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<h2 style="color: #054f8e; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/People_Suck_200w.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="146" align="right"/>Because Some People Make You Want to Scream</h2>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Classic movie buffs may recognize this exchange from <em>An Affair to Remember</em> when Carey Grant’s character answers the question, “What makes life so difficult?” with one word, “People.” </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">While his response was somewhat flippant in the midst of a serious conversation, it rings true for anyone who’s had to work with a constantly frustrating person (client or coworker). Sometimes, dealing with difficult people can drain your energy more than actual tasks.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">So, what can you do about it?
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>While they seek attention, try seeking intention.</strong> Do your best to think about why they may be uncooperative or acting out. Is there something you can do to alleviate their concerns so they’ll work with you? Also, share your intentions with them. They might be getting defensive because they’re misunderstanding the circumstances. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Keep your cool.</strong> Losing your temper is a quick way to lose control of the situation. Your ability to stay calm in the midst of their storm displays an unshakable quality that can grab their attention and earn you the respect of your colleagues. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Show respect.</strong> Always speak with respect. Name calling or belittling are obvious no-nos, but make sure you’re not being condescending or patronizing. While talking down to anyone is never a good idea, talking down to a
difficult person is a recipe for escalation. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Change the subject.</strong> Sometimes people want to dwell so long on what’s wrong that they should put up a tent and sleep there. Take control of these negative conversations by simply changing the subject. Ask questions about the new topic to keep the dialogue progressing in a more constructive way. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">If you’re having trouble dealing with difficult people at work (or at home), check out these insightful articles for more advice.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/communication-success/201309/ten-keys-handling-unreasonable-difficult-people">Ten Keys to Handling Unreasonable & Difficult People</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="
http://www.businessinsider.com/9-useful-strategies-to-dealing-with-difficult-people-at-work-2011-6">Nine Useful Strategies to Deal with Difficult People at Work</a></p>
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<h3 style="color: #054f8e; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/Succession_175w.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="113" align="right"/>Plan for the Unpleasant</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">What would happen to your practice if you became incapacitated? Do you or your organization have a method in place for transferring your clients to someone else? Having a successor is an important part of ethical practice.
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">The State Bar’s new Succession Planning Registry can help you ensure that your clients’ matters will not be neglected – and your family will not be burdened – if you die or become incapacitated while practicing. The Succession Planning Registry allows you to name your successor with the State Bar. Judges, clients, and others can submit a request for the name of your successor if necessary.
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">To register your successor:</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>Log in to WisBar.org
</li><li>Select the <em>my</em>StateBar tab </li><li>Click the <em>my</em>Profile tab </li><li>Scroll down to the Advanced Profile area
</li><li>Enter the name(s) of your successor(s)
</li><li>Check the box to indicate you have reviewed the necessary information and had the appropriate discussions with your successor(s)
</li><li>Click the Submit Advanced Profile button</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">You can also watch this helpful <a href="
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4rKxKXSTrY&feature=youtu.be">tutorial</a> on using the registry. For more on ethical considerations and suggestions for selecting a successor, check out “<a href="
https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/WisconsinLawyer/Pages/Article.aspx?Volume=91&Issue=3&ArticleID=26214">Lawyer Death or Disability: Who Will Protect Your Clients?</a>” in the latest issue of <em>Wisconsin Lawyer</em>™ magazine.</p>
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<h3 style="color: #054f8e; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span 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"/></span>AMC 2018 Takes You<br />on a Learning Journey</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 7px;">It’s an education vacation. Earn up to 12 CLE credits (including EPR, LAU, and LPM credits) while enjoying the luxurious Grand Geneva Resort & Spa at the 2018 <a href="
https://www.wisbar.org/AMC/2018/Pages/default.aspx">Annual Meeting & Conference</a>. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Go behind-the-scenes on today’s hottest topics:</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>Privacy in the age of smartphones
</li><li>Cybersecurity risks and responses
</li><li>Implicit bias in the legal profession
</li><li>Lawyers in politics
</li><li>Digital forensic technology
</li><li>Mining vs. tribal rights
</li><li>Lawyer well-being</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Plus, take a closer look at substantive subjects like:</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>Litigation
</li><li>Trademark law
</li><li>Estate planning
</li><li>Disaster preparation
</li><li>Debts and bankruptcy
</li><li>Criminal law procedure
</li><li>Succession planning for law firms
</li><li>Wisconsin Supreme Court petitions</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Register by May 21 for early-bird savings</strong>. Also,<strong> reserve your hotel room by May 21</strong> for guaranteed availability and discounted conference rates. Visit <a href="
https://www.wisbar.org/AMC/2018/Pages/default.aspx">amc.wisbar.org</a> for all the details.</p>
<p style="color: #054f8e; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><strong>NRLD Hosts CLE Program and Reception</strong> </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">The Nation’s Capital Nonresident Lawyers Division of the State Bar invites area members to attend a free CLE program and networking reception in Washington, D.C. Come meet State Bar officers and staff. Guests are welcome.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">CLE Program: <em>DC Federal Ethics Rules</em> </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Wednesday, April 11, 2018<br />
6 - 7:30 p.m. <br />
Hamilton’s Bar & Grill<br />
233 2nd St. NW <br />
Washington, D.C.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>RSVP by noon on April 4</strong> by calling (800) 728-7788 or emailing <a href="
mailto:RSVP@wisbar.org">RSVP@wisbar.org</a> with your name, the name of your guest, and your State Bar ID number. Be sure to mention event code SA7279. </p>
<p style="color: #054f8e; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>State Bar Entities Offer Support for Upcoming CLE Program
</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">The Government Lawyers Division and State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE<sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">®</sup> are co-producing <em>Freedom of Speech in the Workplace: Exploring the Rights of Public and Private Employees</em>. This program is also endorsed by the Labor and Employment Law Section and the Civil Rights & Liberties Section.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Examine the sometimes fine line separating speech protections for employees vs. private citizens. Find out what's allowable on more controversial topics such as politics and speech involving protected classes of people. <a href="
https://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/eventproductsearch.aspx?k=freedom&ActiveTab=2">Register today!</a></p>
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<h3 style="color: #054f8e; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/Discussions_125w.jpg" alt="" width="100" 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. The meetings are completely free (even the parking) and no long-term commitment is required. <a href="
https://www.wisbar.org/formembers/wislap/Pages/Support-Groups.aspx">Learn more</a>. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Groups are facilitated by WisLAP Coordinator Matt MacWilliams – a licensed attorney who actively practiced law for more than a decade.</p>
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Next Meeting Date & Time</strong><br />
March 26<br />
4:30-6:00 p.m.<br />
</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>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">In the late 1800’s, a separate bar admission was required to practice before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Rhoda Lavinia Goodell, a Janesville lawyer, represented a widow in a case that was eventually appealed to the Supreme Court. <a href="
https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/supreme/docs/famouscases08.pdf">Her petition to practice before the Court was denied</a> partly due to state statute governing admission to the bar which only contained masculine pronouns. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">After her denial, Lavinia then began a campaign to change the state statute governing admission to the bar. The Wisconsin Legislature passed a bill prohibiting denial of admission to the bar on the basis of gender and it was signed into law on March 22, 1877.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">You can learn more here:
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="
http://womeninwisconsin.org/lavinia-goodell/">Wisconsin Women Making History</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">
<a href="
https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/InsideTrack/Pages/Article.aspx?Volume=7&Issue=5&ArticleID=23909">Lavinia Play Chronicles Life of the First Wisconsin Woman Admitted to the Bar</a></p>
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