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    November 12, 2025
Transactional Law 
The name of the new deduction "No Tax on Tips" sounds simple, but it's not. Employers and employees may experience surprises with the promise of lower taxable income.

Ethical Dilemmas 
Ethical Dilemma: Handling Trust Accounts without Checks
Electronic banking has changed how lawyers use trust accounts, but the core obligations under SCR 20:1.15 still exist. OLR Trust Account Program Administrator Travis Stieren explains what the rule does and does not require when you can't write checks on your trust account.

Client Protection Fund 
Your Client Claims Attorney Misconduct – Now What?
The Wisconsin Lawyers Fund for Client Protection helps clients who have suffered a financial loss due to attorney misconduct. What should you do if a claim is made against you?

Trial Tips 
The Jurors Spoke. I Listened. Here's What I'll Do Differently Next Time
From courtroom demeanor to expert clarity to the power of a well-placed banana, jurors had a lot to say about what works at trial. Defense litigator Heather Nelson shares their frank reactions and her own takeaways when she spoke with jurors from two of her trials.

WisBar Court Review 
Court of Appeals: Controlled Substance Violation Doesn't Get Hemp Regulatory Protection
A hemp processor’s products alleged with as much as 40 times the legal limit for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) resulted in a controlled substances criminal charge – not a hemp grower regulatory violation requiring administrative referral for criminalprosecution.

Landlord-Tenant Law 
Proper Remedies Under a Void Lease: Koble v. Marquardt
A current case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court speaks to remedies for tenants when landlords omit required provisions in their lease agreements, making them void and unenforceable. Sam Hutchison discusses the case and arguments made on each side regarding the proper remedy.

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