State Bar of Wisconsin

Vol. 28, No. 8, August 2008

Coming in October - Conference focuses on real-life practice issues for smaller firms

The Third Annual Wisconsin Solo & Small Firm Conference, Oct. 23 - 25, at the Kalahari Resort & Conference Center in Wisconsin Dells, offers 32 education and training sessions on four different tracks, plus three plenary sessions, covering substantive law, practice management, technology, and ethics/quality of life topics. More

Board supports petition creating commission to improve access to legal services for the poor

At its June 27 meeting, the Board of Governors voted unanimously to support a State Bar petition to the Wisconsin Supreme Court asking the court to establish a Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission. More

• Board discusses Attorney General's request to support Siefert, among other actions
• CLE Books updates Wisconsin Probate System, a must have for experienced and new practitioners
• CLE seminars cover latest changes in employee benefits, environmental law, issues on aging, and public records and open meetings
• State Bar ads airing during Olympic coverage remind viewers of the contributions made by Wisconsin attorneys
• State Bar lauds legislators for their work on a sound and just state legal system