Protecting Consumers in the Modern Age: Wisconsin’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act
 Wisconsin’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act prohibits untrue, deceptive, or misleading representations in the sale of goods and services to the public. Although the law was enacted almost a century ago to target false print advertising, it effectively affords remedies for wrongful trade practices in the modern age. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has recently decided several important issues arising out of the Act’s application in the ever-changing business and consumer world. More
Significant Supreme Court Decisions
 For many years, Daniel W. Hildebrand contributed to Wisconsin legal literature by annually describing those Wisconsin appellate decisions that he viewed to be most significant. Attorney Hildebrand passed away in late 2007; these authors, both former supreme court clerks, are attempting to pick up the Hildebrand torch. More
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Inside the Bar: They Already Know
If you need help handling life stresses, don’t try hiding your problems from your friends or colleagues. They probably already know. Instead, call the trained volunteers at WisLAP. President's Message: Topless Meetings?
The State Bar Executive Committee is experimenting with receiving and reviewing all meeting materials electronically and so is inviting participants to bring their laptops to meetings. Editorial: Public Defenders Deserve Fair Pay
State public defender Nick Chiarkas and State Bar president Diane Diel make their case for increasing the rate paid to private bar attorneys who accept public defender appointments from $40 per hour to $70 per hour. Ethics: New Rules Affect In-House Counsel
Under recently adopted amendments to SCR 10.03(4), effective Jan. 1, 2009, non-Wisconsin licensed lawyers who are employed by a single entity to provide legal services to their employers must register with the Board of Bar Examiners. Career: Financial Help Puts Public Interest Careers in Reach
The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 may help lessen the burden of law school debt that discourages many lawyers from pursuing traditionally low-paying public interest careers. What Keeps You Awake at Night?: How can I avoid problem clients or ethically disengage from representing one?
I’m a new lawyer and just opening a solo office. How can I ethically disengage from representing a problem client, and better yet, how do I identify and avoid problem clients in the first place?
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