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The article offers information on the use of alternative billing arrangements such as flat-fee billing, value billing, and contingent fees by the lawyers, and mentions history of minimum-fee schedule in Wisconsin.

The article talks about the downfall witnessed by the State Bar of Wisconsin in the net law membership during the fiscal year 2017-2018 ever since the Wisconsin Supreme Court created the mandatory bar association in 1957, and mentions reasons for such decrease in the membership.

The article focuses on the concerns regarding the cut in the funding of Wisconsin's court system which may rise the questions regarding the public confidence in judicial system and the lack of pay progression for assistant district attorneys has the same impact low salaries for judges.

The article offers information on the first institute of the State Bar PINNACLE Institutes entitled "Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Appellate Practice: From Claims through Appeals" to be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 5 and 6, 2011. The institute includes four plenary sessions on the art and science of influencing decision makers, making decisions based on integrity, and the effect of civil litigation on legal practice. It will discuss issues affecting lawyers in litigation.

The article presents the author's views concerning the changes made by the State Bar to recuperate the number of attending lawyers in conventions and annual meetings in Wisconsin. The author cites the declining number of attendees due to the lawyers' disinterest in continuing legal education (CLE) programs. The author states the efforts of the organization by holding two separate institutes and by changing the program. The author also notes the convention to be held on May 5-6, 2011.

The article discusses the benefits of the State Bar of Wisconsin such as weekly case law updates, legislative and other law-related updates, and online statutory and case law research for other states, federal law, and bankruptcy law.

In this article, the author who is executive director of State Bar of Wisconsin, discusses the need to consider the challenges facing lawyers and to improve the law practice in the coming year of 2016 and the lawyers should look the impact of law school curriculum and issues of pro se litigants.

The article looks at an entity created by the State Bar Board of Governor in Wisconsin to investigate and enforce the unauthorized practice of law (UPL) in the stat and looks at the e development of limited licensed legal technicians (Triple LTs), a system for licensing legal professionals.

The article offers information on the threats, causes and effects of the underfunding of the budgets of courts system in the State of Wisconsin. It informs that the State Bar of Wisconsin focuses on the court funding and the Second Chance bill during the biennial state budget in the 2015-16 Wisconsin legislative session. It informs that the budget cut will effect lawyers salaries, office supplies for the court of appeals and supreme court, and guardian ad litem assistance.

In this article, the author presents his perspective on the law practice of lawyers in rural areas of Wisconsin. He discusses the scope of employment for the lawyers of various small rural areas of Wisconsin, impact of the challenges faced by the lawyers of various others U.S. states like South Dakota and Nebraska on their psychology, and the scope of interaction of the rural area people with the lawyers and judges.

An obituary for the Wisconsin lawyer G. Lane Ware is presented.

The article discusses the "Challenges Facing New Lawyers Task Force Report and Recommendations" report issued by the Wisconsin State Bar Board of Governors and presented at a meeting in December 2013. Topics mentioned include quotations from new law school graduates who are having difficulty finding a job, the decision of the Board of Governors to reduce membership dues for new lawyers, and the establishment of a committee to find new methods of assisting new lawyers.

The article discusses the history and functioning of the Wisconsin Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection, which reimburses clients who have been defrauded by attorneys in Wisconsin. Topics mentioned include the amounts paid out to victims over the fund's history, statistics on the number of attorneys convicted of theft, and the effect of the fund on customer confidence.

The article discusses the biennial Wisconsin Equal Justice Conference that was held in March 2013 and sponsored by the Wisconsin State Bar. It mentions that in the conference various topics were discussed including legal services to the poor Wisconsin residents, meaningful data collection for decision making and use of advances technology in practicing the law.

The article discusses lack of funding for Wisconsin state justice system and describes challenges faced due to this problem. It states that the administration is not able reimburse the fees of private practice attorneys who take public defender cases. It mentions that the private bar budget line in the State Public Defender (SPD) budget may carry a structural deficit of six million U.S. dollars into the 2013-2015 biennium.

The author emphasized the need of innovation in products and services required in legal profession. It informs that a new WisBar, the State Bar's website, for clean, easy and fast search, will be launched in 2012. It announces that Susan Walker has been appointed as a part-time Assistant Ethic Counsel for attending member's call at Wisconsin Bar. It also informs about growth in the Wisconsin Lawyers Assistance Program, WisLAP.

The author focuses on economic and employment challenges faced by law school graduates in Wisconsin. He informs about the State Bar of Wisconsin's Challenges for New Lawyers Task Force meeting that was held in September 2012, to determine how the State Bar can help new lawyers. He further informs that the Access to Justice Commission has held public hearings in Wisconsin on the challenges facing low-income residents who need help with civil legal problems.

The author focuses on Trish Carrera, State Bar of Wisconsin's PINNACLE director. He informs that Trish leads the PINNACLE department, a talented team of lawyer editors and seminar planners and product managers. He provides information that PINNACLE is the new name for the State Bar of Wisconsin's Continuing Legal Education Department, and Trish has planned to extend existing seminar and other PINNACLE information products in ways that are useful to Wisconsin lawyers.

An introduction is presented in which the executive director discusses the impact of attorney mentoring on new lawyers, the Dane County Pilot Mentoring Program, and the Wisconsin State Bar Association.

The article offers tips on how attorneys can maximize their membership to the Wisconsin Bar Association. Tips include using the free legal research service Fastcase, using practice management services, and using bar association resources to help grow a client base. It also recommends using the bar association for business networking.

The article offers recommendations for law mentoring programs and lawyer social networks provided by the State Bar of Wisconsin. Recommendations include the Dane Country Bar Association, the Lawyer-to-Lawyer Directory that allows lawyers to engage in consultations, and the Practice Management and Ethics Hotline for lawyers.

The article focuses on the help extended by the State Bar of Wisconsin to lawyers who want to start their own practices. It notes the Law Practice Management page at the organization's Web site, WisBar, which lists resources dealing with law-firm formations, career transitions and managing the stresses that come with setting off on one's own. It mentions the free access offered by the organization to statutes for the state and other 49 states and all federal law as part of one's membership.

Information about the practice of law discussed during the Wisconsin Bar Leaders Conference at the State Bar Center in Madison, Wisconsin in April 2011 is presented. Topics include pro bono public service projects, lawyer-client relationship, and the challenges faced by bar leaders. The symposium was attended by 51 lawyers from 33 local and specialty bar associations in Wisconsin.

The article offers information on the Lawyer Hotline Program offered by the Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) in Wisconsin. It states that the program aimed to provide legal assistance to people through telephone. It notes that LRIS received about 35,000 calls each year and another 5,000 online inquiries.