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Genetic testing: Is best interest of the child 'good cause'?

May 6, 2009 – Imagine this scenario: Child is diagnosed with multiple disabilities. Doctors would like parents to submit to DNA testing, which could lead to understanding the cause of the child's disabilities. Father agrees to testing; mother refuses. Stella Pagonis asks, does the court have authority to compel this mother to submit to a DNA test?

Counseling clients regarding a potential swine flu outbreak

May 6, 2009 – With the recent increase in the number of Swine Flu cases in Mexico and the United States, employees are asking what their employers are doing to prevent an outbreak in their workforce. Margaret Kurlinski and Christine Liu McLaughlin suggest lawyers take a common sense approach to advising their clients.

State Bar elections: Boll aims for more inclusive, responsive State Bar

May 6, 2009 – James C. Boll Jr. campaigned for a more open State Bar that better delivers services, improves communication with its membership, and – possibly – even becomes a voluntary association. Since winning the election April 24 to become president-elect, Boll is focusing on turning those ideas into actual change. He takes office on July 1.

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New thinking about old problems at Equal Justice Conference

May 6, 2009 – Community representatives committed to ensuring civil equal justice for low- and moderate-income people told stories of innovation and creative collaborations among lawyers, courts, and other professions at the April 28 conference. In this video, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Richard J. Sankovitz shares what he learned from the conference.