Archive: September 2015

Methods for Settlement Negotiations

Published: Wednesday, September 16th, 2015

My column in this issue of Inside Track, published by the Wisconsin State Bar, is entitled: Methods for Settlement Negotiations.

Public Reprimand for Lying to Court

Published: Wednesday, September 16th, 2015

The Supreme Court overrode lying lawyer’s suspension in favor of a public reprimand.

Indian Child Welfare Act

Published: Wednesday, September 9th, 2015

While the law needs to be aware of the right of parents to raise their children, the trump card should be to protect children, not the rights of any adults.

Kim Davis and The Law of Contempt

Published: Wednesday, September 9th, 2015

There is absolutely no question that the clerk is simply wrong. She swore an oath to obey the law – not just those laws she agrees with.

Response to Collaborative Law Article

Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2015

My intent in my column was not to trash the collaborative practice, which has certain benefits. It is rather to speculate on why, if it is such a substantial beneficial as advertised, it has not grown? In fact, it has shrank.