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The Effect of Jandrt
on Satellite Litigation
 by
Janine P. Geske &
William C. Gleisner III
The supreme court's decision to uphold a frivolous litigation sanction in Jandrt v. Jerome
Foods Inc. will alter the nature of satellite litigation under sections 802.05 and 814.025
and may very well change the overall practice methods of all civil litigators in
Wisconsin.
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Story
Truth-in-Sentencing
Comes to Wisconsin
 by
Michael B. Brennan &
Donald V. Latorraca
Each house of the Wisconsin Legislature has passed a version of legislation reclassifying
crimes and otherwise implementing Truth-in-Sentencing, but those versions have
not been reconciled. Until such a reconciled version is passed, here's a look at Wisconsin's
new determinate sentencing law today.
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Mid-1800s to Early
1900s:
Practicing in the Wilds of Manitowoc County
 by James Sibree Anderson
Judge James Sibree Anderson brings to life the pioneering folk who practiced law in the
wilderness of Wisconsin's Manitowoc County and beyond. This excerpt from Judge Anderson's recollections
was first published in 1921 in Pioneer Courts
and Lawyers of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
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Story
Practice Tips
 by Mary Hoeft Smith
Wisconsin lawyers who do not comply with the Trust Account Overdraft Reporting
Rule by filing their Overdraft Reporting Agreement and/or "Exhibit A" with the
Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility by June 30, 2000, may be found in
violation of SCR 20:1.15(n).
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