WisBar InsideTrack.

  • Court of appeals affirms retroactive application of repealed statute

    March 11, 2010

  • Bill to increase SPD private bar rate receives tie vote in committee

    March 10, 2010

  • Supreme Court unanimously votes to proceed with draft UPL rule

    March 9, 2010

  • Uniform Power of Attorney legislation advances

    March 9, 2010

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