What does it mean to join the State Bar of Wisconsin? For these new attorneys, the journey is personal, inspiring, and deeply meaningful. The State Bar is happy to welcome 67 new Wisconsin lawyers.

What happens when you don't have someone down the hall to ask for advice, swap referrals, or brainstorm about tough client issues? For small firm lawyers, that challenge is real. It’s why the Wisconsin Solo & Small Firm Conference is such a valuable opportunity, says attorneys Erin Ogden and Eliza Reyes.

A defendant's claim of constitutional violation from two criminal statutes covering similar facts, one of which set a mandatory minimum sentence, failed because no case limits prosecutorial discretion even if it could create a penalty for going to trial.

What does it take to lead a legal team with confidence and credibility? How do you balance managing people with your own legal work and client needs? These are real questions attorneys face when they step into supervisory roles. Abrielle Newman shares insights from her own career journey as a young lawyer taking on a leadership role.

With 11 new governors, the 53-member State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors (Board) approved a Nominating Committee for the spring election as well as voting to fill two vacancies on the Board that developed last summer.

Wisconsin is one of only three states in the country that still treat 17-year-olds as adults for criminal prosecution. The State Bar's Board of Governors hopes to change that.

A selection of recent Wisconsin case verdicts are shared below.