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In this video I answer the questions I most often receive about obtaining a pardon in Wisconsin. I provide you with a brief overview of the Governor’s pardon power and list the four criteria you must meet in order to be eligible to receive a pardon. If you feel one of our attorneys in Madison may be able […]
Wisconsin ought to trumpet this warning: From now on, the owners of shady door-to-door sales businesses had better steer their traveling crews away from Wisconsin. Thanks to a Dunn County court decision, this state has pierced the corporate veil these unscrupulous operators hide behind to escape responsibility for assaults and other crimes committed by members […]
On March 27, Governor Evers issued a statewide ban on foreclosures and evictions. The order, a copy of which is available online here: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/WIGOV/2020/03/27/file_attachments/1412941/EO%2015%20Ban%20on%20Evictions%20and%20Foreclosures%20PDF.pdf It prohibits landlords from taking any steps to terminate a tenancy if the termination is based on a failure to pay rent. This means that the landlord cannot give you a […]
One of our nation’s most sacred promises to veterans is that we will take care of them if they are hurt in battle. But that promise is too often broken. As Veterans Day approaches on Nov. 11, we take a closer look at the issue of veterans’ benefits. Right now more than 240,000 veterans have […]
A federal judge ruled Monday that a jury should decide if Oscar Mayer production workers should get paid for time spent putting on and taking off safety and sanitation equipment required by federal law and the company.In denying Oscar Mayer’s motion to dismiss the suit brought by four employees, District Judge John Shabaz concluded that […]
James JW. Gardner has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America. The induction ceremony at which James Gardner became a Fellow took place recently before an audience of 1,020 persons during the recent 2005 Annual Meeting of the College in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in […]