Sometimes, a case presents a matter of law that would be better answered by the courts of another state or jurisdiction. This often occurs when federal courts are asked to decide an issue that turns on state law. When this occurs, the reviewing court may ask a court within another jurisdiction or state to consider […]
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Just came across this chart on the Wisconsin Court System website. It’s a great visual aid for understanding how cases move through the courts procedurally, and how they get to the State Supreme Court.
Check out this month’s firm newsletter here: Alderman Law Firm Newsletter: March 2014. We give you the personal updates, we give you Kimberly’s little reading corner, and we give you all the professional news hot off the presses. This month, we’ll even show you how to recognize when you are getting scammed by a car […]
Although rare, a party who loses at the circuit court level may ask the State Supreme Court to hear the case, directly, without the case first being heard by the Court of Appeals. This request is referred to as a petition to bypass. In Wisconsin Courts, for example, Wis. Stat. § 808.05 outlines the three […]
Establishing a good record in the trial court is an enormous advantage to persons seeking to appeal a judgment. The record is all of the documents filed in the trial court that the appellate court will have access to when making its decision. In short, the record is the facts of your case. The person […]
What I’m Reading: A Factory of One: Applying Lean Principles to Banish Waste and Improve Your Personal Performance, by Daniel Markovitz. I’m a productivity system junkie, so when Nora Riva Bergman recommended A Factory of One alongside my favorite productivity book, Getting Things Done by David Allen, I had to check it out. The book […]
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