FOS’s Fall 2017 newsletter discussed the potential impact on employee non-solicitation agreements of the then-pending Wisconsin Supreme Court case, The Manitowoc Company v. Lanning. The…
Divorces impact more than just the husband and wife. Parents, grandparents, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, friends and neighbors all feel a divorce’s impact. This is…
When investigating the divorce process, one confusing area for many clients is the differences in process and effect between the formal status of a “legal…
Many clients are confused about the differences between legal custody and physical placement, or believe that they refer to the same thing. However, in Wisconsin,…
Most everyone is aware that, in 2011, Wisconsin became a Daubert state – meaning that Wisconsin adopted the Daubert standard for determining whether expert testimony…
On Thursday, May 14, 2015, at the Milwaukee Young Lawyer’s Association (MYLA) Annual Meeting, FOS shareholder Laurna Kinnel was elected Secretary of the MYLA board.…
The FRCP 30(b)(6) deposition is a powerful tool in commercial litigation. It allows a litigator to obtain the testimony of an entity, by requiring that…
Many times, a divorce court will include in pretrial orders a requirement that the parties hold a “settlement conference” or “4-way meeting.” Other times the…