Wisconsin Lawyer | State Bar of Wisconsin

Official publication of the
State Bar of Wisconsin
Vol. 74, No. 5
May 2001

Features

Who's Providing Legal Counsel to Wisconsin's Poor?

An unacceptably high number of poor people in Wisconsin are without the option for legal representation. Why? Federal poverty thresholds and guidelines are outmoded, the geographic distribution of lawyers limits access for poor people, and the level of legal aid funding doesn't meet the need. This overview helps lawyers assess appropriate client referral and, perhaps identify gaps that their current or future civil legal pro bono work might fill. More

ADR: Do Trials Still Matter?

Even with the increased use of ADR in personal injury litigation, trial practice still plays a significant and major role in all PI cases, because answering the question "What are juries doing with this case?" is still the most frequently used yardstick for determining what a case is worth. This article looks at the ADR experience in Milwaukee County; however, other Wisconsin counties likely exhibit similar trends. More

Interpreting Wisconsin's Borrowing Statute

Wisconsin's "borrowing statute," section 893.07, determines which state's statute of limitations applies in actions that are deemed "foreign." Since the statute took effect, Wisconsin courts have had numerous opportunities to interpret and apply the statute and thereby have resolved some of the questions that the statute raised. More