FinCEN has created new regulations affecting certain residential real estate transactions that take effect later this year. Violations potentially carry severe penalties. Real estate attorneys need to familiarize themselves with these regulations.

Judge Thomas Walsh asks lawyers and judges to reflect on the role we play each day in advancing the dignity of the profession and thereby the justice system, in the maintenance of the third branch of government and thereby the republic.

Over 60% of lawyers working in Wisconsin law firms are solo or small firm attorneys. For decades, the Wisconsin Solo & Small Firm Conference has been a gathering place for lawyers across the state. In this brief Q&A, Erin Ogden expands on the benefits of WSSFC to attorneys.

It can be challenging to request government records that aren't already in a searchable database. Law librarian Carol Hassler discusses how to navigate Wisconsin's public records system, offering practical tools and strategies for locating and requesting government records.

The State Bar of Wisconsin is looking for attorneys to lead the practice of law in our state into the future. State Bar President-elect Stephen Sawyer invites lawyers to take this opportunity to make a difference to the practice of law in Wisconsin.

Keep your practice up to date with books from State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE, including these newly released or newly supplemented volumes.