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Official publication of the
State Bar of Wisconsin
Vol. 70, No. 2
February 1997

Features

Expanding the Use of Court Commissioners

As we edge closer to the next millennium, the demands on our judicial system continue to mushroom. Several factors feed into this: our society's growing complexity and our increasing tendency to turn to the courts to resolve disputes.
How can the judicial system do more and more with less and less? Wisconsin decisionmakers struggle for answers. More

Using Trusts in Planning for Disabled Beneficiaries

With proper planning to maximize eligibility for SSI and Medical Assistance benefits disabled beneficiaries can achieve a higher standard of living. More

The Duty of Good Faith In Contracts: Mutual Expectations Set the Parameters

Recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals decisions point to the need for attorneys preparing to press or defend cases involving breach of good faith to define the expectations of the parties to the agreement. More

Columns

President's message
Waking from Success

Ethics
E-96-2 and E-96-4

Departments

Letters

News Briefs

Book reviews

Court of Appeals digest