<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title>Untitled Document</title> <style type="text/css"> body { background-color: #fcf6c5; } </style> </head> <body> <table width="800" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><img width="800" src="http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/bar_briefs-hedr_rotating.jpg" alt="" height="225"></td> </tr> </table> <table width="800" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor="#fcf6c5"> <td style="padding-left:10px; padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px; padding-right:15px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;">APRIL 19, 2018</td> <td style="padding-left:10px; padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px; padding-right:15px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;"><strong>Practice tips, membership benefits, upcoming events, new products, and more! </strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="800" cellspacing="10" border="0" cellpadding="10" align="center"> <tr> <td width="450" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:11pt;" valign="top" align="left"> <h3 style="color: #ac5801; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img width="200" src="http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/Target_Fail_200w.jpg" height="194" alt="" align="right">Failure: Your New<br>Favorite F Word</h3> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">A buzzer-beater to win the championship. A slide into home to beat the tag and score the winning run. A new world-record time in the 100-meter dash. Amazing moments that all have two things in common: success and failure. Someone experiences triumph, someone else defeat. </p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">On any given day, you might be basking in the glow of victory or crumbling beneath the crush of defeat. Did you get the judgement you wanted? Are you bringing in new clients? How are your billable hours? Did you clear enough cases last month? Lawyers are often judged by results, and the pressure to measure up is intense. Perceived failure can lead to added stress, which can cause a whole host of <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/49015/21/">health issues</a>. </p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">So, what can you do to help reduce failure-induced stress in your life? Instead of striving for some impossible kind of failure-free existence – which will only add to your stress – try cultivating resilience. This can take some practice, but will be well worth your efforts. To build resilience in your life, WisLAP Coordinator Matthew MacWilliams suggests the following:</p> <ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <li>Strive for balance in your responsibilities at work and home. </li><li>Be confident in your ability to deal with a crisis. </li><li>Remain flexible and acknowledge you may have to change how you are dealing with a crisis. </li><li>Don’t blow it out of proportion. Respond appropriately to the level of the crisis. </li><li>Cultivate self-care. </li><li>Learn from your own experiences or the experiences of someone else. </li><li>Make connections with others and build healthy, supportive relationships. </li><li>Remember that change is a natural part of your life. </li><li>Work toward your short- and long-term goals.</li></ul> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Remember, unanticipated and uncontrollable factors are always present. Not getting the desired result doesn’t always mean you failed. However, no matter the circumstance, try to make failure an opportunity for personal and professional growth. For more information on how to build resilience and master your reactions to everyday stressors, including failure, check out this <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/49016/22/">helpful guide</a>.</p> <hr> <h3 style="color: #ac5801; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img width="125" src="http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/Discussions_125w.jpg" height="129" alt="" align="right">Dane County Lawyers Discussion Group</h3> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Discuss with other lawyers the personal and professional challenges that come with practicing law. What’s working? What’s not? What do you know now that you wish you knew earlier? Help others when you share your strategies for success. Discussion group meetings are completely free (even the parking) and no long-term commitment is required. <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/48604/23/">Learn more</a>. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Groups are facilitated by WisLAP Coordinator Matthew MacWilliams, a licensed attorney who actively practiced law for more than a decade. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Next Meeting Date & Time</strong><br> April 23<br> 4:30-6 p.m. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Location</strong><br> Wingra Family Medical Center<br> 1102 South Park Street <br> Madison, WI</p> <hr> <div align="center"><img width="450" src="http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/AMC2018_BarBriefs_Header_450w.jpg" alt=""></div> <h3 style="color: #ac5801; margin-bottom: 7px;">Supersize Your AMC Experience with Social Media</h3> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">The 2018 Annual Meeting & Conference is still two months away, but you can start gearing up for it now on social media. Find others who are planning to attend. Tell us what you’re most looking forward to at AMC. Share a memory from a past conference. Watch for announcements. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Then, when June 21-22 rolls around, you can hit the ground running. Show us what you’re doing at AMC. Tell us a useful insight you learned. Tag your new friends or favorite presenter. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Enjoy a multi-dimensional conference experience by joining us on social media today. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Twitter:</strong> Follow us <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/36049/24/">@StateBarofWI</a> and use #SBWamc to tweet about the conference. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Facebook:</strong> <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/32319/25/">Like us</a> and join the <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/49017/26/">AMC page</a> for helpful updates. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Photo booth:</strong> It’s a highlight of the All-Conference Party. Grab some buddies and pose for goofy pics. Then get posting. Don’t forget to tag yourself, your friends, the State Bar, and AMC 2018. You can tag us on <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/49018/27/">Instagram</a> too. </p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Find all the Conference details at <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/48246/28/">amc.wisbar.org</a>. See you on social media! </p> <hr> <h3 style="color: #ac5801; margin-bottom: 7px;">Navigation at Your Fingertips </h3> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Put away your global positioning system and navigate using WisBar instead. With one click, WisBar.org helps you find your way through a comprehensive list of legal resources. Links to court directories, Wisconsin Circuit Court Rules, law-related organizations and agencies, and State of Wisconsin directories are all in one place. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Just click “Directories” at the top of the home page for: <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/49019/29/">Wisconsin Lawyer Search</a><br> <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/49020/30/">Federal, Wisconsin, and Tribal Courts</a><br> <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/49021/31/">Wisconsin Municipal Courts</a><br> <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/49022/32/">State Bar Leadership and Staff Directories</a><br> <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/49023/33/">Wisconsin Circuit Court Rules</a><br> <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/49024/42/">Local Bar Associations</a><br> <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/49025/43/">Specialty Bar and Legal Associations</a><br> <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/49026/44/">Supreme Court Agencies</a><br> <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/49027/45/">Wisconsin Legal Services Agencies</a><br> <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/27806/46/">Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation</a><br> <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/49028/47/">County Seats</a><br> <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/49029/48/">Wisconsin Legislature</a><br> <a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/45132/49/">Wisconsin Lawyer Directory</a></p> <div align="center"><img width="450" src="http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/SearchDirectories_450w.jpg" alt=""></div> <hr> <h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"></span><img width="100" src="http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/Tyson_Neil_100w.jpg" alt="" align="right">In Their Own Words</h3> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">“Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.” </p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <strong>- Neil deGrasse Tyson </strong> </p> </blockquote> <hr> </td> <td bgcolor="#eae8e8" width="280" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;" valign="top"> <div align="center"><img width="250" src="http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/bkofwk_digest-purple.jpg" alt="" height="83"><h3>Book of the Week<br> Ends Friday, April 20</h3></div> <h3 style="color: #0f319f; margin-bottom: 6px;">Wisconsin Public Records and Open Meetings Handbook</h3> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="color: #000" class="black"><a href="https://elists.wisbar.org/t/2419105/42495631/48934/50/">Print Book</a>:<br> List: <s>$129 member</s> / <s>$159 nonmember</s><br> </span><span style="color: #E31B1B"> <span style="color: #E31B1B"><strong>Sale price: $103.20</strong></span><strong> member / $127.20 nonmember </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; 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