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What's Hot, What's Not: National Practice Trends 2019

Legal industry experts highlight national trends, including business development, meeting client needs, talent recruitment, succession planning, and technology. Wisconsin lawyers can seize on opportunities and determine where to put their time and energy to build momentum in 2019.

By Ed Finkel

What's Hot, What's Not: Wisconsin Practice Trends 2019

Wisconsin lawyers and an IT professional bring it home, talking about hot areas of practice and technology and practice management issues that keep them awake at night and offer their insights for the year ahead.

By Christopher Cody Shattuck

Top 18 Legal Technology Developments of 2018

A national legal tech expert highlights the most important developments in 2018, from analytics and artificial intelligence to legal research, the ethics of using technology, and access to justice issues. These developments create the momentum for an interesting year ahead.

By Robert J. Ambrogi

As I See It
Due Process and the Involuntary Intoxication Defense

The Wisconsin Legislature repealed the voluntary intoxication defense in 2014. This author believes it should be restored, given that the defense struck a workable balance between criminal due process rights and the public's interest in holding defendants responsible for their actions.

By Storm Larson

Opinions, Voices & Ideas

President's Message
The Times They are a-Changin'
Chris Rogers urges lawyers to take the lead in using technology innovations to create opportunities and growth.

Your State Bar
Young Lawyers Lead the Way
Larry Martin says our young lawyers are not just tomorrow's leaders. They are shaping and defining us today.

On Balance
Will 2019 Be the Year of Well-Being in Law?
Paula Davis-Laack spotlights the rise to the forefront of lawyer well-being, building on many years of research and training by experts and volunteers, both nationwide and in Wisconsin.

Solutions
Getting Paid: Trends You Need to Know
Whether to accept online payments is no longer a question. Amy Mann gives the whys and hows for reducing friction in billing and payments processes.

Ethics
Spare 'Cc' and 'Bcc' When Emailing Opposing Counsel
Keeping clients informed is vital, but automatically and routinely copying them in on such communications with other parties' lawyers is not a good idea, says Dean Dietrich.

Managing Risk
Cybersecurity – Is Your Law Firm at Risk?
Tom Watson reminds lawyers to protect against the inevitable risks posed by hacking, phishing, ransomware, and other dangers to computer security.

Final Thought
Leap of Faith
T.R. Williams says she found the confidence to reimagine her future when she took the bold step of proceeding not according to plan.