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Business Criminal Jacob A. Manian

Avoid a Sticky Situation When it Comes to Your License Plate Renewal Stickers

Just when you think you’ve done everything right. Without delay, you got right on top of renewing your vehicle registration, soon after receiving notice in…

Jacob A. ManianDecember 11, 2015

Estate Planning

More Tales of the Will-Less and Famous

This newsletter periodically describes the estate planning catastrophes befalling public figures who die without having wills, trusts or other estate planning documents in place. Famous…

FOSNovember 12, 2015

Estate Planning

Don’t Lose Those Invisible Assets

Your house. Your car. Your spouse’s favorite recliner. The dining room table where your son-in-law asked for your daughter’s hand in marriage. These are all…

FOSNovember 12, 2015

Allan T. Young Estate Planning FOS News

Young Top Rated

FOS estate planning shareholder Allan Young has been selected as a 2015 Top Rated Lawyer in Trusts and Estates. Al received the honor from American…

FOSNovember 12, 2015

Estate Planning

Don’t Forget: Fund that Trust!

You’re done! After weeks of soul searching, intense discussions, and final document revisions, you sign each of your estate planning documents — your Will, Trust,…

FOSNovember 11, 2015

Estate Planning

All Generations Need HCPOAs

As Judy Janetski’s article highlights, those of us in our middle years are part of the “squeeze” generation. We continue “raising” “our young adult children.…

FOSNovember 11, 2015

Estate Planning

Powers of Attorney Aren’t Only for Healthcare

Judy Janetski’s article reminds us that Health Care Powers of Attorney (HCPOAs) are a critical component of an effective estate plan. They are not, however,…

FOSNovember 11, 2015

Estate Planning

Estate Planning for the “Squeeze” Generation

Estate planning documents are often forgotten until something triggers a need. My first "need" came in the year 2000. My husband and I were planning…

FOSNovember 11, 2015

Business Diane Slomowitz Divorce & Family Laurna A. Kinnel

Slomowitz Profiles Kinnel in Association for Women Lawyers Newsletter

FOS shareholder Diane Slomowitz profiled FOS shareholder Laurna Kinnel for the October, 2015 edition of the Association for Women Lawyers Newsletter. To read the article,…

Diane SlomowitzNovember 11, 2015

Divorce & Family Laurna A. Kinnel

“Legal Custody” vs. “Physical Placement”

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,…

Laurna A. KinnelNovember 3, 2015

Litigation

Game-Changing Federal “Proportionality” Discovery Rule Effective December 1, 2015

Excessive discovery requests. We’ve all received them. A $30,000 contract case “demands” multiple interrogatories, document requests, and deposition notices. More time and fees are spent…

FOSOctober 21, 2015

FOS News Michael G. Koutnik

Koutnik Appointed to Haggerty Museum of Art Board

FOS associate Michael Koutnik has been appointed to a three-year term on the Board of the Friends of the Haggerty Museum of Art, located at…

FOSOctober 20, 2015