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Scope of proposed electronic discovery rules debated at public hearing

Feb. 3, 2010 — Some say a petition for new rules governing discovery of electronically stored information is insufficient to tackle this emerging area of law. A debate over its merits occurred during a Jan. 21 public hearing at the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Fundamental changes in federal estate tax law poses challenges for estate planners

Feb. 3, 2010 — While the very mention of the words, "tax law" causes many lawyers to break out in a cold sweat, it is important that lawyers have a fundamental understanding of the impact of the repeal of the estate tax in 2010. It changes estate plannin g for all practitioners.

Justices to consider defendant's use of prior false allegations of sexual assault

Feb. 3, 2010 — After a girl accused her biological father of sexual assault, she claimed that the man who adopted her also improperly touched her. The state hopes this case will set a new standard for establishing falsity of prior allegations because Wisconsin presently has one of the laxest standards in the nation.

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State Bar elections: Candidates make pitch for president-elect seat

Feb. 3, 2010 — State Bar president-elect candidates Jay A. Urban, Margaret W. Hickey, Sarah (Sally) Fry Bruch, and James M. Brennan appear on video to explain what they hope to accomplish when they become State Bar president, after serving a year as president-elect. State Bar members will vote by mailed ballots in April.

Meet the 2010 State Bar election officer candidates