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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

Litigation Matthew W. O’Neill

If You’re Not Amending, You’re Not Trying

We teach our kids: the only good writing is re-writing. Pleading is the same: the only good pleading is re-pleading. Before filing, you do your…

Matthew W. O'NeillOctober 20, 2015

Business Criminal Jacob A. Manian Litigation

Don’t Forfeit Your Right to Challenge Federal Forfeitures

We typically think of government forfeitures involving the seizure of money or fancy vehicles from suspected drug dealers pursuant to an arrest. This is not…

Jacob A. ManianOctober 20, 2015

Business Commercial Creditor's Rights Litigation

Practice Corner: Strategic Arbitration – Everything Counts

Lawsuits involve a bit of procedural jockeying – substitution, consent to a magistrate judge, removal, picking a mediator. In arbitration, everything is up for grabs.…

FOSOctober 16, 2015

Laurna A. Kinnel Litigation

When the Daubert Standard Does Not Apply

Most everyone is aware that, in 2011, Wisconsin became a Daubert state – meaning that Wisconsin adopted the Daubert standard for determining whether expert testimony…

Laurna A. KinnelOctober 15, 2015

Business Divorce & Family FOS News Jacob A. Manian Laurna A. Kinnel Trademarks & Service Marks

Kinnel “Up and Coming” Lawyer

FOS shareholder Laurna Kinnel was honored as a 2015 Up and Coming Lawyer by the Wisconsin Law Journal at a September 30, 2015 dinner at…

FOSOctober 6, 2015

Business Creditor's Rights Criminal Francis J. Hughes

Repossession as Satisfaction Without Debtor’s Consent – A Recipe for Trouble

A recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision serves as a helpful reminder for secured parties to closely follow the Wisconsin statutes when foreclosing on a…

Francis J. HughesSeptember 10, 2015