Legal Cents | Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resources https://wislawjournal.com Wisconsin Legal News & Resources Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:21:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://wislawjournal.com/files/2023/07/WLJ_favicon_32x32.png Legal Cents | Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resources https://wislawjournal.com 32 32 Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resourceshttp://wislawjournal.com/files/2016/01/wlj-transparent.pnghttps://wislawjournal.com High court limits nationwide injunction authority https://wislawjournal.com/2025/06/27/high-court-limits-nationwide-injunction-authority/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:51:09 +0000 https://wislawjournal.com/?p=519400 The Supreme Court ruled judges can't issue nationwide injunctions, complicating efforts to block Trump's birthright citizenship restriction policy.

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]]> City, property owner to face off before high court over roundabout assessment https://wislawjournal.com/2017/10/26/city-property-owner-to-face-off-before-high-court-over-roundabout-assessment/ Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:43:35 +0000 https://wljprod.wpengine.com/?p=138464 Should a landowner have to pay extra taxes for a nearby public project even though it has had no effect on the value of his property?

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]]> LEGAL CENTS: The marketing trick you probably haven’t tried https://wislawjournal.com/2015/03/03/legal-cents-the-marketing-trick-you-probably-havent-tried/ Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:00:19 +0000 https://wljprod.wpengine.com/?p=94166 Content marketing isn’t new, but if you’re not doing it yet, you’re missing out.

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]]> LEGAL CENTS: Marketing in a mobile world https://wislawjournal.com/2015/01/07/legal-cents-marketing-in-a-mobile-world/ Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:21:03 +0000 https://wljprod.wpengine.com/?p=91989 For many people, the smartphone has become almost a new appendage.

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]]> LEGAL CENTS: The ins and outs of family leave https://wislawjournal.com/2014/11/05/legal-cents-the-ins-and-outs-of-family-leave/ Wed, 05 Nov 2014 19:27:32 +0000 https://wljprod.wpengine.com/?p=89207 I am almost always late. So 13 years ago, when my obstetrician told me the due date for my first baby, I assumed she would take after her mother and show up late. Instead, she came a week early.

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]]> LEGAL CENTS: Don’t be too quick to dis the discount https://wislawjournal.com/2014/09/11/legal-cents-dont-be-too-quick-to-dis-the-discount/ Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:32:24 +0000 https://wljprod.wpengine.com/?p=85278 Offering clients a discount at the conclusion of representation, in exchange for a lump sum payment in full, can be a smart business strategy.

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]]> LEGAL CENTS: Foxwordy falls short for my networking needs https://wislawjournal.com/2014/08/07/legal-cents-foxwordy-falls-short-for-my-networking-needs/ Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:33:36 +0000 https://wljprod.wpengine.com/?p=83245 Foxwordy, launched this past February, is a private platform, built “by lawyers for lawyers.”

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]]> LEGAL CENTS: Put these on your summer reading list https://wislawjournal.com/2014/07/08/legal-cents-put-these-on-your-summer-reading-list/ Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:54:17 +0000 https://wljprod.wpengine.com/?p=81570 Summer. It’s the perfect time to take a break from reading opinions, statutes and codes, horn books and the ever-popular correspondence from opposing counsel expressing consternation at your client’s actions/position.

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]]> LEGAL CENTS: Public speaking does not have to be terrifying https://wislawjournal.com/2014/06/04/legal-cents-public-speaking-does-not-have-to-be-terrifying/ Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:47:50 +0000 https://wljprod.wpengine.com/?p=79684 Wausau attorney Brenda Sunby remembers being so terrified of being called on in one particular law school class that she used to dig her fingernails into her hands until they bled.

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]]> LEGAL CENTS: Finding ways to earn CLE on the cheap https://wislawjournal.com/2014/05/07/legal-cents-finding-ways-to-earn-cle-on-the-cheap/ Wed, 07 May 2014 17:31:49 +0000 https://wljprod.wpengine.com/?p=78409 I’m going to pass on the State Bar of Wisconsin’s “Ultimate Pass” for continuing legal education.

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