Features

State Bar president-elect candidates name most important issue of campaign, explain why you should vote for them

Dec. 16, 2009 – Milwaukee attorneys James "Jim" M. Brennan, Sarah "Sally" Fry Bruch, Margaret Wrenn Hickey, and Jay A. Urban discuss the merits of voluntary and mandatory bar membership and the need for better delivery of services to lawyers, among other issues.

Implementing a paper scanning solution in your office? White paper demystifies the process, hardware selection, and software applications

Dec. 16, 2009 — Turning paper documents into electronic files can improve efficiency, simplify storage and retrieval, and allow for a backup methodology — all benefits that can improve a law firm's economic bottom line. But how do you implement a solution for your particular office? In understandable prose, this white paper, "Hardcore Scanning for Law Offices of Any Size," advises you how to put scanning technology to work in your office.

Bench trials and tribulations: WisLAP offers assistance to judicial officers coping with a variety of challenges

Dec. 16, 2009 — After offering counseling to lawyers and their families for more than 15 years, the Wisconsin Lawyers Assistance Program has begun to focus on the special situations of judicial officers and their family members.

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Thomas Ragatz recalls lawyer's first TV ad, other changes in practice

Dec. 16, 2009 — The Dane County Bar, in celebration of its recent 150th anniversary, interviewed several Madison lawyers to capture vignettes of local history. In this video, Thomas G. Ragatz of Foley & Lardner LLP recalls the changes to the legal community since his graduation from law school in 1961, including the introduction of lawyer advertisements and the emergence of specialized practices.