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Two sessions focusing on The Small Family Business—what every lawyer needs to know to advise family business owners concerning Starting Up and Breaking Up!
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - A Panel Discussion: New enforcement trends means compliance with the FCPA is more important than ever, help your clients with effective strategies for managing risk with guidance from the DoJ and SEC.
What do legal ethics and a famous 1908 baseball error have in common? Find out at the Real Estate and Business Law Institute’s ticketed lunch, The Bonehead Play, featuring Mark D. Yochum
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- Effectively mediating client disputes
- Lawyers' thoughtful participation in the mediation process can significantly advance a client's interests in achieving a beneficial settlement. Thinking like a negotiator when preparing for mediation, including thoroughly understanding the client's interests and motivations, is key. Read what lawyers can do to enhance their effectiveness in the mediation process.
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- Chief Justice Edward T. Fairchild
- Fairchild tempered his early belief in the free labor doctrine right of individuals to act for themselves free of governmental help and hindrance with the later belief in the imperative of serving the public and persons less fortunate. He believed thesepersons, these "
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- State Bar Annual Report
- Fiscal Year 2003 (FY03) marked the 125th anniversary of the State Bar of Wisconsin, as well as other legal history milestones. It was a time to reflect on the rich history of Wisconsin's legal community while preparing for the profession's future. The fosoldiers in the great war of commerce,"
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- From the Archives
- To celebrate its 75th anniversary, throughout 2003 the Wisconsin Lawyer will include "should be helped if, despite their best efforts, they came out as losers in that war.
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- From the Archives,"unding principles laid down in 1878 when the association was formed created a solid foundation on which the Bar continues to build today.
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Need help coping with stress, depression, or alcoholism? Call wislap at (800) 543-2625.	Law schools do a good job of teaching the fundamentals of the law, but it takes the personal touch of caring colleagues to instruct in the art and folkways of practice.
State Bar Annual Report Adapting to Change History tells a story and often points to the future. The State Bar has a story with 125 years of accomplishments.	In countering arguments made in support of a sunshine in litigation act that appeared in the October Viewpoint column, these authors say that a bright line rule prohibiting confidentiality removes judicial discretion and is not in anyone's best interest.
This guide provides an overview of online forms useful to Wisconsin practitioners, focusing on those forms produced by a readily verifiable, reliable source, and available for free or at low cost.	The McCormick Plan for Justice, AB 616, ensures that the indigent accused receive counsel by increasing a statewide eligibility standard.
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