Bench and Bar Experiences

     There are many statutes that set forth time lines that must be met in order for the court to have competency to act and jurisdiction to...

   When a civil case is tried to a jury the "5/6 verdict rule" applies. The rule is set forth in 805.09(2).  It reads as follows: ...

By John DiMotto Chapter 813 of the Wisconsin Statutes addresses Wisconsin's injunction law and sets forth the various types of injunctio...

By John DiMotto I have not posted in quite some time due to an illness in my family. I expect to begin blogging again in the next couple o...

By John J. DiMotto When a jury is selected to try a case, the trial judge has the responsibility to ensure that the jury's verdict is ba...

By John DiMotto I have not posted to my blog in the last few weeks because my wife was recently diagnosed with cancer and life has been a bi...

By John DiMotto In addition to writing my blog, I have facebook and twitter accounts which provide me with a vehicle to communicate my th...