Authors: Attorney Daniel J. Schlichting & Law Clerk Elizabeth L. Spencer Phone: (608)-257-0945 Email: dschlich@hbslawfirm.com Long after their deaths, celebrities often remain in the news because of disputes over their estate plans. Whether it is from a complete lack of planning or the result of proper planning, but never updating, the issues that arise in […]
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Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Employment: A Landmark Seventh Circuit Decision Holds Federal Law Now Applies
By: Attorney Andrew Erlandson Email: aerlandson@hbslawfirm.com Phone: 608-257-0945 On April 4, 2017, the United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals released its opinion in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, No. 15-1720, 2017 WL 1230393, in which the Court ruled, 8-3, that federal anti-discrimination law, commonly known as Title VII, prohibits employment discrimination […]
Professional Discipline: A Bigger Picture
By: Attorney Peyton Engel Email: pengel@hbslawfirm.com Phone: 608-257-0945 Professional Discipline: A Bigger Picture The Wisconsin Medical Examining Board imposed 100 disciplinary orders in 2014.[1] Many who have never been subject to professional discipline assume that in any given case, the reprimand, limitation, suspension, or other order that the Board imposes is the end of the […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court to Address Two Statutes That Regulate How Handguns May Be Transported
Author: Attorney Marcus Berghahn Phone: (608) 257-0945 Email: mberghahn@hbslawfirm.com The state and federal constitutions protect the right of citizens to bear firearms. While Wisconsin law creates a license that authorizes the individual to whom it is issued to carry a handgun concealed on their person, no license is required to possess a firearm. Problems arise […]
Emotional Support Animals and Federal Housing
Emotional Support Animals and Federal Housing: Rights and Responsibilities in an Emerging Area of Law Authors: Attorney Andrew W. Erlandson & Law Clerk Elizabeth L. Spencer Phone: (608) 257-0945 Email: aerlandson@hbslawfirm.com For years, service animals have been widely accepted by housing providers and other public accommodations for their obvious benefits to individuals with physical disabilities. […]
Navigating Character & Fitness Concerns
Author: Peyton B. Engel Phone: (608) 257-0945 E-Mail: pengel@hbslawfirm.com Admission to the practice of law in Wisconsin is conditioned, among other things, on satisfaction of a set of character and fitness requirements. SCR 40.02(3). There are no hard-and-fast standards; rather, the stated goal is “limit admission to those applicants found to have the qualities of character and fitness […]
Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: New Features and Protections
Authors: Attorney John C. Mitby & Law Clerk Elizabeth L. Spencer Phone: 608-575-4077 Email: jmitby@hbslawfirm.com On May 11, 2016, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) went into immediate effect creating a private federal cause of action for all misappropriation of trade secrets occurring after the date of its enactment. Passing through the senate […]
Dane County – Felony Pot Charges Dismissed
Attorney Bednarek’s client was charged with Manufacturing THC and Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Dwelling for allegedly growing marijuana in a bedroom of his apartment. The client’s landlord notified police of a possible grow operation after the going into the client’s bedroom during a maintenance visit. Based upon the landlord’s tip, police entered the bedroom without […]
Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) Case: Beware of the Time Limits!
Author: John C. Mitby Phone: 608-575-4077 E-mail: jmitby@hbslawfirm.com The Seventh Circuit held on October 20, 2015, in Barrett v. Illinois Department of Corrections, No. 13–2833, that a state employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) denial of leave claim was untimely because suit was not filed until after the employee was fired for her poor […]
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