As attorneys, we are often approached by people in difficult situations who need immediate help. Many times, these situations are practically unavoidable, e.g., someone’s grandpa died without a will and an aunt is challenging the distributions; someone’s mom gave me them a share of the company’s stock, but now her business partner is trying to […]
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The news is full of stories regarding Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and its impact on how we live. Chatbots, computer programs which simulate conversations or communications, are particularly popular subjects. There are computer programs which may be and are being used to generate articles, reports, advertising copy as well as conversations with people on various topics.
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Zealous advocacy is often invoked as a cornerstone of the legal profession and used as a guiding principle for Wisconsin lawyers. However, there are differences in how the concept of zealous advocacy is defined and applied in different legal contexts and jurisdictions. This contrast is evidenced by the removal of references to zealous advocacy in
The federal government’s effort to issue a workplace vaccine mandate has been put on pause due to a number of legal challenges and conflicting legislative efforts. This has left employers and employees on uncertain ground as to what, when, and how to implement a workplace policy. Before making any major workplace mandate determination, it is
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On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard requiring all employers with over 100 employees to enforce certain defined masking, vaccination, and testing protocols. Specifically, the 490-page Standard requires all qualifying workplaces to require masking for unvaccinated employees by no later than December 5, 2021. No later
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In Wisconsin, various state departments, cities, towns, villages, school districts, and in some cases railroads and utilities, have the power to acquire property through condemnation. This is sometimes referred to as the power of eminent domain. Condemnation may take place without the consent of the owner of the property, provided the owner receives fair compensation
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The law provides owners of property abutting navigable waters such as lakes and rivers rights of access to and use of those waters, commonly called “riparian rights.” Those rights are exclusive up to a point, but ultimately subject to the rights of the public and the State as trustee. Among those rights are the right
On July 30, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided a Wisconsin case that reflected the local impact of a broader shift in how the United States government treats Indian reservations and their sovereignty. On its face, the case was about whether or not the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin had to comply
In a 6-1 decision issued on April 10, the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a Wisconsin man for carrying an uncased, loaded handgun in the glove compartment of his vehicle without a concealed carry license. In State v. Grandberry, the court address the case of Brian Grandberry, who was convicted of a Class A
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