Practicing solo or in a small firm is not for the faint of heart. This article distills from one lawyer's tumultuous experience four maxims relevant to private practice generally and especially to lawyers who operate their own firms. Fidelity to these maxims should produce a career that follows a path straighter, higher, and less painful than the author's.

Shaped by mentors, small-town law practice, and a willingness to grow through challenges, Dan Gartzke brings humor, humility, and a deep commitment to supporting others as he begins his year as president of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

Amid legal challenges to the Corporate Transparency Act and its beneficial ownership information reporting requirements, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an interim rule to narrow the scope of the reporting requirements. The author discusses the interim rule and state-level beneficial ownership requirements and pending legislation.

Learn how cognitive biases arise in the law, how they affect various aspects of legal practice, and how debiasing techniques can help cultivate a fairer legal system. Here are concrete strategies legal professionals can use to guard against unconscious mistakes and make decisions rooted in facts and equity, rather than mental shortcuts and flawed assumptions.