On June 16, 2026, the Wisconsin Supreme Court voted 6-1 to grant review in Abby Windows, LLC v. LIRC, 2024AP001013. The Court’s order scheduled briefing in the case to begin in July of 2026, meaning that the Court will presumably hear and decide the case during the 2026-27 term. Justice Rebecca Grassl Bradley, whose term expires on July 31, 2026, dissented to the Court’s order granting review. The order did not provide Justice Grassl Bradley’s reasoning.
As discussed in
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Attorneys Pam Ploor & Brian Sajdak Present for League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Two Stafford Rosenbaum attorneys present at LWM Municipal Attorneys Institute
Two attorneys at Stafford Rosenbaum will give separate presentations during the League of Wisconsin Municipalities’ 2026 Municipal Attorneys Institute Conference. Attorney Pam Ploor will present on employment law topics relating to FMLA leave and pregnancy and maternity accommodations on Thursday, June 18. Attorney Brian Sajdak will present, “Conform or Be Cast Out: The Unattractive Truth for Municipal Authority over Subdivisions” on Friday, June 19.
Both presentations are part
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Attorneys Seep Paliwal & Erin Rome Present on AI Contract Drafting for Association of Corporate Counsel
Stafford Rosenbaum discusses AI contract drafting with Association of Corporate Counsel – Wisconsin members
Stafford Rosenbaum Attorneys Seep Paliwal and Erin Rome, and co-presenter Attorney Matt Beier of WILMIC, will present “Contract Drafting and Review in the Era of AI” on Friday, May 15, at the ACC-WI Annual Chapter Conference and Meeting of Members. Their presentation will focus on AI contract drafting and negotiations for businesses from a business litigator’s perspective, all with artificial intelligence in mind.
The
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Stafford Rosenbaum Environment & Land Use Law Attorneys Present at Great Outdoors 2026
Stafford Rosenbaum attorneys to present during State Bar of Wisconsin’s Great Outdoors seminar
Attorneys Erin Deeley, Klara Henry, Jane Landretti, and Zoe Pawlisch will present during The Great Outdoors 2026 seminar on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 (or via webcast), as part of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s daylong program on the legal frameworks governing Wisconsin’s land, water, wildlife, and recreation.
Attorneys Erin Deeley and Zoe Pawlisch will present on riparian rights during their segment of the program, addressing waterfront
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Update: The Ghost of Procedural Rules Past
In 2024, we wrote about Bowie v. Settecase, No. 2022AP1561 (Wis. Ct. App. Dec. 12, 2023) (per curiam) (unpublished). There, the Court of Appeals deemed the defendant’s summary judgment argument waived because the case went to trial and “a party who proceeds to trial waives the right to appeal an order denying his or her earlier motion for summary judgment.” Id. ¶6. Our prior article explained that the cases the Court of Appeals cited to apply this waiver
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When the ‘Expert’ Is an Algorithm
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 to State Bar’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency, & Creditors’ Rights Section
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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Attorney Nikki Yang Presents on Trusts & Estates at Madison Area Chinese Community Organization
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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Stafford Rosenbaum Sponsors 2026 Election Matters Seminar Series
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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Attorney Jessica Mederson Earns Wisconsin Law Journal Construction Law Honor
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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Attorney Scott Smith Authors State Bar Blog Post on Wisconsin Municipal Construction Contracts
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 Egle & Manthe Present on Support Tools for New Small Businesses in Wisconsin
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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Attorney Seep Paliwal Moderates State Bar of Wisconsin Panel on Cultural Competency in Family Law
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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The End of the Textualist Era? Wisconsin Supreme Court Presented with Opportunity to Overturn Kalal
In a concurrence to one of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s blockbuster opinions from the 2024-25 term, SEIU Healthcare Wis. v. WERC, 2025 WI 29, 416 Wis. 2d 688, 22 N.W.2d 876 (Dallet, J., concurring), Justice Dallet called on the Court to reevaluate Wisconsin’s current—and oft-cited—approach to statutory interpretation as set forth in State ex rel. Kalal v. Cir. Ct. Dane Cnty., 2004 WI 58, 271 Wis. 2d 633, 681 N.W.2d 110.
Kalal created a textualist, two-step methodology for interpreting
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Attorney Rick Manthe Presents on Municipal Zoning for Wisconsin Towns Association
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 Finances and Taxes in Family Law
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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