In early April, voters will go to the polls to decide whether to change a key part of Wisconsin’s constitution – how the Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is chosen. Under Wisconsin’s constitution, the Chief Justice is chosen objectively; we the people choose the members of the high court. Importantly, theJustice with the […]

This opinion piece authored by Atty. Ann Jacobs was featured in the Milwaukee Journal on January 3, 2015.     When most of us think of government, bureaucracy is usually one of the first words that comes to mind. Any government agency is rife with stories of bureaucrats wasting taxpayers’ money. Except for one. News that […]

Atty. Ann S. Jacobs elected President of the Wisconsin Association for Justice[/caption] On December 5, 2014, Atty. Ann S. Jacobs was elected by  her peers as president of the Wisconsin Association for Justice (formerly the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers).  WAJ is the state-wide voluntary association of trial lawyers and has been at the forefront […]

But I’m not the kind of person who sues people.” I just heard this the other day from a client. When a person tells me that, I usually reply, “Don’t worry, I am!”  All joking aside, why are people concerned about becoming that kind of person?  I think this stems from a couple of beliefs. First, […]

Listen to Attorney Ann Jacobs speaking on the need for Medical Malpractice Law reform in the State of Wisconsin. September 4, 2014, WUWM, Milwaukee Public Radio.