Features

• • Legal Malpractice Claims: How Long Do I Have to Worry?
  • In 2018, the statute of limitation for tort claims of legal malpractice was shortened from six to three years. However, this change may not reduce the potential exposure period for legal mistakes, says Amy Risseeuw.

• • State Bar Elections: Meet Your President-elect Candidates
  • Grant Birtch and Kathleen Brost, candidates for State Bar of Wisconsin president-elect post, have a lot in common. Both work in Neenah. Both graduated from U.W. Law School in the 1990s. And both have a lot of solo and/or small-firm experience.

Media

• Prepare for Tomorrow, Today: Improve Systems and Processes

State Bar

• Devin Martin: Amplifying Your Voice to Effect Positive Change

• Run for Government, Nonresident, or Young Lawyers Divisions Board Positions

• Boost Your Career: Run for a Position in the State Bar Board of Governors

Events

• Registration Opens for June Annual Conference in Green Bay

New Products

• Guardian ad Litem: Gain Insight on Serving Vulnerable Individuals' Best Interests

Practice

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

• Ethical Dilemma
  Duty of Candor: Must I Correct Information That May Damage My Client's Case?

• A New Pass-through Entity Tax-saving Opportunity

• The Wisconsin Lawyer's Guide to Earning, Tracking, and Reporting CLE

Court

• Amid Shutdown, Federal Courts in Wisconsin Using Fees to Fund Operations (UPDATED)

• Supreme Court Upholds Restitution Amount in Burglary Case

• Known Danger Exception Bars Governmental Immunity for City of New Berlin

• Supreme Court: Expunged OWI Counts as a Prior OWI Conviction

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Features

• • E-Cigarettes: Increasing Usage Among Teens Triggers Regulation, Lawsuits
  • Regulation and lawsuits take aim at e-cigarette makers, alleging marketing efforts have targeted young populations and contributed to a new class of nicotine addiction.

• • Rise of the Machines: Wearable Technology in the Workplace
  • Assistive technology is becoming more prevalent and accepted in the workplace. Eric Meier discusses some of the latest technology and legal considerations surrounding the employee data that is captured by wearable technology.

Media

• Women in the Law: Candid Discussions

State Bar

• Board Discusses Potential OLR Rule Changes, Proposed State Bar Budget

• Admitted in 1969: State Bar Honors 268 50-year Members

• 50 or More Pro Bono Hours in 2018? Certify Now for Pro Bono Honor Society

• Boost Your Career: Run for a Position in the State Bar Board of Governors

Rotunda Report

• State Bar Response to Criminal Justice Budget Initiative

Practice

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

• Ethical Dilemmas:
  Using a Single Trust Account: What About Insurance?

• Crime Victim Rights: Marsy's Law Comes to Wisconsin

• Machinery is Now Tax-exempt: Is Your Construction Client Wrongfully Taxed?

Court

• Supreme Court Says City Must Resolve Farmland Fencing Dispute

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

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Official Notices

• Final Order: 18-04: Pro Hac Vice Admission for Nonresident ICWA Counsel

Features

• • Supreme Court Candidates Highlight Judicial Philosophies, Debate Other Issues
  • The candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court – Brian Hagedorn and Lisa Neubauer – discussed a number of different topics in a debate last week, including Roe v. Wade, the right to bear arms, judicial philosophy, and judicial recusal rules.

• • Written Interrogatories as a Discovery Tool: Learning to Count to 25
  • Wisconsin now has a limit on the number of written interrogatories. Ralph Tease and David Blinka share their thoughts on the impact of this new limitation, and what it may mean in civil litigation.

Media

• Woman, Law Partner, Mother: Showcase Who You Are

State Bar

• Elections: Who Will Represent You on the State Bar Board of Governors?

• Apply for Scholarships to the Family Law Workshop by April 1

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

Events

• Young Lawyers: Learn to Navigate Your Career at March 29 Conference

New Products

• How to Gain Essential Tips and Avoid Pitfalls on Worker's Compensation Cases

Practice

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

• Ethical Dilemmas:
  When Duty to Client Rule and Judge's Order Conflicts

• Employer Obligations When Using Third Parties to Conduct Background Checks

Court

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

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Official Notices

• Notice of State Bar Bylaw Amendment: Allowing Electronic Voting for Officers and Members of the State Bar Board of Governors