tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708072848603710722024-02-18T19:40:59.770-08:00COULEE REGION BRIEFSCOULEE REGION BRIEFSJim Kronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592621850693778497noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270807284860371072.post-32730733241583406592013-12-06T07:03:00.000-08:002013-12-06T07:03:18.402-08:00Kroner Honored<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the Sunday, December 3, 2013 edition of the La Crosse Tribune -</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">James L.
Kroner, Jr. of Moen, <st1:city w:st="on">Ehrsam</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">&</st1:state>
<st1:state w:st="on">Kroner</st1:state>, <st1:state w:st="on">S.C.</st1:state> <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">Suite</st1:street> 200</st1:address>, <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">201 Main Street</st1:address></st1:street>, in
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">La Crosse</st1:city></st1:place> was
recently named a Super Lawyer in the field of criminal defense practice. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Super
Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers in more than 70 practice
areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional
achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent
research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Super Lawyer designation
is limited to not more than 5% of the attorneys in each practice area within <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wisconsin</st1:place></st1:state>. Jim is
one of only two attorneys in this part of Western Wisconsin (<st1:city w:st="on">La
Crosse</st1:city>, <st1:city w:st="on">Monroe</st1:city>, <st1:city w:st="on">Vernon</st1:city>,
Trempealeau and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Crawford</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Counties</st1:placetype></st1:place>) to receive recognition
as a Super Lawyer in the field of criminal defense. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p> </o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Also, on October 7, 2013, the La Crosse County Bar
Association honored Jim with a plaque recognizing his "Outstanding
Leadership as President of the La Crosse County Bar Association" during
2012-2013.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jim Kronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592621850693778497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270807284860371072.post-10415922660753321462012-05-29T13:29:00.000-07:002012-05-29T13:29:29.661-07:00La Crosse County Bar Association Leadership<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In April, the La Crosse County Bar Association held its annual election. The new officers for the 2012 - 2013 year are the following:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">President - James L. Kroner, Jr. of Moen Ehrsam & Kroner, S.C. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">President Elect - Angela L. Machi of Angela Machi Law Office</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Secretary - Howard J. Eglash of Bosshard Parke, Ltd.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Treasurer - Jessica Kirchner of O'Flaherty Heim Egan & Birnbaum, Ltd.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Congratulations to all of the new officers, especially Moen Ehrsam & Kroner's own Jim Kroner.</span><br />
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<br /></div>Jim Kronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592621850693778497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270807284860371072.post-81622744440555356512012-04-12T07:49:00.001-07:002012-04-12T07:52:47.037-07:00April 2012 Revisions to Wisconsin Laws on Crime and Criminal Procedure<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Governor Walker recently signed a number of bills that will enact significant changes to Wisconsin laws creating crimes, increasing penalties for certain crimes, and altering procedures and rights in criminal cases. These changes include the following. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">2011 Wisconsin Act 266</span></span></u><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">,</span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> passed as <a href="https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/proposals/sb104-engrossed" title="blocked::https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/proposals/sb104-engrossed"><span style="color: blue;">Senate Bill 104</span></a>, requires a person who violates certain restraining orders to be monitored by </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">GPS</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Act 266 says that if a person violates a domestic abuse or harassment temporary restraining order, and a court finds that they are more likely than not to cause serious bodily harm to the person who applied for the </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">TRO</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">, then the court can order the person to submit to </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">GPS</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> tracking. Act 266 also requires a $200 surcharge which is to be used to fund the </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">GPS</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> tracking program. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Act 266 has two effective dates. First, the surcharge provision takes effect on </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">July 1, 2013</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">. The </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">GPS</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> tracking program is effective </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">January 1, 2014</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">.</span></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">2011 Wisconsin Act 267</span></span></u></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">, passed as <a href="https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/enrolled/ab269" title="blocked::https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/enrolled/ab269"><span style="color: blue;">Assembly Bill 269</span></a>, prohibits contacting victims of domestic violence and witnesses in criminal cases. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Act 267 increases the penalty for violations of the 72 hour no contact prohibition in a domestic violence case from the current $1000 civil forfeiture to a misdemeanor. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Act 267 also makes it a Class A misdemeanor to contact a witness in a misdemeanor case, and a Class H felony to contact a witness in a felony case. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Act 267 does not have a specific effective date, so will apply the day after publication – at most 11 days from today.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">2011 Wisconsin Act 268</span></span></u><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">,</span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> passed as <a href="https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/proposals/ab397" title="blocked::https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/proposals/ab397"><span style="color: blue;">Assembly Bill 397</span></a>, creates several new criminal penalties for failing to report certain crimes against children. Act 268 is known colloquially as “Caylee’s Law” after the Caylee Anthony death in 2008 in </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Florida</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Act 268 creates the following crimes and penalties:</span></span></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Class I felony for failing to report the death of a child under 18. </span></span> </span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Class A misdemeanor for failing to report a missing child within 24 hours if under 13, 48 hours if between 13 and 16, or 72 hours for older than 16. </span></span> </span></li>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><ul type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Increase to Class H felony if the child suffers pain or an injury such as a broken bone or stitches </span></span> </span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Increase to Class F felony if child suffers permanent disfigurement or permanent or protracted loss of bodily function </span></span> </span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Increase to Class D felony if child dies </span></span></li>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></ul></ul><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Act 268 does not have a specific effective date, so will apply the day after publication – at most 11 days from today.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">2011 Wisconsin Act 270</span></span></u><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">,</span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> passed as <a href="https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/amendments/sb173/ssa2_sb173" title="blocked::https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/amendments/sb173/ssa2_sb173"><span style="color: blue;">Senate Bill 173</span></a>, allows, in specific instances, access to law enforcement to certain juvenile court records. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Act 270 allows access to juvenile court records, excluding medical and psychological records, to law enforcement when they are investigating alleged criminal activity. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Act 270 also provides this information, via electronic access to CCAP, for SPD attorneys and staff. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Act 270 does not have a specific effective date, so will apply the day after publication – at most 11 days from today.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">2011 Wisconsin Act 271</span></span></u><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">,</span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> passed as <a href="https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/enrolled/sb536" title="blocked::https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/enrolled/sb536"><span style="color: blue;">Senate Bill 536</span></a>, makes six changes to statutes regarding child pornography and trafficking.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">1.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Extend the statute of limitations from before the victim reaches 24 years of age to 45 years of age.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">2.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Makes knowingly accessing child pornography a felony.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">3.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Allows for the involuntary termination of parental rights if a parent is convicted of trafficking a child</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">4.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Prohibits the introduction of evidence of a witness’s prior sexual contact in child enticement, soliciting a child for prostitution, and sexual intercourse with a child who is age 16 or older crimes.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">5.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Allows a chief judge to authorize electronic surveillance in sexual exploitation of a child, trafficking of a child, child enticement, use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, and soliciting a child for prostitution crimes.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">6.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Authorizes compensation to victims of sexual exploitation of a child, incest with a child, use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, soliciting a child for prostitution, and sexual intercourse with a child who is age 16 or older.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Act 271 does not have a specific effective date, so will apply the day after publication – at most 11 days from today. However, any crime committed but not charged before the expiration of the statute of limitations can be charged under the provisions of Act 271.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">2011 Wisconsin Act 272</span></span></u><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">,</span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> passed as <a href="https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/proposals/ab209" title="blocked::https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/proposals/ab209"><span style="color: blue;">Assembly Bill 209</span></a>, </span></span>creates mandatory minimum prison sentences, with some exceptions, for the following crimes:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1.</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span>5 years for sexual exploitation of a child</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2.</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span>5 years for use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">3.</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span>3 years for possession of child pornography</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">There are two exceptions from the minimum incarceration sentence:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1.</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span>If the difference in age between the offender and the victim is less than 48 months.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2.</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span>Probation in amount less than the mandatory minimum can be ordered by the judge if the court places on the records the lack of risk to the public.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Act 272 does not have a specific effective date, so will apply the day after publication – at most 11 days from today.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">2011 Wisconsin Act 273</span></span></u><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">,</span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> passed as <a href="https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/proposals/sb127" title="blocked::https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/proposals/sb127"><span style="color: blue;">Senate Bill 127</span></a>, provides that the sentencing court must consider whether a crime was convicted in the presence of a child as an aggravating factor if the crime involved domestic abuse. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Act 273 does not have a specific effective date, so will apply the day after publication – at most 11 days from today.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">2011 Wisconsin Act 276</span></span></u><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">,</span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> passed as <a href="https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/proposals/sb350" title="blocked::https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/proposals/sb350"><span style="color: blue;">Senate Bill 350</span></a>, increases the penalty for repeated domestic abuse offenses. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Act 276 allows for a 2 year penalty enhancer if a person commits an act of abuse as newly defined as a “domestic abuse repeater.” Domestic abuse repeater applies if someone is convicted on 2 separate occasions in the prior 10 years of a crime in which the domestic abuse surcharge was imposed and commits a second act of domestic abuse within the 72 hour period following a domestic abuse arrest. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Act 276 does not have a specific effective date, so will apply the day after publication – at most 11 days from today. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">2011 Wisconsin Act 277</span></span></u><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">,</span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> passed as <a href="https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/proposals/ab217" title="blocked::https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/proposals/ab217"><span style="color: blue;">Assembly Bill 217</span></a>, creates a Class A misdemeanor for impersonating a fire fighter, an emergency medical technician, or a first responder. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Act 277 does not have a specific effective date, so will apply the day after publication – at most 11 days from today.</span></span></span></div>Jim Kronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592621850693778497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270807284860371072.post-88416030092408289222012-01-11T08:34:00.000-08:002012-01-13T07:36:37.752-08:00La Crosse County Bar Association Spring Speaker Schedule<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -1in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">02/06<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Andrea Hodges (US Bank)</b> – What You Need to Know About Check, ACH & Wire Fraud</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">02/13<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kara Burgos</b> – Economic Loss Doctrine Developments</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">02/20<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jim Naugler</b> – Annual Torts Update</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">02/27<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dan Arndt</b> – Adverse Possession Practice Issues</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">03/05<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Judge Dale Pasell</b> – TBA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">03/12<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Judge Gary Sherman</b> (4<sup>th</sup> District Court of Appeals) – TBA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">03/19<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jennifer Brown</b> – Family Law Update</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">03/26<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Judge Scott Horne - </b>TBA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">04/02<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><personname w:st="on"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mike Ehrsam</b></personname> – Workers Compensation Law Update</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -1in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">04/09<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Judge William M. Conley</b> (<country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">US</place></country-region> District Court, West. Dist. of WI) – Advice for Western District Practice</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -1in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">04/16<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Judge Charles Dykman</b> (4<sup>th</sup> District Court of Appeals, Ret.) – Annual Appellate Law Update</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -1in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">04/23<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">John Carney</b> (Carney Forensics) – Obtaining Digital Evidence from Cell Phones, Computers and Social Media</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">04/30<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><place w:st="on"><city w:st="on"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">La Crosse</b></city></place><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> County Bar Association Elections</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">REMINDER</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> - All Monday meetings will be luncheon meetings held in the Banquet room of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Waterfront Restaurant & Tavern</b>, <street w:st="on"></span><br />
<address w:st="on">328 Front St. South</address></street>, in <place w:st="on"><placetype w:st="on"><city w:st="on">La Crosse</city></placetype></place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The entrance to the Banquet room is off a parking lot on the north side of the building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As last year, the charge for lunch will be $11 (which includes coffee, tea, or a soft drink, tax and tip).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>Jim Kronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592621850693778497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270807284860371072.post-9567353672506172672011-09-22T10:44:00.000-07:002011-09-22T10:46:50.506-07:00La Crosse County Bar Association Fall Schedule<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">The La Crosse County Bar Association holds regular meetings most Mondays at noon in the Banquet room of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Waterfront Restaurant & Tavern</b>, 328 Front St. South, in <place w:st="on"><placetype w:st="on"><city w:st="on">La Crosse</city></placetype></place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The entrance to the Banquet room is off a parking lot on the north side of the building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> The charge for lunch will be $11 (which includes coffee, tea, or a soft drink, tax and tip). While it is not well known you need not be a member of the Association to attend these Monday lunch meetings. </span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Normally, I can understand a meeting of lawyers might not be all that fascinating for non lawyers. However, most of these noon meetings feature a presentation on topics of general legal interest. If one of these speakers or topics on the schedule this fall piques your interest, feel free to contact Jim Kroner to make arrangements to attend. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">10/03<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jim McNeilly</b> – Bankruptcy Issues</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">10/10<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Christopher Ahmuty & Larry Depuis</b> – ACLU of <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Wisconsin</place></state></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">10/17<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Western WI Federal Judge William Conley</b> – TBA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">10/24<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dan Dunn</b> – Issues in Collection Practice</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">10/31<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Judge Todd Bjerke</b> – La Crosse County Veteran’s Court</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">11/07<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Joe Veenstra</b> – TBA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">11/14<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Phil Addis</b> – Representing Clients before local Municipalities</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">11/21<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">District Attorney Tim Gruenke</b> – TBA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">11/28<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mary Jo Werner</b> – Annual Tax Law Update</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">12/05<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dan Arndt</b> – Representing Clients in Adverse Possession Cases</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div>Jim Kronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592621850693778497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270807284860371072.post-44609398901757287892011-07-12T09:59:00.000-07:002011-07-12T10:09:37.237-07:00Concealed Carry Comes to Wisconsin<img align="right" alt="Concealed carry: Could prohibiting weapons in
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liability?" hspace="5" src="http://www.wisbar.org/am/images/nl/2011/July6/gun_holster_250x300.jpg" />Last week, Governor Walker signed a law causing Wisconsin to join 48 other states in allowing people in Wisconsin (residents and non-residents) to legally carry firearms that are concealed. While this practice is common in other states, Wisconsin's new law leaves Illinois as the only state not allowing some form of legal concealed carry.<br />
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Between now and November 1, 2011 - when the law takes effect - people desiring to exercise their new right to concealed carry, not to mention businesses and other places open to the public where such persons might frequent, need to understand what the law allows and does not. Unfortunately, the details are too complicated for this post. <br />
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While I encourage you to contact one of the attorneys at Moen Ehrsam & Kroner for advice particular to your specific situation, general information about the law from the State Bar of Wisconsin can be reviewed <a href="http://www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=InsideTrack&Template=/CustomSource/InsideTrack/contentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=103720">here</a> . The National Rifle Association also provided a bit more detailed summary of the law <a href="http://www.nraila.org/pdfs/PPA%20Summary%202011%20Final%20Version%20to%20Governor.pdf">here</a>.Jim Kronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592621850693778497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270807284860371072.post-50549885264843266512011-06-24T08:46:00.000-07:002011-06-24T08:50:36.994-07:00Legal Changes in Wisconsin's New Budget Legislation<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As this post is written, we know what is in the budget repair bill passed by the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly, but we don't know for sure what will become law because Governor Walker has not announced what items he may seek to eliminate (or modify) using Wisconsin's formidable line item veto. Pending any surprises, here are highlights, or lowlights, of what the legislation does concerning legal issues Moen Ehrsam & Kroner S.C. is likely to face for clients.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The change that will affect the most people is probably the decision to increase the jurisdictional limit for small claims cases to $10,000. This new limit is set to take effect on July 1, 2011. Under previous law, the highest amount of money that could be awarded as a judgment in small claims court was $5,000. Doubling the amount of money possible to be awarded will make it practical to pursue many more cases in small claims court than was previously the case. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is good because small claims court generally provides people with a venue to get their disputes resolved quicker and with less formal procedures, meaning that it is cheaper than having to proceed with a regular lawsuit. On the other hand, increasing the limits means people may have substantially more money at risk in a small claims case, making it increasingly risky to handle a small claims case without an attorney (as many people used to do). This increased limit of $10,000 does not apply to claims for personal (bodily) injury.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The legislature also authorizes bail bondsmen to conduct business in Wisconsin. In the past, no one could be in the business of collecting a fee to post bond for someone accused of a crime. The person accused, or family or friends, had to come up with the cash to post bond if cash bond was required. As part of its business friendly agenda, Wisconsin now allows bail bondsmen to collect a fee (expected to be about 10% of the amount of cash bond required by the court) to post bond for a defendant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the surface, this seems like a win / win proposition. Defendants can get out by posting less bond than previously required, the bond business gets to make money (from the fees) and the Court has a good solvent party to collect the entire bond from if the defendant does not show up for court or otherwise violates the conditions of his bond. However, it is not clear the picture will be so rosy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, most defendants are released on a signature bond without having to post cash at all. Fears are that signature bonds will disappear. There are also concerns about "bond inflation." Will Judges who used to require $1,000 cash bond on a given set of facts now increase their bond decision to $10,000 knowing a defendant can get out by posting only 10%? Moreover, when a defendant posts cash now, that money is refunded <strong><em><u>in full</u></em></strong> at the end of the case (unless used to pay fines, etc). Money paid to a bail bondsman is gone forever. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, what happens if a person who has paid a bail bondsman fails to appear? The bail bondsman has to pay the Court the full amount of the bond. But the bail bondsman does not then just write off the loss as the cost of doing business. No, the bail bondsman goes hunting for the defendant so he can "arrest" the defendant and cart him back to the Court to get the bond paid back. States that allow bail bondsmen have a rich history of abuses by bail bondsmen engaged in the process of "arresting" their customers. They break down doors, engage in gun fights and high speed chases, and do whatever they deem necessary to attempt to get their money back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I fear the legislature made a mistake by adding this law authorizing bail bondsmen to the budget bill where it might become law without going through the public hearings and debates needed to adequately consider all the pros and cons of this change. It remains to be seen whether this legislation is, on balance, a good idea.</span>Jim Kronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592621850693778497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270807284860371072.post-77367147958651956902011-05-17T09:32:00.000-07:002011-05-17T09:42:12.258-07:00PALIMONY IN WISCONSIN?<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Wisconsin Court of Appeals just decided a case arising in <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">La Crosse</placename> <placetype w:st="on">County</placetype></place> called <a href="http://www.wisbar.org/res/capp/2011/2010ap000927.htm">Jahimiak v. Long</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The case should stand as a reminder that parties who decide to live together and accumulate property together outside of marriage can cause significant legal problems in the increasingly common circumstance where those relationships end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In recent years, it has been more common for people to cohabit without the benefit of marriage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When this cohabitation extends for years, the unmarried persons in such relationships frequently accumulate the same legal and financial entanglements married people do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As cohabiting couples “break up” the legal system is then asked how to resolve the resulting legal and financial problems.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Should things like real estate, boats and cars belong solely to the person whose name is on the title?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who should receive how much of various financial accounts or retirement plans?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who should get credit for how much of what was previously paid toward their joint financial obligations or what one party contributed to pay on the debts of the other?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">When married parties see their relationship end, the legal system has an entire chapter of <place w:st="on">Wisconsin</place> statutes governing divorce in place to deal with untangling the legal and financial issues involved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, when the parties are not married, and have not agreed in advance how to resolve future problems, the legal dispute can be substantial and the results uncertain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In 1977, actor Lee Marvin was sued by a woman with whom he cohabited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She claimed that when they moved in together, he promised to support her for life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Noted <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">California</place></state> divorce attorney Marvin Mitchelson referred to the claim he brought against Marvin for breach of that contract as a suit seeking “palimony.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Palimony has come to be understood as a shorthand way of describing court action brought to apportion the financial consequences arising from the break-up of a long term non-marital relationship.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In 1987, in Watts v. Watts, the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided divorce laws would not apply to such situations. But it ruled long standing legal claims employed in other situations could be used to determine legal rights former cohabiting parties might have in assets or debts accumulated during the time they lived together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Court ruled legal claims like breach of an express contract, breach of an implied in fact contract, unjust enrichment and partition could be used to divide real estate, financial assets, and personal property accumulated during the relationship.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Parties considering cohabitation can reduce their exposure to expensive and uncertain future lawsuits if they have an attorney draft an agreement to govern their legal rights in such a circumstance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Individuals who have accumulated property during cohabitation without such a written agreement should consult an attorney when the relationship ends to be sure their financial and legal rights are protected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div>Jim Kronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592621850693778497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270807284860371072.post-23748193790094143692011-05-11T13:48:00.000-07:002011-05-11T13:49:10.219-07:00Wisconsin Supreme Court Affirms Admissibility of Dying DeclarationIn 2004, the United States Supreme Court issued its most significant decision in decades on the right a criminal defendant has to confront the witnesses against him at trial in Crawford v. <place w:st="on"><state w:st="on">Washington</state></place>. In Crawford, the Court held that, with few exceptions, hearsay (testimony by one person about what another person said) could not be used to prove a defendant guilty. Before Crawford, throughout the nation frequently allowed witnesses to testify to what other witnesses told them under exceptions to the rule of evidence governing hearsay permitting hearsay to be used where the statement of the third party recounted by the person who testified was deemed "reliable." <br />
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Crawford made it clear the touchstone of whether hearsay would be admissible in a criminal case was not whether the statement was "reliable" (likely to be true based on circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness) but whether the statement was "testimonial" (given by someone under circumstances where the statement was for the purpose of accusing someone of wrongdoing). If the statement was "testimonial" (such as most statements given to a police officer) it would not be allowed unless the person who made the statement was actually present at trial to be subjected to cross examination. <br />
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Last week, in State of <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Wisconsin</place></state> v. Beauchamp, the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided statements made by someone who believed they were about to die in which they sought to identify their killer were still admissible at criminal trials despite Crawford - even if they died and could thus not testify at trial. The Supreme Court ruled that the United States constitutional amendment creating the right to confront witnesses (the 6th Amendment) was not intended to change what was then admissible in evidence and since court decisions from before the 6<sup>th</sup> Amendment was adopted allowed dying declarations to be admissible, the 6<sup>th</sup> Amendment did not prohibit them from being used in evidence now. While this decision was not unexpected, it is an example of a significant development in the law governing criminal prosecutions that criminal defense attorneys must constantly be on the alert for in order to provide their clients with effective representation. <br />
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</div>Jim Kronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592621850693778497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270807284860371072.post-76568715147124147282011-05-02T11:34:00.000-07:002011-05-02T11:49:06.148-07:00Jim Kroner Speaks on Attorney Fees to La Crosse County BarOn March 21, 2011, Jim Kroner gave a presentation to the La Crosse County Bar Association on Wisconsin "fee shifting" statutes. These are laws that in specific situations, alter what is known as the "American Rule" that has each party to a lawsuit paying its own attorney fees. Wisconsin law contains dozens of statutes which require a defendant who loses a lawsuit to pay a plaintiff who wins the lawsuit for the "reasonable attorney fees" incurred by the plaintiff in the lawsuit. The presentation highlighted situations where such statutes were most frequently applicable and provided a primer on how to apply the laws to recover attorney fees from the opponent in such a circumstance.<br />
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The La Crosse County Bar Association is applying for legal education credit for those attorneys who attended the presentation. If such a statute applies to a legal situation you are involved in it can significantly affect the way the case is handled and the outcome available. Be sure to make sure the attorney representing you knows how to apply these laws to your benefit.Jim Kronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592621850693778497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270807284860371072.post-57134119977579691972011-05-02T11:26:00.000-07:002011-05-02T11:26:46.556-07:00La Crosse County Bar Association Elects New Officers<span>At its annual meeting on Monday, April 25, 2011, the La Crosse County Bar Association elected the following officers: President – <strong>Margaret (Peggy) Herlitzka </strong>of Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Skemp & Sleik; President-Elect – <strong>Jim Kroner </strong>of Moen Ehrsam & Kroner, S.C<strong>.</strong>; Secretary – <b>Angela Machi</b>; and Treasurer – <strong>Emily Hynek </strong>of Johns, Flaherty & Collins, S.C. </span>Jim Kronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592621850693778497noreply@blogger.com0