Features

- What's Hot, What's Not: National Practice Trends 2021
- Legal industry experts discuss national trends and COVID-19 impacts on law firm profitability, billing structures, remote work, recruiting and retaining legal talent, and more.
- What's Hot, What's Not: Wisconsin Practice Trends 2021
- Five Wisconsin lawyers representing different geographic areas offer a snapshot of what they are experiencing amid a pandemic and what they anticipate their business to look like in the next few years.
- COVID-19 Vaccination: Legal Landscape & Challenges
- The authors discuss public health officials' authority regarding mass vaccination programs for COVID-19 and the circumstances under which individuals can object to vaccination requirements.
- Subchapter V Reorganizations: A Lifeline for Struggling Small Businesses
- The addition to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code of new small business reorganization provisions presents opportunities for some businesses to get out from under debt more quickly and cost effectively.

Opinions, Voices & Ideas

President's Message Starting 2021 on Strong Ground The State Bar continues to be a good steward of organizational resources, says Kathy Brost. She highlights what the State Bar is doing to help members and the public during the pandemic.	Your State Bar Words Do Matter Larry Martin cautions that the words and rhetoric people choose, particularly those in positions of authority, indeed do matter. To think otherwise is naive.
101 Backup Basics for Non-techies: Where to Start? Anyone's computer data can disappear, accidentally or intentionally. Chad Post urges you to prepare for when (not if) this happens to you, by putting in place a backup system.	Managing Risk 2020's Top 5 Risky Practice Areas Tom Watson says the practice area of estate, probate, and trust law drew the most malpractice claims in 2020. Use these data to reduce your malpractice risk in this and other practice areas in 2021.
Final Thought Pro Bono: Do Your Community (and Heart) Good Jerry Sternberg says providing pro bono representation is way to give to our communities and give back to the legal profession.