Archive: 2012

What does an attorney get if they’re criminally convicted of “grand theft?” A 60-day suspension!

Picking the right divorce lawyer shouldn’t just turn on their retainer.

It is bad enough that the Wisconsin Supreme Court is wrong on the public policy regarding the modifiability of child support. Now, thanks to an April decision, the justices not only continue to be wrong about the public policy involved — they also have confused what should be simple law.

I have a few questions about New York’s new requirement that lawyers perform unpaid work before being licensed to practice.

Revenge stories are always fun and all of us divorce lawyers have a few to share. But, none of mine can top the one concerning an ex-girlfriend dentist pulling out all of her ex-boyfriends teeth.

Did Atty. Sommers deserve only a 30 day suspension?

The ABA’s Family Advocate is a must have subscription for family law attorneys.

Is any other state’s attorney discipline as lenient as Wisconsin? That question now has an answer.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision in May not only shows that the court has the public policy wrong on child support, but has now made it even more confusing.

There are several amazing things about two recent attorney discipline cases.