by thelawyersgeek | Jul 19, 2023 | Attorney Client Relations, Attorney Compensation, Law Firm Website, Wisbar
In March 2020, the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Ethics and Practice411™ programs launched the Wisconsin Law Firm Self-Assessment. As we explained then, “the free tool helps lawyers and law firms mitigate risk, elevate competence,...
by thelawyersgeek | Jul 19, 2023 | Wisbar
On July 1, Dean Dietrich began his one-year term as the 68th president of the State Bar of Wisconsin. Photos: Emily Voss, Voss Studios, WausauDean Dietrich learned early in his career that a lawyer’s calling carries with it an awesome responsibility. An elderly widow...
by thelawyersgeek | Jul 19, 2023 | AI, Wisbar
Recent breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology have made many attorneys question how the legal field will survive AI’s takeover. The solution is to embrace it. Programs like Open AI’s ChatGPT have shown AI’s capability of producing written...
by thelawyersgeek | May 9, 2023 | Wisbar
Did you know that it is possible to increase billable hours while spending less time in the office? To get started, you can start by mapping out your daily nonbillable and billable tasks. The next step is to determine the technology and artificial intelligence (AI)...
by thelawyersgeek | May 9, 2023 | Wisbar
Jump to a Section Creditor-Debtor Law Mortgage Liens – Superiority of Lien Over Contract Claims Casanova v. Polsky, 2023 WI 19 (filed March 16, 2023) HOLDINGS: 1) Under Wis. Stat. section 128.17, the bondholders’ mortgage lien is superior to the contract claims of...
by thelawyersgeek | Apr 9, 2023 | Wisbar
From eliminating family support to adopting protections for deployed service-member parents, the Wisconsin Legislature has been busy over the past four years with various family law enactments and revised statutes. In 2021 and early 2022, the legislature enacted the...