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<h2 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Today’s legal professionals must stay up-to-date on all the latest developments in their practice areas. But it can be fun to look back in time to learn what life and laws were like in a completely different era.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Ever wondered where the first written legal code came from? Or what a legal proceeding may have looked like? Here are a few legal history tidbits from some well-known ancient empires.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Rome</strong></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>Emperor Claudius was the first to legitimize the legal profession by allowing Romans trained in rhetoric to practice law.<sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">1</sup>
</li><li>“Sacriligium” was the ancient Roman crime of stealing from a temple – from which we get the English word “sacrilege.”<sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">2</sup>
</li><li>Under Roman law, only Roman citizens were allowed to wear togas, and only the emperor could wear togas dyed purple.<sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">3</sup></li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Greece</strong></p>
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<li>Draco codified the laws of Athens in writing in 622 B.C. His legal code was known for its harsh punishments, with death being the penalty for something as small as stealing a cabbage.<sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">4</sup>
</li><li>Athens’ codified laws introduced the concept of "intent to murder." Murder was considered manslaughter (either justifiable or accidental) or intentional homicide.<sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">5</sup>
</li><li>There were two types of trials – public (“grafai”) and private (“dikai”) – with different procedures for each.<sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">6</sup></li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Persia</strong><sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">7</sup></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>The oldest known code of laws is the Code of Hammurabi, a Babylonian king who ruled around 2100 B.C.
</li><li>In cases of a purely religious nature, the church administered the law via ecclesiastical courts located throughout the empire.
</li><li>A lawyer’s fee couldn’t be greater than 30 percent of the property’s value in property dispute cases. Charging excessive fees resulted in large fines.</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>China</strong><sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">8</sup></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>With roots in the 11th century B.C., China’s legal system is the oldest continuously operating one in the world.
</li><li>Confucius served as a judge as well as a minister of justice.
</li><li>Laws were written on bronze cauldrons and bamboo strips.</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Egypt</strong><sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">9</sup></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>Parties in a suit represented themselves without the assistance of legal advocates.
</li><li>Looting tombs was regarded as the very worst crime in ancient Egypt.
</li><li>Judgments were sometimes made by divine oracles in particularly complicated cases.</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Now you’re all set to wow your friends and dominate trivia night!</p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">When it comes to determining the future of health law, employment law, and the areas where they intersect, all of the predictions and opinions being tossed around can seem confusing and even conflicting.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Find informed perspectives on the latest changes in these practice areas from experienced practitioners and influencers at the 2017 <a href="
http://hle.wisbar.org/"><em>Health, Labor, and Employment Law Institute</em></a>, August 17-18 in Wisconsin Dells. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Anchoring this year’s agenda are four plenary sessions on crucial, hot-button topics:</p>
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<li>Protecting Against the Cyber Threat in America’s Dairyland
</li><li>Unlocking the Whistleblower Puzzle
</li><li>Ethics for the Practitioner: Representing Clients in Today’s Challenging World
</li><li>Navigating Social Media Minefields in the Health Care Industry: Privacy Issues, Employees, and Beyond</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">You can also select breakout sessions from three CLE tracks – Health Law, Labor and Employment Law, and Practical Perspectives. All told, you can earn up to 12 CLE credits and 1 EPR credit at the 2017 <em>Institute</em>. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Save $50 when you register by July 28, and don’t forget to make your hotel reservation by July 17 to receive a discounted rate. Learn more and register at <a href="
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">While it has in fact been a long, cold, lonely winter, warm and sunny weather is back. You might even say, “With a vengeance.” While some of us relish the feel of warm rays on our skin, others of us start to tremble with the knowledge that sunburn is in our future.
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">It doesn’t matter into which category you fall, since we all fall into this one – our risk of skin cancer increases with sun exposure.<sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">10</sup> Whether dark-skinned or light, the American Academy of Dermatology recommends<sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">11</sup> using sunscreen that:</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>Protects against UVA and UVB rays (broad-spectrum)
</li><li>Has a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 30 or higher
</li><li>Offers some water resistance</li></ul>
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">The Food and Drug Administration regulates broad-spectrum sunscreen, and in recent years has revamped the required labeling and testing to help clarify things for consumers. Even with these changes, there are some prevailing myths surrounding sunscreen that could prove dangerous to your health.<sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">12</sup> See if you can tell which of the following statements are false.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong>The higher the SPF in the sunscreen, the longer it provides protection.
</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><em>False: The SPF rating refers to the product’s ability to filter out UV rays, but you should reapply all sunscreen every two hours no matter the SPF. If you are exposed to water or are sweating, reapply more often.
</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong>Once you have a tan, you can skip the sunscreen and not get burned.</strong> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><em>False: Tans are actually a sign of skin damage and provide about the equivalent of SPF 4.
</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong>Expired sunscreen is less effective.</strong> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><em>True: The protective ingredients in sunscreen degrade over time with most having a shelf life of 2-3 years.</em> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong>Certain chemicals in sunscreens make them as dangerous as UV rays, if not more so.
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><em>False: Type this into Google and you may get conflicting results. We aren’t trying to start a fight; however, there are <a href="
http://time.com/3056125/you-asked-is-sunscreen-safe-and-do-i-really-need-it-daily/">no scientific studies</a> supporting the idea that the ingredients used in sunscreen will cause significant harm. Don’t trust us? No worries. Talk to your doctor or dermatologist.</em> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Now, take your sun protection further with these <a href="
http://www.skincancer.org/prevention/sun-protection">guidelines</a> from the Skin Cancer Foundation. </p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="file://///net.wisbar.org/shares/imageLibrary/Images/DigestEmails/GiftToFam_MN_125w.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="162" align="right"/>Life Planning Booklet Now Available for Minnesota and Illinois Residents</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Our popular booklet on healthcare decisions, <em>A Gift to Your Family: Planning Ahead for Future Health Needs in Wisconsin</em>, has been around for 20 years. Now, new editions are available for Minnesota and Illinois residents, too. The new versions have been carefully reviewed by Minnesota and Illinois lawyers for accuracy. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><em>A Gift to Your Family</em> is an ideal tool for helping your clients and community members start the conversation about important end-of-life decisions. <strong>Now through June 30 save 20% off (plus shipping) when you use discount code CP1029BB</strong>. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">To order, simply call (800) 728-7788 or use discount code CP1029BB when ordering online. You can also add your firm name and contact information to the back of each booklet for an additional fee. Call us for details.
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 6px;">Wisconsin Judicial Benchbook<br />Vol. III: Family</h3>
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0px;">The number of people in the U.S. treated for non-melanoma skin cancer each year.</p>
<h2 align="center" style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 0px;">90%</h2>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0px;">Of non-melanoma skin cancers are associated with exposure to UV rays from the sun.</p>
<h2 align="center" style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 0px;">1%</h2>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0px;">Of all skin cancer cases are melanoma, but melanoma causes the vast majority of skin cancer deaths.</p>
<h2 align="center" style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 0px;">86%</h2>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Of all melanoma cases can be attributed to exposure to UV rays from the sun.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0px;">Source: <a href="
http://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-information/skin-cancer-facts">Skin Cancer Foundation</a></p>
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