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Dec 11 - Wisconsin Law Journal
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For attorneys who never have heard of the Financial Industry Regulation Authority before, now might be a smart time to learn the basics. Wall Street has been a tumultuous place of late, and chances are, sometime soon a client will lament losing his shirt because of a broker's bad calls. Or, perhaps a client who is a broker will need help taking on investors who think he's responsible for their accounts tanking.
The following is a primer on FINRA...
Lawyers Turn to Innovative Practice Areas to make Their Mark
Three innovative Wisconsin attorneys have three things in common. They all practice within their own small firms, and they all serve clients nationwide. But what makes them stand out as leaders, for the most part, is a third commonality: They’re all practicing in areas that didn’t exist when they were in law school.
ASSET RECOVERY
If not for the infamous Bernie Madoff, Brian H. Mahanymight not have a cutting edge practice concentration. Madoff’s arrest and conviction...
They’ve walked a mile — and then some — in another’s shoes.
They’re lawyers who’ve changed the focus of their practices 180 degrees, joining “the other side.” Some made the change mostly out of practicality, while others said their personal values played a central role in the decision.
A couple of universal themes emerge from all their stories — that change is to be embraced; and that the experience of seeing an area of law from...