Address:
5302 Eastpark Blvd.
P.O. Box 7158
Madison, WI 53707-7158
Phone:
(800) 728-7788
(608) 257-3838
Fax:
(608) 257-5502
Hours:
8:10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
M - F
Web site:
www.wisbar.org
5302 Eastpark Blvd.
P.O. Box 7158
Madison, WI 53707-7158
Phone:
(800) 728-7788
(608) 257-3838
Fax:
(608) 257-5502
Hours:
8:10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
M - F
Web site:
www.wisbar.org
Information
- Founded:
- 1878
494 People Like This
Events
2 past eventsSee All
- 2010 State Bar of Wisconsin An...
Monona Terrace Convention Center -...
Wednesday, May 5 at 9:30am - 2009 Wisconsin Solo and Small...
Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI
Thursday, October 29 at 12:00pm
Overruled appeals cases possess no precedential value; uninsured motorist must be negligent to trigg
www.wisbar.org
July 30, 2010 – The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 in Blum v. 1st Auto & Casualty Insurance Co., 2010 WI 78 (July 14, 2010) that appeals court decisions that are subsequently overruled lose all precedential value, unless expressly stated otherwise.
www.wisbar.org
July 29, 2010 – No exceptions applied to place liability on a principal employer for the asbestos-related death of an independent contractor, the Wisconsin Supreme Court recently held.
www.wisbar.org
July 29, 2010 – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has issued its final version of a rule regarding the unauthorized practice of law.
www.wisbar.org
July 27, 2010 – Practical advice for State Bar of Wisconsin members and others impacted by the recent severe weather is available on the State Bar’s website, which includes a disaster resources page to help members get back up and running.
State Bar of Wisconsin
Eleven Wisconsin teachers traveled to James Madison's Montpelier estate in Virginia to participate in a We the People Summer Seminar from July 19 - 22. They explored key questions from the We the People textbook, such as: What are the philosophical and historical foundations of the American political system? and How di...d the framers create the Constitution? We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution is a comprehensive civics, history and social studies curriculum for upper elementary, middle and high school students and is one of five law-related education programs sponsored by the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Center for Civic Education. For more information, please email Marsha Varvil-Weld at LRECoordinator@wisbar.org or call (608) 250-6191.
www.wisbar.org
July 28, 2010 – The 2009 Regular Session of the Wisconsin Legislature may have adjourned, but that doesn’t mean that legislative business has ground to a halt on Madison’s Capitol Square.
www.wisbar.org
July 27, 2010 – The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently ruled that proceeds from a standby letter of credit are not the property of the debtor's estate for purposes of bankruptcy proceedings that would limit a lessor's claims to damages under a lease agreement.
www.wisbar.org
July 26, 2010 – Wisconsin’s Judicial Council has wrapped up another year marked by several significant achievements, including new Supreme Court rules governing the discovery of electronically stored information.
www.wisbar.org
July 23, 2010 – Under Wis. Stat. section 706.10(3), a deed transferring sand removal rights to a "grantee" and not expressly to the "grantee, his heirs, and assigns" does not limit transferability of the sand removal rights, the Wisconsin Supreme Court recently held.
State Bar of Wisconsin Great news! The 2009 Wisconsin Solo and Small Firm Conference has won the 2010 ABA Solo and Small Firm Project Award. Co-hosted by the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Bar Association, the conference seeks to educate and support solo and small firm attorneys as they practice law, manage their businesses and enj...oy their lives. The award will be presented on Aug. 6 at the NABE conference in San Francisco.
www.wisbar.org
July 21, 2010 – The Wisconsin Supreme Court may soon decide the fate of Wisconsin’s diploma privilege by ruling on a petition that seeks to amend the rule or abolish it completely.
www.wisbar.org
July 22, 2010 – A warrant that authorized police to use a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking device to monitor a stalking suspect for 60 days was valid, and execution of the warrant was reasonable, the Wisconsin Supreme Court recently held.
www.wisbar.org
July 21, 2010 – Following a recent United States Supreme Court ruling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has restricted the authority of police to search an arrestee’s vehicle under the Wisconsin Constitution’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
www.wisbar.org
July 20, 2010 – Wisconsin’s Department of Administration must return $200 million plus interest and lost earnings to a statutorily established fund supported by mandatory assessments on physicians, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has held.
www.wisbar.org
July 19, 2010 – Hidden information within an electronic document can expose lawyers to liability when it comes to confidentiality issues. With the growing incidents of identity theft redaction of personally identifiable information from court and other public records is not only a best practice, but...
