Archives: Personal Reflections

A request to do a “Wish List” for family law. It was fun writing it – let me know if you agree – or if you have better ideas.

We leave tomorrow for Cuba, where I will be leading my fourth delegation of lawyers of People-to-People.

OK, some people won’t believe the title to this blog post, but it is true!

So, how does the practice of family law in Wisconsin compare to other states? Quite well, it turns out.

A recent article in Slate magazine offers: “Tips from the Nation’s Top Divorce Lawyers on When, Where, and How to Split.” The article has several errors.

A news item today describes Casey Anthony’s bankruptcy hearing yesterday where she was accompanied by six – count ’em, six – lawyers.

If judges should not be politicians, we need to change the system of how we get judges (we should do that, but I’ll save that for a future blog). But, since we do elect judges, we should be electing judges like Tom Wolfgram.

Criminal law cases shows the “junk science” nature of the video “expert.”

While some appellate arguments can be mundane and boring, others, especially at the U.S. Supreme Court level, present the legal system at its best: A high level discussion of how the law affects society and should be used to improve the world we live in.

It would be nice if Wisconsin bar associations would adopt resolutions similar to the Kansas Bar Association’s resolution calling for merit selection of appellate judges.