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membership benefits, upcoming events, new products, and more!
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<h2 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">Beyond Reduce, Reuse, Recycle</h2>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/GoGreen_250w.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="134" align="right"/></span>If you’re like many legal practitioners, you've probably incorporated many of the standard ways to green your office. You may have recycle bins and are making strides to cut back on paper waste. Are you ready to take it to the next level with these simple yet innovative ideas?</p>
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<li><strong>Give green gifts</strong>. Gift giving, whether for clients or employees, can be done in a green fashion. <a href="
https://www.etsy.com/">Etsy.com</a> and <a href="
https://www.uncommongoods.com/">Uncommongoods.com</a> have handmade gifts from reclaimed or recycled materials at every price point. </li>
<li><strong>Go French.</strong> Say "no" to those single-serve coffee pods and be the stylish office that uses French presses for brewing coffee. Not only will you cut down on unneeded packaging and filters, your coffee will taste better! Check garage sales and resale shops for French presses - no need to buy brand new ones. </li>
<li><strong>Start a compost bin for employees to use in their gardens</strong>. Just make sure that it gets emptied weekly so your office doesn’t smell like rotten vegetables. </li>
<li><strong>Give your team weekly environmental challenges.</strong> They could be things like turning off workstations and lights at the end of the day or not using disposable cups or plastic ware. Be creative. There are hundreds of small things that can make a huge impact. Let each person or department choose the challenges on a rotating basis. </li>
<li><strong>Start a carpooling and public transportation initiative.</strong> Keep track of the number of miles your staff spends carpooling or using public transportation to and from work. Every time a certain number of miles is reached, reward participants. </li></ol>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/GWI_Tour_200w.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="136" align="right"/>Fall Bus Tour Makes it Easy to Meet Lawyers and Community Leaders</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">The State Bar’s <a href="
http://www.wisbar.org/aboutus/leadership/pages/greater-wisconsin-initiative.aspx">Greater Wisconsin Initiative</a> is hosting a FREE bus tour to Rice Lake and Ashland/Bayfield, September 15-16, for law students and new lawyers (0-7 years in practice). </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Learn what life is like for lawyers in rural Wisconsin by meeting area judges, legal professionals, and community leaders. You’ll also have time to explore local landmarks.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">We provide the transportation, accommodations, and itinerary. All that’s missing is you! Spouses and significant others are invited, too.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Application deadline is <strong>August 11</strong>. <a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/Documents/Events/GWI_Application_2017.pdf">Apply today</a>!</p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/2017_HLE_BarBriefs_125w.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="133" align="right"/>CLE That Fits Like a Glove </h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Make this year’s <em>Health, Labor, and Employment Law Institute</em> the perfect fit for your practice. With 15 breakout sessions in three focused tracks, you can select the topics you want explore. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Health Law Track:</strong> Key tenets of defensibility, False Claims Act litigation, labor and employment challenges unique to health care, physician/hospital alignment, and maintaining privacy and security </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Labor and Employment Track:</strong> Legal trends in telecommuting, the future of wage and hour litigation, budgetary changes and the LIRC, restrictive covenants, and equal pay for equal work </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Practical Perspectives Track:</strong> Medical ethics and the law, managing problem employees, work restrictions and employment functions, antitrust red flags, and getting tough cases to mediation </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Add optional events like the keynote luncheon with former Governor Tommy Thompson and dinner at Field’s at the Wilderness to take your networking game to the next level.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Explore the full schedule and register today at <a href="
http://hle.wisbar.org/">hle.wisbar.org</a>. </p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/RotundaReport_125w.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="164" align="right"/>Rotunda Report
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Get updates on what’s happening at the Wisconsin State Capitol from the State Bar of Wisconsin Government Relations program. New legislation? Proposed amendments? Explore them all with <em>Rotunda Report</em>. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Legislative, judicial, and administrative developments that affect the legal profession and the justice system are covered in this enewsletter that’s included FREE in your State Bar membership. You’ll also find ways to get involved and top political tweets. <a href="
http://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/RotundaReport/Pages/Subscribe.aspx">Subscribe today</a>!</p>
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<div align="center"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/bkofwk_digest-blue.jpg" width="250" height="83" alt=""/><h3>Book of the Week<br />
Ends Friday, July 21</h3></div>
<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 6px;">A Guide for Wisconsin Nonprofit Organizations</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"><span class="black" style="color: #000"><a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/Product.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=AK0068">Print Book</a>:<br />
List: <s>$219 member</s> / <s>$259 nonmember</s><br />
</span><span style="color: #E31B1B"> <span style="color: #E31B1B"><strong>Sale price: $175.20</strong></span><strong> member / $215.20 nonmember </strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"><span class="black" style="color: #000"><a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/Product.aspx?cat=WISBAR&pid=AE0068">Books UnBound</a>:<br />
List: <s>$159 member</s> / <s>$199 nonmember</s><br />
</span><span style="color: #E31B1B"> <span style="color: #E31B1B"><strong>Sale price: $127.20</strong></span><strong> member / $159.20 nonmember </strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;">To claim your discount, use priority code <strong>B4850BB</strong> when ordering online or mention it when calling (800) 728-7788.*</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Sections Offer Free Membership to New Members!
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">All Sections offer at least one year* of free membership to newly admitted attorneys. If you have been admitted to the Bar since April 1, 2017, be sure to sign up now to reap the rewards of your free Section membership. <a href="
https://www.wisbar.org/formembers/groups/pages/join-a-group.aspx">Joining is easy</a>. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">After this period, annual dues ranging from $20-$44 per year are required to maintain membership and access section benefits.
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">The State Bar’s 24 practice-area-focused Sections offer you the opportunity to meet and work with
other attorneys who share your interests, can facilitate your professional needs, and allay your concerns. These groups publish newsletters, sponsor CLE programs, influence state and federal policy, and organize other projects that their members and the public find valuable. <a href="
https://www.wisbar.org/formembers/groups/pages/join-a-group.aspx">Enrich your practice today with Section membership</a>! </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">*The Elder Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property and Technology Law, and Litigation Sections offer free membership for the first two years of practice.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Taxation Law Section Provides New Benefit to Section Members</strong> </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">On Friday, July 28, the Taxation Law Section and State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE<sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">®</sup> are co-presenting a webcast titled <a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/eventDetails.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=CA2631W"><em>Making Taxes Great Again: IRS Enforcement Under the New Administration</em></a>, the first in the new <em>Taxing Thoughts</em> webinar series. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Taxation Law Section members will receive FREE registration for the first scheduled showing of each of the four webcasts in the series.
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><em>Making Taxes Great Again</em> will explain the IRS examination process from the first information request to litigation. Also, explore what tax reform may mean for practitioners and the repercussions of recent IRS developments such as:</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>The recent regulatory freeze
</li><li>Audit trends and changes
</li><li>Budgetary concerns
</li><li>Other procedural issues</li></ul>
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/eventDetails.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=CA2631W">Register now!</a> </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">For more information on the Section, or to join it, please visit the <a href="
http://www.wisbar.org/forMembers/Groups/Sections/TaxationLawSection/Pages/Home.aspx">Taxation Law Section webpage</a>. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. ” </p>
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- <strong>David Brinkley</strong> </p>
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<p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:8pt;"> *This offer is not available with any other discount and expires July 21, 2017. Discount cannot be applied to previous purchases, or used for renewals of subscriptions, auto-supplementation subscriptions, or Books UnBound full library subscriptions.</span></p>