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Your most-asked questions about how COVID-19 affects your business

Answers to your top 3 questions about how COVID-19 affects your business operations  Read More »


Work-from-home policies help employers manage in changing times

Work-from-home policies help employers navigate COVID-19 social distance precautions. Read More »


Marital debt: do I have to pay my ex-husband's bills?

Wisconsin is a marital property state, meaning you may be liable. Read More »


Prime Times (and Reasons) to Recheck Your Will and Estate Plans

You finally realized the importance of writing your will a few years ago and got it done. Whew. That's over with. Or is it?   Read More »


Recent and pending divorces: a tax filing primer

For people who divorced last year or who are in the midst of divorcing now, taxes are yet another of the many details to be negotiated. Read More »


Avoid common estate planning mistakes

At first glance, estate planning can seem like an unpleasant task, but it's important if you want to decide how your assets will be distributed. Read More »


Ten questions to decide whether and when to sell your business

Pundits have long discussed the life cycles of businesses, often reducing them to tidy four- or five-phase sequences. For business owners, however, the stages are not so clear and can be fogged by their own personal life cycles. Read More »


Gym memberships constitute legal contracts

I want to join a gym to help me get in shape for the new year, but I’ve heard so many horror stories about people who join and then can’t quit. Read More »


Planned Giving: Should we leave our favorite charity a percentage or specific dollar amount

Attorney Katelyn Doyle recommends using a percentage rather than a dollar amount in your will. Read More »


Thanksgiving and retail battles leave employees without many options

With Thanksgiving comes the ultimate battle to see which retailer can be first to kick off Black Friday. Read More »


Weird Halloween laws to make you cackle

From costumes, to masks, to trick-or-treat tort, there's no shortage of laws addressing all things Halloween. Read More »


Divorce: what does administrative dismissal mean?

In family courts in this region (southwestern Wisconsin), cases are dismissed for two reasons. Read More »


Top six myths about personal injury cases

A lot of common beliefs about personal injury cases are really just myths. If you think you might have a personal injury case, call an attorney. Though the vast majority of personal injury claims are for car accidents, you may also see many commercials focusing on problems resulting from medical products and devices. Read More »


Wisconsin businesses: trade secret misappropriation could end your career

A case earlier this year is serving as a warning shot to would-be trade secret blabbers.   Read More »


Judge Judy versus small claims court: a battle for the real people's court

Our top six comparisons between Judge Judy and the real deal, better known to us as small claims court. Read More »