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Legal Opportunities Abound in Greater Wisconsin

Attorneys willing to broaden their career search beyond Wisconsin's cities can find lucrative work and an enviable work-life balance. Three lawyers and a judge in rural areas share their experiences.

By Jeff M. Brown

Tsi?latiliwahslu∙nihe kayanlahsla? (Of the place they make matters or issues right)

A family court judge for the Oneida Judiciary describes the Oneida Nation's tribal court procedures. Knowing more about tribal courts is useful for all Wisconsin attorneys concerned about access to justice, conflict resolution, and jurisdictional allocation issues.

By Hon. Robert J. Collins

Damages for Patent Infringement: Securing an Award that Sticks

By knowing the current law on damages determinations in patent infringement cases, lawyers can maximize the likelihood that patent-holder clients’ damages awards will not be reduced on appeal.

By Marianne Ley Hayek

Opinions, Voices & Ideas

President's Message
Moving the Profession Forward – Rural Practice Needs
Dean Dietrich is committed to showing the positives of a small-town practice.

Your State Bar
Wisconsin's Courthouses: Temples of Justice
Larry Martin says courthouses must be preserved and safeguarded.

10 Questions
Jeff Glazer: Rural Entrepreneurship Program, Encouraging Rural Practice
A clinical professor of law discusses a program to promote rural practice among law students and new lawyers.

Ethical Dilemma
GALs and Conflicts Now Clarified with Ethics Opinion EF-23-02
Tim Pierce affirms that GALs are bound by the same disciplinary conflicts rules as are other lawyers.

Solutions
There Is Work, and Paying Clients
Alan Strohschein provides reasons to practice law in a small town.

Career
Training Lawyers: Where Are We Now?
Aaron Earlywine says amid declines in trial practice, firms find different ways to train new lawyers.

Solutions
'Help Wanted': Highest Demand Practice Areas in Rural Wisconsin
Shari LePage Locante identifies the highest-demand practice areas in some communities.

Managing Risk
Whoosh! There Goes Another Deadline
Matt Beier says there's no excuse for lawyers to miss deadlines in civil litigation.

Rotunda Report
Being a Legislative Advocate is as Easy as Three Clicks or a Phone Call
The State Bar's government relations and grassroots coordinators explain how lawyers can reach out to lawmakers.

Ethics Opinion
Ethics Opinion EF-23-02: Guardian ad Litem Conflicts and Informed Consent
The State Bar's Professional Ethics Committee has issued Opinion EF-23-02, discussing GAL obligations under the Rules of Professional Conduct.

Blogs of the Month
Featured Blogs of the Month
Agricultural tourism immunity and barn weddings; two blogs presenting both the plaintiff and the defense perspectives.

Final Thought
'Cancel (or Consequence) Culture': Continuing the Conversation
James Goldschmidt says lawyers can contribute to civil civic discourse by modeling good communication.