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The American Bar Association Family Law Section has just published a second edition of my book, “Settlement Negotiation Techniques in Family Law”.

There’s no way I’m going to review 2020 in general as it would require expletives not allowed in this publication. So instead, I’ll limit my review to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which issued two opinions concerning family law this year – and has one case pending for next year.

In this article, I discuss my study with Ken Waldron on perceptions toward settlement negotiations among lawyers and legal professionals.

Public confidence in the court system can only be strengthened by knowing that there are limits to the use of social media.

My mother used to say that it takes a very ill wind to blow no good. The COVID crisis is as ill a wind as I’ve ever seen.

The Court’s decision in Miller v. Carroll, regarding a judge accepting a Facebook friend request from a party to a case, is so limited in scope as to be worthless in application to other matters.

Are men better negotiators than women? In reality being a successful negotiator has little to do with a negotiator’s sex.

It has been 8 years since the WI Supreme Court accepted a review of a family-law case. Their recent decision makes one wonder why they spent their time.

It’s far more common to accompany a client to a mediation session than to a contested court hearing. But that requires experience and negotiation skills.

The COVID-19 outbreak has impacted everything, including issues related to child support by parents who have lost their jobs.