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

Features

• • U.S. Supreme Court Reporter Joan Biskupic on Chief Justice John Roberts
  • CNN Legal Analyst Joan Biskupic, who has covered the U.S. Supreme Court for decades, will discuss the court and her new biography on Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. at the State Bar of Wisconsin's Annual Meeting & Conference in June.

• • Celebrate Those Who Make a Difference: Honoring 16 Award Recipients
  • Here are judges, lawyers, legal workers, and law students honored for making a difference. Join the State Bar in honoring them at the annual Member Recognition Celebration on June 13.

Media

• Young Lawyers: Driving Innovation, Defining Our Future

State Bar

• State Bar Board Acts on OLR Petitions, Approves Budget, Takes Other Actions

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

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

Events

• Get Retirement Planning Tips at Annual Senior Lawyers Division CLE Program in May

New Products

• Help Clients Buy or Sell Property at the Right Time and Price

Practice

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

• Ethical Dilemmas:
  May I Advance Settlement Funds to a Client Before the Case Resolves?

• Putting 'Responsible' Back into the 'Lowest Responsible Bidder' Standard in Public Contracting

Court

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

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Official Notices

• Final Order 18-07: Amendments to SCR Chapter 40, Admission to the Bar

Features

• • OWI Law: U.S. Supreme Court Weighing Wisconsin Case on Implied Consent
  • The nation's High Court will soon decide whether Wisconsin's implied consent law allows warrantless blood draws on unconscious individuals arrested for drunk driving.

• • In Search of 2019 Wisconsin Legal Innovators:
    Refuse to Accept the Status Quo
  • As we begin our search for 2019 Wisconsin Legal Innovators, previous winners encourage the legal profession to celebrate those good ideas by nominating the next class of innovators.

Media

• We Need You: Improving Access to Justice in Wisconsin

State Bar

• Judge James Evenson Lifetime Jurist, 'One of the Finest'

Events

• Annual Conference Registration: Early Bird Rates End May 17

• 2019 Health, Labor, and Employment Law Institute Tackles Workplace Bullying, Internal Investigations, More

Practice

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

• Ethical Dilemma:
  My Client Needs a Guardian: May I Represent Someone Seeking that Appointment?

• Independent Contractor or Employee? Getting It Right When Classifying Workers

• Big Data: A Powerful Tool for Your Practice

Court

• Lawyers Petition for Voluntary State Bar of Wisconsin

• Supreme Court Elects Chief Justice Roggensack to Third Term as Chief Justice

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Official Notices

• Hearing to Reinstate Elvis C. Banks