Features

• • Empirics in Law: A Scientific Approach to Improving Access to Justice
  • The medical profession uses empirical data, often from randomized control trials, to make better decisions about health care. Can the legal profession do the same?

• • #MeToo and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Has Anything Changed?
  • In the #MeToo era, employees are still faced with substantial challenges when bringing claims of sexual harassment in federal court. Katherine L. Charlton discusses a recent court of appeals case decision that is a reminder of the importance of documentation.

Media

• Law Firm Websites: Cater to the Client, Build Your Online Presence

State Bar

• Influence the Profession, Make Connections: Serve on a State Bar Committee

• ABA Delegates Sought for Two-year Terms – One Seat Reserved for a Young Lawyer

Member Services

• The Secrets of Selecting Practice Management Software

Events

• Register Now for the Wisconsin Equal Justice Conference

New Products

• The Practical Guide for Defense: Wisconsin Criminal Defense Manual

Practice

• West's Jury Verdicts, Bench Decisions, Settlements, and Arbitration Awards

• Legal Research: A Primer on Patent Resources

• A Seismic Shift for Providers: The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act

Court

• Federal Lawsuit: “Indigent Defense in Wisconsin Has Reached a State of Crisis”

• Noise Nuisance: Each Concert is a Separate Event for Notice of Injury Purposes

• Supreme Court: Bank Not Liable for Embezzlement by Client’s Employee

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Around The State

• 110 Teams to Compete in Wisconsin's High School Mock Trial Regional Competition

Features

• • Three Women Lawyer-Leaders Make WAAL History
  • "We get the job done," says Makda Fessahaye, one of three women leading the charge at the Wisconsin Association of African-American Lawyers (WAAL).

• • Q&A with State Bar President-elect Candidates
  • How can the State Bar serve the membership? What is the future of the legal profession? The 2019 candidates answer these questions and more.

Media

• Improving Negotiation Effectiveness

State Bar

• Law Foundation Grants Available for Charitable and Public Education Programs

• ABA Delegates Sought for Two-year Terms – One Seat Reserved for a Young Lawyer

Events

• Gain Insights in Law, Politics, and Practice at June Annual Conference in Green Bay

• Diversity Program: Solving Gender-related Challenges

New Products

• Don't Lose Before Starting: Learn the Rules for Suing the State with Governmental Claims and Immunities

Rotunda Report

• Governor's Budget Proposes Reinvestment in Criminal Justice

Practice

• West's Jury Verdicts, Bench Decisions, Settlements, and Arbitration Awards

• AI: Helping to Streamline Your Research

• An Effective Mediation Tool: Listening

Court

• Facebook “Friending” Between Judge and Litigant Created Risk of Bias

• Ordinance Banning Scabby the Rat Display Did Not Violate Union’s Free Speech Rights

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Around The State

• 22 Mock Trial Teams Headed to Semifinals in Madison

Official Notices

• Final Order 18-06: Modifying Requirements for Certain Court Staff to File an Annual Statement of Economic Interests

• Hearing Order 19-01: Petition to Allow Digital Audio Reporting as an Accepted Court Reporting Method

• Hearing Order 19-02: Petition for the Creation of a Pilot Project and Interim Court Rule Governing Electronic Filing in the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court

Features

• • Proposed Bill Expands Expungement Law, Clinic Helping People Now
  • Volunteer lawyers are helping citizens remove inaccurate information from criminal background reports, removing one barrier to employment. A pending bill would expand opportunities to request expungement of certain criminal convictions on court records.

• • A Barrier Removed: New Federal Legislation Addresses Pets of Abuse Victims
  • A new federal law expands protections for domestic abuse victims with provisions that apply to the victim's household pets, emotional support and service animals.

Media

• Justice Daniel Kelly: Liberty Rests Upon Equal Justice

State Bar

• End-of-Life Planning: Free Guide Starts the Conversation

• State Bar Elections: Cast Your Ballots, Due by April 26

• Influence the Profession, Make Connections: Serve on a State Bar Committee

Events

• Starting a Solo Firm? Find Out How at 'Considerations for Starting a Law Practice' on May 4

New Products

• Navigate Your Next Juvenile Court Case with Newly Updated State Bar Resources

Rotunda Report

• Spring Update: Status of Important Legislation

Practice

• West's Jury Verdicts, Bench Decisions, Settlements, and Arbitration Awards

• Proposed Rule Changes Impact How Discipline Cases Handled in Wisconsin

• Top 8 Practice Takeaways from the 2019 ABA Techshow

Court

• State Supreme Court Rules for Law Firm in Estate Administration Case

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Around The State

• 'This Is the Future:' High School Mock Trial Brings Together Judges, Attorneys, and Students

• Grant Funds Available for Civil Legal Services to Low Income, Native American, and Agricultural Workers for 2020

Official Notices

• Hearing to Reinstate James M. Schoenecker

Features

• • James Forman Jr.: "This is the Civil Rights Issue of My Generation"
  • Yale Law Professor James Forman Jr., a featured speaker at the State Bar of Wisconsin's 2019 Annual Meeting and Conference in June, talks about mass and disparate incarceration, the subject of his 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning book.

• • Proposed Changes to Wisconsin Child Placement and Support Laws
  • A Legislative Council Study Committee recently proposed changes to child placement and support laws in Wisconsin. Tiffany Highstrom reviews the committee’s proposals and their potential impact on family law.

Media

• #MeToo: Changing the Legal Culture

State Bar

• State Bar President-elect Post Goes to Kathleen Brost

• Bar Exam: Welcome to 19 New Lawyers

• Annual Court Assessments and Dues: Statement Arriving Soon

• Know a Wisconsin Legal Innovator? Are You One? Nominate by June 30

Events

• Annual Conference Registration: Early Bird Rates End May 17

Practice

• West's Jury Verdicts, Bench Decisions, Settlements, and Arbitration Awards

• Legal Research:
  Entertainment and Sports Law Resources

Court

• Lawyers Challenge State Bar's Mandatory Status in Federal Lawsuit

• Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Firearm Advertising Website

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Official Notices

• Public Hearing 19-04: Appointment and Training of OLR Referees

• Public Hearing 19-05: Afford OLR Referees More Authority

• Order 19-02: Pilot Project Governing Electronic Filing in the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court

• Order 19-01: Amendments to Court Rules and Procedural Statutes Relating to Making the Record

Features

• • Fifth Annual Wisconsin Law Blogs: 76 Blogs Find Their Legal Niche
  • The Fifth Annual list of Wisconsin law blogs shows lawyers continue to blog on developments in niche areas, providing a primary source of legal information.

• • Petition Calls on Supreme Court to Reinstate Lawyer Ghostwriting Rule
  • Under a pending petition, lawyers would once again be able to help self-represented litigants draft court documents without identifying themselves to avoid representation entanglements.

Media

• Emerging – Help Your Clients Navigate the New Hemp/CBD Industry

State Bar

• Judge Michael Dwyer: Improving Family Law, Meeting Needs of Self-Represented Parties

• Trailblazer: Miriam Horwitz Receives First Diversity Award

• Marquette Admissions: Welcome to 155 New Lawyers

• UW Admissions: New Beginnings and Family Traditions

Events

• Celebrate a Legacy: Event for Justice Shirley Abrahamson is June 18

New Products

• Keep Vital Statutes and Regulations by Your Side with State Bar of Wisconsin Codebooks

Rotunda Report

• State Budget Proposal Moving with Private Bar, ADA, and SPD Pay Increases

Practice

• West's Jury Verdicts, Bench Decisions, Settlements, and Arbitration Awards

• Legal Research: Are You a Google Scholar?

Court

• Supreme Court Sides with Parents in Grandparent Visitation Case

• Inquiries on Concealed Carry Permit Did Not Unlawfully Extend Traffic Stop

• Decision: Courts Don’t Have Inherent Authority to Terminate Probation Early

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Official Notices

• Order 13-11B: Pro Hac Vice Applications

Features

• • Class of 1969: Wisconsin Lawyers Take Flight as We Land on the Moon
  • This year, State Bar of Wisconsin members who graduated law school in 1969 celebrate 50 years in the legal profession. In this article, learn some of their stories.

• • Phyllis Frye: The Grandmother of the Transgender Rights Movement
  • Phyllis Frye, an attorney and judge in Texas, became an open transgender woman in the 1970s, and has fought to promote and protect transgender rights ever since. She is a featured speaker at the upcoming Health, Labor, and Employment Law Institute.

Media

• Eviction Defense: Volunteer Attorneys Assert Tenant Rights

State Bar

• 'Help Your Colleagues': More than $207K Reimbursed for Lawyer Theft

• Solo and Small-firm Lawyers: Who's Your Mentor?

• Executive Committee Takes Up Keller Dues Evaluation Aug. 23 for Fiscal Year 2021

Events

• Stay Up to Date on the Latest Trends at the 2019 Health, Labor, and Employment Law Institute

• Attorney General Josh Kaul to Speak at Indian Law CLE in August

New Products

• Tackle Marital Property Issues Efficiently with 'Marital Property Law & Practice in Wisconsin'

Rotunda Report

• Private Bar Rate Increase an Historic Investment in Justice

Practice

• West's Jury Verdicts, Bench Decisions, Settlements, and Arbitration Awards

• Ethical Dilemma:
  Job Negotiations and Conflicts

• Consequences of Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors

• Federal Ozone Litigation: What's at Stake for Wisconsin

• Trauma-informed Care and the Role of Guardian ad Litem

Court

• Wisconsin Supreme Court Dismisses Voluntary Bar Petition

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Official Notices

• Order 19-14: Amending Rules to Create a Voluntary State Bar of Wisconsin

• Order 13-11C: Amending SCR 10.03(4)(b)2 Relating to Pro Hac Vice Applications

• Order 19-04: Amending Rules Regarding OLR Referee Appointment and Training

• Order 19-05: Amending Rules Regarding OLR Referee Authority