For a brief period in Wisconsin, owning rental housing carried significant legal risk. After the Court of Appeals decision in Koble Investments v. Marquardt, litigation spread across the state. In more than 60 cases, tenants invoked Koble, and class actions followed. What began as a single appellate decision quickly became a statewide liability issue for landlords.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s reversal did more than correct an error. It halted a cascade that was already affecting the housing…
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How to Avoid Wisconsin Probate without Losing Control of Your Family Legacy
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Hall Render is pleased to announce that the Firm has been recognized in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA, a highly respected legal guide that ranks the top attorneys and law firms across the United States.

The Firm earned a nationwide ranking in Healthcare: Highly Regarded, and was also ranked for Healthcare in North Carolina, Indiana and Wisconsin—highlighting Hall Render’s deep bench of legal talent and industry leadership in key regions.
In addition to firmwide recognition, several…
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Employers operating in Columbus, Ohio, have approximately six months left to prepare for a significant change in hiring practices. Effective January 1, 2027, the City of Columbus will begin enforcing its pay transparency requirements under Ordinance 2898-2025, which will require covered employers to include a “reasonable salary range or scale” in employment postings.
While some employers may view this as a simple change to job advertisements, the reality is that pay transparency laws often expose broader compensation, equity, and…
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There’s been a lot of buzz lately about AI policies and whether they should prohibit or encourage generative AI use among legal practitioners and law students. Many policies land at one pole or the other. Early on, the restrictive end dominated, with rules built around preventing data exposure and warning about hallucinations. We’re still seeing some, most notably UC Berkeley School of Law’s much-debated policy, which, while not an outright ban, is framed almost entirely around what students…
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Nonresident Wisconsin lawyers in Minnesota gathered for an outing in Minneapolis on May 12. The NRLD seeks leaders to help organize events for chapters around the U.S. With almost 30 percent of its members residing and practicing outside the State of Wisconsin, the State Bar created the Nonresident Lawyers Division (NRLD) as a mechanism to keep its members connected and involved, and their ties to Wisconsin active and based on real professional links. The NRLD ensures the State Bar’s…
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Wisconsin joins the growing list of states granting Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (“APRNs”) full practice authority. Passed in early August 2025, the APRN Modernization Act (the “Act”) will take effect on September 1, 2026, and the license of qualified advanced practice nurses will no longer require that they practice in a collaborative arrangement with a physician or dentist. However, questions still remain regarding how this new law will interact with certain government and commercial payor requirements.
Historically, Wisconsin provided…
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Deciding to start a small business is exciting, energizing, and often a little overwhelming. Whether you are turning a side hustle into something more, launching a long‑planned venture, or buying into an existing operation, this step is more than a career move: it is an investment of your time, money, and future. Many new business owners find themselves asking: “Do I really need a lawyer to get started?” While you are the expert on your idea and industry, experienced…
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​By Erik ReinthalerWJI Intern​A federal judge recently dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit to force Wisconsin election officials to produce the state’s unredacted voter registration list. Peterson In a narrow and technical ruling on May 21, Western District of Wisconsin Chief Judge James D. Peterson found that the unredacted list is not subject to disclosure under the Civil Rights Act of 1960. The judge did not address issues of voter privacy. “While the judge didn’t rule on the privacy…
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ArticleAmundsen Davis International Trade AlertJune 3, 2026On June 1, 2026, President Trump issued a new proclamation further amending the Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum, and copper that it issued on April 2, 2026. These changes, which potentially lower costs for U.S. importers, will be effective June 8, 2026 and expand eligibility for preferential tariff rates.
For U.S. businesses that import goods or rely on global supply chains—especially in manufacturing, construction, and agriculture—these updates may affect duty…
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The Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) is putting the False Claims Act (“FCA”) on an accelerated track. In a May 27 memorandum, the Department announced a shift toward faster qui tam review, earlier enforcement decisions and more aggressive identification of fraud involving federal benefits programs—signaling a sharper, more streamlined enforcement posture.
The memorandum follows the March 16 Executive Order Establishing the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud and reflects a broader effort to tighten the…
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Hall Render is pleased to announce that Caroline Bundy has joined the Firm as an associate in its Indianapolis office.
Caroline Bundy is a health care real estate attorney who advises hospitals, health systems and other organizations on the legal considerations that impact real estate transactions. Drawing on her background litigating condemnation matters, she brings a practical and analytical perspective to complex property and development issues affecting health care organizations.
Prior to joining Hall Render, Caroline served in the…
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Despite acknowledging “weighty” constitutional questions, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals in Texas (the “Court”) refused to halt a Medicaid qui tam action against Novartis, holding that the company’s constitutional challenges to the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act (“TMFPA”) must be addressed through ordinary appellate review, rather than through extraordinary relief. In re Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., No. 15-25-00207-CV (Tex. App.—15th Dist. Apr. 30, 2026).
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Health Selection Group, LLC (“HSG”) brought a qui tam action against Novartis under the…
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By Alexandria Staubach The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission’s recent report on 2025 Milwaukee police vehicle pursuits confirms that chases, crashes, and fatalities all increased from 2024 numbers. FPC Executive Director Leon Todd presented the annual vehicle pursuit report at a meeting in late May. Total pursuits by the Milwaukee Police Department, up from 957 in 2024 to 970 in 2025, were described as “a slight increase” by Todd. The number of police pursuits culminating in a dangerous outcome rose. In 2024, 304…
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On April 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the creation of the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to target health care fraud in Silicon Valley. Specifically, the strike force unites the District of Arizona, District of Nevada and Northern District of California Health Care Fraud Divisions.
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The Health Care Strike Force program is a traditional DOJ enforcement model that adds resources from other federal Districts to supplement the enforcement target. The Health Care…
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