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    Wisconsin Lawyer
    November 01, 2001

    Wisconsin Lawyer November 2001

    Vol. 74, No. 11, November 2001


    Taking the Profession's Pulse: Bench-Bar Survey Reveals Lack of Local Court Rule Standards Among Concerns

    Taking the Profession's Pulse: Bench-Bar Survey Reveals Lack of Local Court Rule by Dianne Molvig

    Effective Nov. 1, civil litigants in cases before Chief Judge Barbara Crabb in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin may file virtually any pleadings in electronic format. Read how.

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    E-Filing in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin

    by Todd G. Smith

    The lack of local court rule standards ranks as the top concern for the legal profession, according to the 2001 Bench-Bar Survey. Incivility among lawyers and judges, difficulty in making claims against government entities, complicated appellate procedures, and stress are other top concerns that quicken the pulse of survey respondents.

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    Career Path: Effectively Managing Criticism to Improve Civility in Law Offices

    Career Path: Effectively Managing Criticism to Improve Civility in Law Officesby Ellen Ostrow

    Here are five suggestions that can help restore civility to law office relationships when responding to harsh, inappropriate, or ad hominem criticism.

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