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- What's Hot, What's Not: National and Global Practice Trends 2013
- This report on what's going on in the legal profession looks at national and global market forces that affect the legal services market. The author predicts the total legal market will grow but will become even more segmented, with some less-innovative firms falling by the wayside.
- What's Hot, What's Not: Wisconsin Practice Trends 2013
- Borrowing a page from Robert Denney's national and global look at trends in the legal profession, Wisconsin and regional attorneys and practice management experts weigh in on practice and marketing trends in the Dairy State.
- Wisconsin's Wetland Reform Act
- Recent changes to Wisconsin law, effective on July 1, 2012, streamline the process of coordinating land development with protection of wetlands.

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Windows 8: A New (and Improved?) Operating System
In this video, Nerino Petro Jr. demonstrates the features of the Windows 8 operating system.

The Newest Big Issue: Non-Lawyer Ownership or Investment in Firms
See Bob Denney's article for background and a discussion of the pros and cons of this issue.

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