June 4, 2024 - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that a man convicted of homicide but held without any meaningful appeal for 28 years must be released unless the State of Wisconsin grants him a new trial within two months.

June 4, 2024 – The statute that limits punitive damages to twice recovered damages applies to the total amount of compensatory damages, not only the amount attributable to a single defendant, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled.

June 3, 2024 – The State Bar of Wisconsin celebrates 200 new Wisconsin lawyers, the 2024 graduates of the U.W. Law School. Welcome to the legal profession!

May 31, 2024 – Research confirms that lawyers report greater levels of vicarious trauma than mental health professionals, writes Amber Ault, State Bar WisLAP manager and a licensed mental health worker. She discusses ideas about why that’s so and offers tips to help you mitigate the stress and trauma that can be a part of your practice.