Aug. 1, 2012 – The year 2011 was eventful for Wisconsin and federal courts, legislative bodies, and administrative agencies, which addressed numerous issues that appeared in headlines across the state and the country – ranging from collective bargaining to campaign finance laws. Whether you’re looking to find out more about these developments, details of Wisconsin’s adoption of expansive tort-reform legislation (see chapters on Business and Securities Law, Evidence, and Torts), the Castle Doctrine (see chapter on Criminal Law and Torts), or even the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the late Anna Nicole Smith’s bankruptcy case (see chapter on Creditor/Debtor Law), you’ll find all those and more in the newest release of State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE^® Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law.

A Collective Product of Dozens of Attorney-Authors

Tracking all the past year’s many changes in the law, which can easily overwhelm an individual attorney, is easily managed thanks to the attorney-authors of the 2012 edition of Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law. Those 46 attorneys collectively spent hundreds of hours sifting through recent developments in the law. The result is a concise summary of the legal developments most significant to Wisconsin lawyers.

Coverage of 25 Diverse Areas of Law

Here are just a few of the many topics discussed in the 25 chapters of Annual Survey:

• Juvenile Law: A new Wisconsin statute that allows parents with legal custody of a child to delegate parental authority to a third party through a power of attorney

• Insurance Law: The repeal, effective Nov. 1, 2011, of most of the automobile-insurance-law amendments enacted in 2009

• Administrative Law, Business and Securities Law, and Environmental Law: New legislation that made substantive changes to Wisconsin’s administrative rulemaking process

• Labor and Employment Law and Municipal Law: The new Wisconsin statute allowing individuals to carry concealed weapons

• Civil Procedure: Legislation affecting venue in actions and appeals in which the sole defendant in the circuit court is the state or an agent of the state

• Elder Law and Health Law: A Wisconsin Court of Appeals opinion that addressed whether a person with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia may be involuntarily committed for treatment pursuant to the Wisconsin Mental Health Act, chapter 51 of the Wisconsin Statutes

• Business and Securities Law and Torts: A Wisconsin Supreme Court opinion that decided whether a corporate officer can be held personally liable for nonintentional torts committed within the scope of the officer’s employment

Order Today

The 2012 edition of Annual Survey, whose chapters each cover a different practice area, is available in print to members for $129 and $159 for nonmembers, plus tax and shipping. Subscribers to the Bar’s automatic supplementation service will receive future updates at a discount off the regular price. Annual subscriptions to Books UnBound start at $149 per title and $649 for the full library (single-user prices; call for law-firm pricing). To order or for more information, visit the WisBar Marketplace or call the State Bar at (800) 728-7788 or (608) 257-3838.