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Discovering and Admitting AI Data in State and Federal Court: Part 2

This is the second of a two-part article on the discoverability and admissibility of artificial intelligence (AI) data. This part addresses the evidentiary issues that accompany the admissibility of AI and provides tips for attorneys and judges.

By Timothy D. Edwards & Hayley C. Rich-Noble

Early Neutral Evaluation and the Value of an Informed Second Opinion

Early neutral evaluation, an often-overlooked aspect of alternative dispute resolution, can help litigants by providing them with an informed basis upon which to either resolve or more efficiently litigate disputes.

By Katherine D. Spitz

Expanded Venue for Restraining Orders: Better Protection for Some Victims of Domestic Abuse

Expanded venue options for certain victims of domestic abuse might encourage more victims to obtain restraining orders and thereby save lives.

By Kari L. Niesen-LaScala

Opinions, Voices & Ideas

President's Message
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Generative AI
Ryan Billings came up with a mnemonic device as an ethics checklist for ever-changing GenAI tools. Consider the acronym SUBVERT.

Your State Bar
Valuing Our Community
Larry Martin says the State Bar of Wisconsin is a community where legal professionals can find common ground regardless of individual beliefs and backgrounds.

Practice Pulse
Getting Started with GenAI in Legal Practice
Bonnie Shucha offers advice for approaching generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in legal practice, examines types of GenAI tools and key policy considerations, and provides a step-by-step approach to building competence.

Learning to Learn
Empowering Paralegals: The Unsung Heroes of Wisconsin's Legal Landscape
The State Bar of Wisconsin supports the development of paralegals through a comprehensive certification program, targeted continuing legal education offerings, and robust networking opportunities. Theresa Elliott explains.

Ethics
Conflicts of Interest: How Close a Relationship Is Too Close?
Dean Dietrich advises lawyers to proceed cautiously when deciding whether to take a client who is suing a lawyer's employee's relative.

Technology
Hot Tech Gifts for 2024
It's the time of year when you treat yourself (or others) to new high-tech gadgets. Here are a few of Mike Eichacker's recommendations.

Women History Makers
Involved in Life: Christine Bremer Muggli on a Northwoods Practice
Shannon Green profiles Christine Bremer Muggli, partner in a personal injury practice in Wausau, who realized her vision of a legal career in service to the community.

Final Thought
Closing the Celebration but Continuing the Evolution: 150 Years of Wisconsin Women in the Law
We've come a long way since Lavinia Goodell became Wisconsin's first woman lawyer in 1874, but Mary Burke says we still can do better to celebrate and encourage women lawyers.