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    Wisconsin Lawyer
    August 01, 1999

    Wisconsin Lawyer August 1999

    Vol. 72, No. 8, August 1999

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    August CoverCops & Lawyers:
    Combining the Careers of
    Law Enforcement and
    the Practice of Law

    By Dianne Molvig

    Whatever the reasons to leave law enforcement to become lawyers, and vice versa, the people interviewed here agree that their knowledge and experience as both law enforcement officers and lawyers allow them to be more effective in the roles they play in the justice system.

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    Fair DealershipThe Wisconsin Fair
    Dealership Law's
    Territorial Imperative

    By Kevin L. Keeler

    In Morley-Murphy and Generac, the Seventh Circuit has narrowed the lost profits damages available under the WFDL to only those arising from sales in Wisconsin and has restricted WFDL protection to only those dealers, whether located in Wisconsin, who have a Wisconsin sales territory. While prescribing the reach of the WFDL for dealerships, these cases raise additional issues for future resolution.

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    Dog tagsA Primer on Dividing
    a Military Pension

    By David B. Halling
    & Wendy Drefahl

    Benefit payments to retiring military persons can be substantial additions to a marital estate. However, acquiring them for the divorcing nonmilitary spouse can be an intricate, illogical process loaded with traps for the unwary practitioner.

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    GunPractice Tips

    By Laura A. Przybylinski Finn

    Federal law prohibits persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence, regardless of conviction date and occupation, from possessing firearms and ammunition.

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    Columns

    *President's Message
    **Embracing a
    **"New Beginning"

    *Ethics
    **ABA to Evaluate Model Rules
    **of Professional Conduct

    *Ethics
    **E-99-1:
    **Lawyers Who Represent
    **Insurers and Insureds

    *Practice Tips
    **Those Convicted of
    **Domestic Violence
    **Cannot Possess Firearms

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    Letters

    *Legal News & Trends
    **Minority, Female Law School
    **Enrollment Climbs
    ** Pamphlet Helps
    ** Legal Services Consumers
    **Make Informed Choices

    *Lawyer Discipline

    Book Reviews

    *Supreme Court Orders
    **95-01: Publication
    **and Citation of Opinions
    **97-06: Prosecutor
    **Responsibilities
    **99-01: Court
    **Staffing Standards
    **99-02: Venue in
    **Incarcerated Persons Cases
    **99-04: Use of DOT
    **Operating Record Abstracts
    **in Criminal Proceeding
    **99-05: BAPR/BBE "Quorum"

    *Supreme Court Digest

    *Court of Appeals Digest

    *In the News

    *Marketplace

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