Nov. 2, 2011 – 2011 AB 30 expands the legal tools available to parents who need assistance in caring for their children. Randi Othrow and Dyann Hafner explain that parents struggling with medical, emotional, or addiction issues may designate an appropriate adult to care for their children as may parents who are sentenced to jail, are in the military, or are away from home because of other responsibilities.

Nov. 2, 2011 – Milwaukee trial lawyer Amelia McCarthy of Gass Weber Mullins LLC didn't know what to expect when she requested a 26-month sabbatical for an African Peace Corps mission. Now back at home, she recalls an inspirational and heartbreaking journey.

Nov. 2, 2011 – Wisconsin Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 20:1.15 is a hefty one involving trust accounting. As State Bar of Wisconsin Ethics Counsel Tim Pierce might say, it's a rule that is "fraught with ethical pitfalls." In this article, Mary Hoeft Smith of the Office of Lawyer Regulation explains some of the major pitfalls that can ensnare Wisconsin lawyers.