Features

Tough clients, tough issues: The proper approach to sensitive client discussions

Oct. 7, 2009 — Todd Scott offers a sampling of the tough client issues attorneys routinely encounter — from the super-saver client to the family client to the missing client — and some practical advice for dealing with the problems they create. Scott will speak on this issue at the Wisconsin Solo and Small Firm Conference.

Tort or taking? Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider legal consequence of property damage linked to sewer construction

Oct. 7, 2009 — A property owner alleged the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District owes it compensation for removing the groundwater that protected the wooden foundation of its building from rot. The district argues this claim only amounts to a tort, not a taking.

Judicial campaign conduct committee work necessary, but not easy, says founder

Oct. 7, 2009 — Lawyers, judges, and others gathered in Stevens Point to address a perceived increase of negativity in judicial races that threatens confidence in the courts. Former State Bar President Tom Basting said that a committee he organized to combat misleading campaign attacks was nearly undone by those same tactics.

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Earl Munson: A look back on United States v. The Progressive

The Dane County Bar, in celebration of its 150th anniversary, interviewed Madison lawyers to capture vignettes of local history. In this video, Earl H. Munson Jr. reminisces about the YMCA's significance as a noon time gathering place for lawyers and judges. He also talks about his experience representing The Progressive after the U.S. government attempted to restrain the magazine from publishing an article on how to build the H-bomb.