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  • Veterans treatment courts offer a second chance for vets in criminal justice system

    Veterans treatment courts offer a second chance for vets in criminal justice system

    Nov. 11, 2009 – Veterans Day is observed across America each year to honor the past service and sacrifices made by the nation’s nearly 25 million military veterans. But in Wisconsin, Veterans Day 2009 offers an opportunity to look forward to the benefits of a new court program shaped by the state’s legal community and others to respond to the unique needs of combat veterans processing through the criminal justice system.

  • Legal Association for Women Newsletter: November 2009

    Newsletter of the Legal Association for Women, for November 2009.
  • October rallies to be held around Wisconsin in support of Impartial Justice Bill

    October rallies to be held around Wisconsin in support of Impartial Justice Bill

    Oct. 16, 2009 – State-wide rallies are scheduled for Oct. 19, 22, and 27 in support of the Impartial Justice Bill, Senate Bill 40 and Assembly Bill 65.

  • Wisconsin teachers gain deeper understanding of our judicial system at annual Judicial Teaching Institute

    Oct. 12, 2009 – New insights into the operation of Wisconsin’s court system and classroom-ready instructional tools are among the resources middle school and high school teachers from around Wisconsin took home after participating in the tenth annual Judicial Teaching Institute. The two and one-half day event, sponsored by the State Supreme Court, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the State Bar of Wisconsin, ran from Oct. 8 to 10 at the State Bar Center in Madison.
  • State Bar seeks insights on mandatory/voluntary bar issue

    State Bar seeks insights on mandatory/voluntary bar issue

    Oct. 6, 2009 – Members of the State Bar of Wisconsin have been invited to voice their reasons for favoring a mandatory or a voluntary association between now and Dec 4.

  • Legal Association for Women Newsletter: October 2009

    Newsletter of the Legal Association for Women, for October 2009.

  • AWL in Motion October 2009

    Association for Women Lawyers Newsletter for October 2009.
  • State Bar teams with Supreme Court to produce 'Juror Appreciation Month' PSA

    State Bar teams with Supreme Court to produce 'Juror Appreciation Month' PSA

    Sept. 9, 2009 – The State Bar has teamed up with the Wisconsin Supreme Court to produce a 30-second Public Service Announcement promoting public awareness of “Juror Appreciation Month” in September. The ad will air on broadcast and cable television outlets in communities across the state through the end of September.

  • Celebrate the 222nd birthday of our Constitution on September 17

    Sept. 9, 2009 - Most of us recognize July 4 as our national birthday. But for attorneys and others who value the unique role that our Constitution has played in shaping our nation and our careers, September 17 has an equally compelling claim for attention because it marks birth of one of mankind’s most enduring contributions to justice – the United States Constitution.

  • Harley-Davidson general counsel to speak at legal administrators Sept. 29 event; managing partners invited 

    Sept. 2, 2009 — The Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators' 2009 Managing Partner Event will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 5p.m., at the Harley-Davidson Museum, 400 Canal Street, in Milwaukee.

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