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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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- Bridging the Distance: Videoconferencing in Wisconsin Circuit Courts
- On July 1, 2008, a new rule took effect that regulates and encourages the expanded use of video technology in Wisconsin circuit courts while protecting litigants’ rights. Here’s how it works.
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- Paperless Courts: E-Filing in Wisconsin Circuit Courts
- On July 1, a rule setting out procedures for filing circuit court cases electronically takes effect. E-filing will debut county by county as circuit court judges and clerks implement the procedures. Here’s what you need to know to take full advantage ofthis process when it becomes available in your county.
- Was your law practice interrupted by flood issues? SBA Office of Disaster Assistance low-interest loans available
- If your law office or your client's office was wiped out or affected from the recent floods, your insurance agent and whoever holds your mortgage still expect to be paid. When you have a business interruption the bills don't stop.
- Need more guidance on implementing videoconferencing?
- Need more guidance on implementing videoconferencing?
- What's new in the court rule?
- The new rule, codified as Wis. Stat. section 801.17, makes as few changes as possible from current practices and procedures. Changes were necessary in four key areas to achieve the efficiency that is the hallmark of electronic filing, while the fifth change provides added protection for confidential documents.

Opinions, Voices, Ideas

Inside the Bar A Wild Ride More than half of the State Bar’s members have been affected by the June floods. Resources are available to recover from the current disaster and to plan ahead for the next one.	Profile Of Detours and Learning Curves Diane Diel knows that sometimes you need to change direction, whether in your career path or in your priorities as the new State Bar president.
The Wisconsin Lawyer publishes as many letters in each issue as space permits. Please limit letters to 500 words	Ethics Border Hopping: New Rules on Multijurisdictional Practices letters may be edited for length and clarity. Letters should address the issues, and not be a personal attack on others. Letters endorsing p
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has tentatively approved changes to SCR 20:5.5 regarding multijurisdictional practice in Wisconsin, both for lawyers not licensed in Wisconsin who occasionally provide legal services to clients in Wisconsin and for Wisconsin-l	As more people turn to the Internet in search of trustworthy, substantive information, you can now feature the same valuable information contained in the State Bar of Wisconsin's Consumer Pamphlet Series on your Web site. For a nominal cost, you can lice
Technology Search Engine Marketing: Getting Noticed on the Web On June 11, 131 U.W. Law School graduates were admitted to practice. The new lawyers were welcomed to the profession by the Wisconsin Supreme Court justices, U.W. Law School Dean Kenneth B. Davis, State Bar President Tom Basting, and Wisconsin Board of B	Legislative Update Power Split Hampers 2007-2008 Legislative Session Having a great Web site isn’t enough by itself to get your firm noticed. Even if you’ve done everything else right – your cutting-edge content showcases your firm’s expertise on exquisitely designed Web pages that visitors can easily navigate – your visi; Although a partisan power split hampered productivity during the 2007-2008 legislative session, the State Bar and its lobbying sections gained some ground on important issues. Here’s a brief look at the highlights of issues tackled on which the State Bar

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