criminal defense

If you’ve been charged with a crime, you may be tempted to represent yourself in court. But while you have a legal right to represent yourself, it’s never a good idea. Here are 10 reasons it isn’t a good idea to defend yourself if you face criminal charges. 1) You Only Get One Arraignment You […]

Jury selection is one of the least understood, but very important aspects of the trial process. At the end of the trial, after all of the work of your lawyers is done, your fate rests in the hand of those jury members. Over the years, experts have come to specialize in the process of jury […]

Each year, at least 70 people in the United States are killed by electrocution due to faulty consumer products. The majority of these victims were adults aged 40 to 59 years old. Electrocution is also one of the most common workplace injuries. In fact, about nine percent of all deadly workplace accidents involve electrocution. If […]

Stop and frisk procedures have been in the news quite a bit lately, with claims of drivers and pedestrians being stopped and frisked, and being falsely arrested as a result, when they shouldn’t have been. That’s what attorneys say happened to Kavin Nesbit, in State v. Nesbit, while he was walking down I-94 with a […]

Opioid addiction is a tremendous problem not just in Wisconsin, but in the entire United States. It was recently revealed that, in an attempt to fight this deadly addiction, Governor Scott Walker had planned to sign 11 new bills. This is important to citizens of Wisconsin in a number of ways, especially considering the increasing […]

When you think of Supreme Court decisions, you might think of a court system in which a group of officials makes the final decision, much like a parent when two children are arguing. However, there are situations that occur in the Supreme Court where no opinion receives the support of the majority of the court. […]