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    Wisconsin Lawyer
    December 01, 1997

    Wisconsin Lawyer December 1997

    Vol. 70, No. 12, December 1997

     

    1997 Bench-Bar Survey:
    Views from Both Sides of the Bench

    Bench Bar Surveyo spark a lively debate amongst a room full of judges and lawyers, all one need do is mention certain topics: judge substitutions; local rules of civil procedure; the role of court commissioners in the judicial system; civility within the legal profession; judicial salaries. Last spring, 1,154 randomly selected lawyers and all 405 active and reserve judges were polled on these and other subjects in the 1997 Bench-Bar Survey. The findings revealed surprises in some areas and confirmed long-held assumptions in others. Here is a synopsis of the survey's results.

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    Wisconsin's Do Not Resuscitate Bracelet
    Law Raises Legal and Medical Issues

    AmbulancePhysicians now can provide a do not resuscitate (DNR) order in the form of a bracelet for their terminally ill adult patients who request it. But many questions remain.

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    Regulating the Legal Profession:
    BAPR Annual Report

    Statue of JusticeAmong its achievements in fiscal 1997, BAPR continued to improve the timeliness of investigations, disposing of 1,479 grievances in an average time of 4.4 months.

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