Data from the State Bar’s 2008 Economics of Practice Survey can guide you in making independent decisions about the business side of your law practice.

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 prohibits health insurance and employment discrimination based on a person’s genetic information. Although the Act allows use of genetic testing and information for specific, limited purposes, questions remain whether government and research institutions can safely regulate genetic tests and safeguard large databases of genetic information. The Act’s health insurance provisions become effective in May 2009 and the employment provisions in November 20

The author provides seven principles to help determine tribal court jurisdiction over non-tribe members following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Plains Commerce Bank applying the “Montana exceptions” to the general rule against a tribe’s lack of jurisdiction over nonmembers.

The State Bar of Wisconsin’s overriding goal remains the same: to keep getting better. Although the work is never finished, this report details some of the Bar’s efforts in four key areas in FY 2008: building relevance of the Bar to members, getting more members engaged in the Bar, and improving public access to and understanding of the justice system.

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Fiscal 2008 Financial Results at a Glance ...