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Profile: Gary L. Bakke
 by Dianne
Molvig
Status quo is not an option for the legal profession or for the State Bar. Incoming State
Bar President Gary L. Bakke hopes to lead for the future, bringing lawyers together to
address consequences of economic pressures, increased competition, and combative
lawyering, both in terms of the public's perception of the profession and lawyers'
personal lives.
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The IRA Maze: Finding
a Way Out
 by
Terry L. Campbell
The author breaks down the IRS rules for individual retirement accounts, highlighting
the basics of traditional IRAs, and provides a checklist of important terms, rules,
concepts, and deadlines regarding traditional IRA distributions.
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Estate Planning
for a Marital Property Interest in IRAs
by Andrew J. Willms
Author offers solutions to some tough questions posed by Wisconsin's
Marital Property Act.
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Funding the Credit
Shelter Trust with IRA Benefits
 by John A. Herbers
Paying IRA benefits to a credit shelter trust after the death of the married IRA owner
can minimize the income and estate tax on the IRA "pretax" assets after the client's
death, helping to preserve more of the estate for the benefit of the surviving spouse.
Full Story
Hausman v.
St. Croix Care Center:
Stretching the Employment-At-Will Doctrine
In Hausman v. St. Croix Care Center, the Wisconsin Supreme Court expanded the public
policy exception to the employment-at-will doctrine to protect private sector employees
who "whistle blow" when they have a legal duty to do so. The authors explore the
rationale behind the decision, the decision's effects, and the changes it has brought
about in employment and health care law.
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Profile:
Gary L. Bakke
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