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membership benefits, upcoming events, new products, and more!
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<h2 style="color: #02609a; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/LRIS_logo-scales.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="112" align="right"/>Not Every Client Is a Perfect Fit</h2>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">What do you do when a potential client comes to you and their problem isn’t within your area of practice?
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Nearly every lawyer or law firm administrator can relate to this scenario. You receive a call, an email, or even an office visit from a prospective client. They believe they need a lawyer’s expertise to address their problem.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">So what’s the issue?</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>Maybe the area of law they need help in is not your forte
</li><li>The time commitment in this case could be all-consuming
</li><li>The case is being heard in a location outside of your geographic area
</li><li>Your reputation is on the line and you just aren’t sure you should pass this one on to a colleague</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>We can help manage your unwanted referrals
</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Whether it’s due to a personality conflict, a gut feeling, or just an already overwhelming workload, you know that taking this client on is just not an option at this time. However, you feel a professional obligation to help. You know it’s the right thing to do.
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">There is a resource that can help you fulfill your professional obligation to offer assistance without compromising your personal integrity or your reputation. The State Bar of Wisconsin’s <a href="
https://www.wisbar.org/formembers/lawyerreferralprograms/Pages/Lawyer-Referral-and-Information-Service.aspx">Lawyer Referral and Information Service</a> (LRIS) can help by providing fee-based referrals to Wisconsin attorneys. By referring these prospective clients to LRIS, they’ll speak with trained legal assistants who will help callers narrow down their issues and refer them to an attorney or other legal/community resource if appropriate. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Our experienced LRIS legal assistants answer more than 25,000 calls per year. But beyond call volume, what sets LRIS apart from other referral services is our prescreening process. Prior to making a referral, legal assistants assess the potential clients’ needs for attorney services by:</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>Screening out callers seeking free legal information
</li><li>Establishing that the callers have the means to pay
</li><li>Determining that there is a true legal need</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Next time you find yourself across the desk or on the phone with a potential client that you just can’t take on, remember <a href="
https://www.wisbar.org/formembers/lawyerreferralprograms/Pages/Lawyer-Referral-and-Information-Service.aspx">LRIS is here to help</a>. </p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">AMC CLE Schedule Now Available</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/2018_AMC_logo_250w.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="72" align="right"/>With 21 CLE sessions on everything from cybersecurity to succession planning, which ones will you choose at AMC 2018?
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Find the inside scoop on headline-grabbing issues like:</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>Digital forensic technology
</li><li>Privacy in the age of smartphones
</li><li>Mining vs. tribal rights
</li><li>Lawyer well-being
</li><li>Cybersecurity risks and responses
</li><li>Implicit bias in the legal profession
</li><li>Lawyers in politics</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">For registration, conference information, and the complete CLE schedule visit <a href="
https://www.wisbar.org/AMC/2018/Pages/default.aspx">amc.wisbar.org</a>. </p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">Keep on Smiling with the State Bar’s New Dental Plan</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Keep on smiling with special member savings on dental insurance plans through Delta Dental of Wisconsin. Whether you choose the nation’s largest dental network as part of the Premier Plan or the low fees of the PPO Plan, all Delta Dental insurance plans offer appealing benefits, including:</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li><span style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/DeltaDental_125w.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="31" align="right"/></span>Attractive rates
</li><li>CheckUp Plus benefit that excludes benefits paid for diagnostic and preventive care from the individual annual benefit maximum for the plan
</li><li>Orthodontic benefits for members up to age 18
</li><li>Option for dependents to stay on the plan until age 26</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">For more information on rates and benefits under this plan contact the Dental Plan Administrator at (800) 344-7040, <a href="
https://www.wisbar.org/formembers/membershipandbenefits/Documents/2018_Delta_Dental_SBW_Application_Brouchure.pdf">or click here for a brochure and enrollment form.</a></p>
<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/myCase_150w.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="50" align="right"/>MyCase</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="
https://www.wisbar.org/formembers/membershipandbenefits/pages/clio.aspx">MyCase</a> is an all-in-one, affordable and intuitive legal practice management software designed for the modern law firm. Give your firm the advantage of a complete case management software solution – get organized with contacts, calendars, cases, documents, time tracking, and billing with QuickBooks integration. MyCase also includes an integrated client portal so everyone stays informed and connected. State Bar members receive a lifetime 10% discount on the monthly subscription rate. </p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 10px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/Jellybean_Birthday_125w.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="149" align="right"/>Cowabunga! Is March Your Birthday Month?</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;">If it is, Happy Birthday from the State Bar of Wisconsin! In recognition of your special day, the State Bar is pleased to offer you a special<strong> 20% discount</strong> toward the purchase of State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE<sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">®</sup> products through March 30, 2018. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="
https://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/Birthday.aspx">Click here for more information</a>.</p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">Supreme Knowledge</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Test your U.S. Supreme Court knowledge. See the answers below.</p>
<ol style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>As you face the Supreme Court bench, who sits to the immediate left of the Chief Justice? (title, not name)
</li><li>What words appear above the main (western) entrance of the Supreme Court building?
</li><li>What are the names of the two statues that are part of the main stairway outside the Supreme Court building?</li></ol>
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<div align="center"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/bkofwk_digest-purple.jpg" width="250" height="83" alt=""/><h3>Book of the Week<br />
Ends Friday, March 2</h3></div>
<h3 style="color: #02609a; margin-bottom: 6px;">Wisconsin Criminal Defense Manual</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"><span class="black" style="color: #000"><a href="
https://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/Product.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=AK0041">Print Book</a>:<br />
List: <s>$179 member</s> / <s>$229 nonmember</s><br />
</span><span style="color: #E31B1B"> <span style="color: #E31B1B"><strong>Sale price: $143.20</strong></span><strong> member / $183.20 nonmember </strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"><span class="black" style="color: #000"><a href="
https://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/Product.aspx?cat=WISBAR&pid=AE0041">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>B5043BB</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>Kickstart Your Career with the 2018 Young Lawyers Conference</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Rev your engine and shift your career into high gear. The <a href="
https://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/eventDetails.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=SA6995">2018 Young Lawyers Conference</a> is going to rock your world with top-notch sessions designed for new lawyers. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>It’s FREE for Young Lawyers Division members.</strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Friday, March 16<br />
Harley-Davidson Museum<br />
400 W Canal St.<br />
Milwaukee, WI 53201
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Earn up to 6.0 CLE and 1.0 EPR credit on hot topics affecting your practice.</strong> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Session programs include:</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>Embracing Generational Diversity
</li><li>Sick about your Student Loans? A prescription for relief
</li><li>Diversity from the Bench (judges panel)
</li><li>How Are You Maximizing Your Online Presence?
</li><li>Ethics: Chutes & Ladders for Lawyers</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/Documents/Events/sa6995_schedule.pdf">For more information on the program, click here.</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Come together with others who share your love of the law.
</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">The conference schedule includes plenty of networking breaks. Enjoy a networking reception immediately after the conference. You’ll also be entered to win valuable door prizes!
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="
https://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/eventDetails.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=SA6995">Advance registration is required</a>. Lunch is guaranteed only for registrations received <strong>by March 5.</strong></p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/Election-Button.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="right"/>Your Vote is Your Voice</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">In just six weeks, you will help determine State Bar of Wisconsin leadership. Ballots will be mailed out to all voting members of the State Bar by the second week of April. This is your chance to make your voice heard.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">This year, the State Bar President-elect candidates are Jill Kastner and Randy Nash, both of Milwaukee. Whoever is elected will serve as President beginning July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. In addition, the position of Secretary, Judicial Council representative, and several Board of Governors positions are up for election.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">To find information on State Bar elections, including position statements of presidential candidates, <a href="
https://www.wisbar.org/aboutus/leadership/Pages/2018-Elections.aspx">visit the elections page on WisBar.org</a>. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Make your voice heard – complete and return your ballot by April 27.</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:8pt;"><strong>Answers</strong>: <strong>1.</strong> The senior associate justice <strong>2.</strong> Equal Justice Under Law <strong>3.</strong> The Contemplation of Justice and The Guardian (or Authority) of Law</span></p>
<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 discounts and expires at midnight March 2, 2018. Discount applies to first time purchases/subscriptions only. It cannot be applied to previous purchases, auto-supplementation orders, or Books UnBound subscription renewals. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:8pt;">MKT506E </span></p>
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