Featured articles from Wisconsin Lawyer. en-us http://www.wisbar.org/wl/ Copyright 2009, State Bar of Wisconsin webmaster@wisbar.org Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:00:09 CST Saturday Sunday http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~3/475096828/template.cfm By clarifying and expanding key terms, Congress intends the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 to restore the ADA as a clear and comprehensive national mandate for eliminating discrimination against a broadly defined class of disabled individuals. Read how the Act alters the scope of the ADA in the workplace, effective Jan. 1, 2009.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~4/475096828" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=76231&feed=wl_features http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~3/475096823/template.cfm February 12, 2009 is the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Lincoln arguably has done more than any other individual to shape America. He influenced and was influenced by powerful legal and political currents that continue to play a vital role in shaping American law, including the law of Wisconsin. This is the first of three articles that will examine the legal connections between Lincoln and Wisconsin.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~4/475096823" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=76233&feed=wl_features http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~3/475096824/template.cfm This new membership benefit provides all State Bar members with free access to an alternative, comprehensive, easy-to-use legal research tool.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~4/475096824" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=76257&feed=wl_features http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~3/481787532/template.cfm A recent analysis of mock trial data determined that in assessing damages, factors other than political leaning are more useful in predicting if a juror will award large or small damage amounts. Read what social-political attitudes are more predictive of juror behavior than party affiliation.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~4/481787532" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=76333&feed=wl_features http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~3/452287082/template.cfm 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 2009.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~4/452287082" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=75594&feed=wl_features http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~3/452287075/template.cfm 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.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~4/452287075" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=75595&feed=wl_features http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~3/458597828/template.cfm 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.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~4/458597828" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=75768&feed=wl_features http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~3/472879071/template.cfm 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.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~4/472879071" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=76193&feed=wl_features http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~3/415894451/template.cfm Three young Wisconsin attorneys work as teachers and mentors to help strengthen the rule of law in Afghanistan.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~4/415894451" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=74915&feed=wl_features http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~3/415894452/template.cfm Wisconsin's Deceptive Trade Practices Act prohibits untrue, deceptive, or misleading representations in the sale of goods and services to the public. Although the law was enacted almost a century ago to target false print advertising, it effectively affords remedies for wrongful trade practices in the modern age. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has recently decided several important issues arising out of the Act's application in the ever-changing business and consumer world.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~4/415894452" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=74916&feed=wl_features http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~3/416099253/template.cfm For many years, Daniel W. Hildebrand contributed to Wisconsin legal literature by annually describing those Wisconsin appellate decisions that he viewed to be most significant. Attorney Hildebrand passed away in late 2007; these authors, both former supreme court clerks, are attempting to pick up the Hildebrand torch.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~4/416099253" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=74925&feed=wl_features http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~3/389018325/template.cfm Nick Chiarkas, State Public Defender for the past 20 years, reflects with Randy Kraft on current issues, challenges and controversies facing our justice system, and the State Public Defender's office.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~4/389018325" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=74256&feed=wl_features http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~3/389989569/template.cfm A "new" tool advances an "old" marketing method. More lawyers now are using law blogs to enhance their reputations, showcase their expertise, and bring in business the old-fashioned way – by fostering discussion within a network of potential clients.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WisconsinLawyerFeatureArticles/~4/389989569" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=74295&feed=wl_features