Trials can turn on any number of factors, which is why predicting outcomes is so difficult. Trying to account for all of those variables is why trials are so expensive. One of the most important elements to trial success is witness preparation. The only reason to have a trial is to determine the facts. Those […]
Read MoreAre your spouse’s spending habits your problem? The personal advice column in the Wisconsin State Journal recently had a question from a husband whose wife seemed to be a spendaholic. She buys lots of stuff online, using various credit cards. The husband’s concern was that if something happened to the wife, like death, he would […]
Read MoreThey are unintentional mishaps, usually occurring because of negligence. Negligence claims, such as personal injury suits, can be won if the injured party can prove that the driver who cause the accident, called the tortfeasor, had a duty and breached that duty, which caused the accident and resulted in damages. These elements are usually found […]
Read MoreThis past weekend, I went with my family, including my granddaughters, to a Wisconsin apple farm. The farm sold apples and pumpkins, raspberries and honey, donuts and cider and lots more. This farm had transitioned away from growing corn and beans to having become a diversified mix of profit centers. We spent several hours there […]
Read More“I thought you had to wait six years between Chapter 7 filings.” “What’s credit counseling? I didn’t have to take that the last time I filed.” “What is the means test?” In the last 15 years, we’ve heard these questions and more, and you can thank Congress for this. They passed a law signed by […]
Read MoreAn attorney friend called me to ask about a single spouse bankruptcy filing. A single spouse filing is a case in which only one spouse files while the other does not. The couple owned a home and had significant equity in that home, more than the filing debtor could exempt. Wisconsin’s homestead exemption is $75,000 […]
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