Wisconsin Law Journal articles

Recent articles from Wisconsin Law Journal

Commentary: How is the State Bar of Wisconsin spending your money?
July 7, 2009... Byline: Jack Zemlicka The State Bar of Wisconsin is heading into the end of its 2009 fiscal year with a $50,000 budget deficit - and some bar members want more information on how their money is being spent. Several members of the Board of Governors, including President-elect Douglas...

U.S. Supreme Court rules results of drug test testimonial.
July 6, 2009... Byline: David Ziemer Reports by laboratory analysts are testimonial evidence, the U.S. Supreme Court held on June 25. As a result, defendants have a Sixth Amendment right to cross-examine the analyst who performed the tests. Prosecutors may not simply introduce such reports...

Commentary: 'Drowning in e-mail?' Give Xobni a try.
July 6, 2009... Byline: Jane Pribek Everybody loves free stuff - especially free stuff that has actual value. Periodically, I devote an article to freebies on the Web that may be useful for lawyers. It's been several months since the last one, so here's the latest -- Xobni for Outlook. When you go...

7th Circuit opinion says 'independent' might replace 'de novo'.
July 6, 2009... Byline: David Ziemer Just as attorneys once had to learn to substitute claim preclusion and issue preclusion for res judicata and collateral estoppel, the day may be coming when independent replaces de novo. In a June 29 Seventh Circuit opinion, Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, writing...

Personal injury lawyers face issues with loans.
July 6, 2009... Byline: Jack Zemlicka Patience is a virtue, and that is especially true in personal injury cases, notes veteran attorney D. Michael Guerin. But as the recession drags on, cash-strapped victims are increasingly turning toward companies that offer advances to pay bills while their...