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Earlier this year, Wisconsin legislators began holding public hearings on Wisconsin Assembly Bill 609. This bill, sponsored by State Rep. Chanz J. Green and a number of other state lawmakers, proposes to make changes to Wisconsin’s concealed carry laws by eliminating the need for a permit to carry a weapon concealed.

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Matthew Kline, Ohio State 2021, is an assistant attorney general with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office in Columbus, Ohio.

Concealed carry is a requirement that any individual…
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When AI Provides Courtroom Expertise
Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic in every field, but, too often, when it comes to the legal system, it is lawyers’ and judges’ struggles with AI that make news, time after time. But while everyone is talking about “hallucinated” case citations, some are focusing on the other ways AI is entering the courtroom. For decades, expert evidence has required a human witness—a physician, engineer, accountant, or other specialist applying…
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Attorney Mason Higgins presents on ethical advocacy in bankruptcy proceedings for the State Bar of Wisconsin
Attorney Mason Higgins presented “Dazed & Pro Se: Ethical Advocacy When the Other Side Has No Bankruptcy Lawyer” at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Creditors’ Rights Section’s educational retreat on February 26, 2026. Attorney Higgins presented alongside the Hon. Meredith S. Grabill of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and Atty. Kelly M. Smith of…
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Effectively representing domestic abuse/intimate partner violence (IPV)[1] victim-survivors requires exemplary soft skills, such as active listening, clear communication, patience, and compassion. Intimate partner violence is a pattern of controlling behavior that includes threats, psychological manipulation, verbal degradation, financial coercion, sexual abuse, physical abuse, educational deprivation, spiritual abuse, stalking, and other tactics to control a partner. IPV can occur between individuals who are dating, separated, divorced, or married.[2] Wisconsin’s legal definition of domestic abuse is much narrower, which

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Attorney Nikki Yang presents on trusts and estate planning during legal education series for Madison Area Chinese Community Organization
Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Nikki Yang will give a presentation to a Madison Area Chinese Community Organization (MACCO) audience on Saturday, February 28. Attorney Yang leads legal education series often, providing introductory overviews of various aspects of the U.S. legal system—including trusts and estates, business law, family law, and criminal law. The presentations are conducted in Mandarin Chinese and are designed…
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Election Matters seminar series, back for 2026, hosted by Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
Sponsored in its entirety by Stafford Rosenbaum, Election Matters 2026 is a series of free seminars hosted by the Elections Research Center and State Democracy Research Initiative (SDRI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The educational series will bring together diverse experts to tackle evolving election-related issues.
Please join us on Friday, March 6, from 3:00-4:15pm Central for “Election Matters 2026: The Battle Over Mid-Decade Redistricting.”…
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Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Jessica Mederson recognized in Wisconsin Law Journal for construction law
Originally published on wislawjournal.com on January 7, 2026.
A commercial litigator for over 20 years, Jessica Mederson began her career in Texas before bringing her national perspective and experience to Wisconsin, representing clients in construction, manufacturing, business and intellectual property disputes across the country. Mederson is a partner in Stafford Rosenbaum’s Madison office and serves on the firm’s Board of Directors.
Known for her pragmatic and…
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The Reentry Legal Services (RLS) program of Legal Services of Wisconsin helps people prepare for life after release from prison by securing essential benefits and health coverage.
Heidi Mangelsen headshot Heidi Mangelsen, St. Thomas 2010, is a Reentry Legal Services (RLS) attorney with Legal Action of Wisconsin, in Oshkosh. Her practice focuses on providing legal services to incarcerated people as they approach their release from prison.

RLS attorneys represent eligible clients in applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or

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Attorney Scott Smith authors post for State Bar of Wisconsin Business Law Section Blog
Attorney Scott Smith published a blog post with the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Business Law Section in December 2025. The post, “Five Terms Wisconsin Municipalities Should Revise Before Signing Construction Contracts,” discusses how cities, villages, school districts, and utilities across Wisconsin routinely rely on American Institute of Architects forms for public construction projects, but these documents are imbalanced—Scott’s blog post highlights some key…
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Attorneys James Egle and Rick Manthe present on support available to small business owners for Wisconsin Family Business Center
Attorneys James B. Egle and Rick A. Manthe will present to an audience of small business and family business owners during the Wisconsin Family Business Center’s Food for Thought program on Wednesday morning, November 19.
“Unlocking Economic Development Tools,” part of the two-presentation Food for Thought program, will help audience members to discover the range of economic development incentive programs…
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Closeup of a Vote by Mail envelope, official balloting material - business reply mail, USPS first class mail.

In August of this year, the US Post Office announced a new rule that included without much fanfare a MAJOR change in when letters are postmarked. Under this new rule, most letters will no longer be postmarked on the day the letter is received by a post office but instead postmarked a day later when the letter is processed at a regional mail processing facility.
It is important that mailers understand the distinction between the date when the Postal…
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Attorney Seep Paliwal moderates panel during State Bar’s Cultural Competency in Family Law Cases training
In January 2025, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin approved providing CLE credit for cultural competency training. Stafford Rosenbaum Attorney Seep Paliwal will moderate a presentation featuring a panel of experts during the State Bar of Wisconsin’s very first offering of cultural competency training in family law cases. Participants can view the Cultural Competency in Family Law Cases 2025 CLE in person at the State…
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For the past year and a half, the tenant side of landlord tenant law in Wisconsin has had serious ammunition when landlords provide their tenants with leases that are void and unenforceable under Wis. Stat. section 704.44 and Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.08. One case is
Koble Investments v. Marquardt (2022AP182), a Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision from 2024 that has recently been argued before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Koble involves a lease that was found void and unenforceable…
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Attorney Rick Manthe presents on municipal zoning during Town Law Conference
Attorney Rick Manthe will give a presentation on Friday, October 31, to a Wisconsin Towns Association audience as part of the organization’s annual, daylong 2025 Town Law Conference. The Wisconsin Towns Association collaborates with the UW-Extension Local Government Center and the University of Wisconsin Law School to offer high quality, low cost legal educational programming to lawyers and non-lawyer public officials. Attorneys participating in this conference are…
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Attorney Tiffany Highstrom presents on 2025 tax and finance changes for the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin
Attorney Tiffany Highstrom will present on Thursday, October 30, during the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin‘s 2025 Tax Webinar. The seminar will be presented by a panel of experts focusing on changes in taxes, finances, donations, estate taxes, and social security that affect family and divorce law following 2025 state law changes and the “One Big Beautiful Bill” in…
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Assembly Bill 281 (Senate Bill 287) would require certain Wisconsin employers to participate in the federal E-Verify program. The proposed mandate would apply to state agencies and local government units within Wisconsin. In addition, bidders on state contracts subject to the low-bid process would be required to enroll in E-Verify to qualify to bid.

Insight from Ruder Ware Government & Public Affairs Team:

Assembly Bill 281 was recently approved by the Assembly Committee on Commerce, and its…
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