• Jeremy Blachman, a Harvard Law School student, is the infamous author of the blog Anonymous Lawyer, which was a mockery of life at a large law firm. He’s now written a book with teh same title, which will be released […]

  • BusinessWeek has published a very interesting story about the [tag]outside counsel[/tag] for [tag]Enron[/tag], Vinson & Elkins. The firm played in integral role in Enron’s deals, and the [tag]SEC[/tag] is investigating the advice that the firm gave Enron. The question remains […]

  • According to an article on the Motley Fool site earlier this year, credit card debt is a huge problem. They say that Americans owe over half a trillion dollars in credit card debt. An analysis by the U.S. Public Interest […]

  • The [tag]American Institute of Certified Public Accountants[/tag] ([tag]AICPA[/tag]) lost the [tag]social security numbers[/tag] of all of its members earlier this year. I was notified of this via a letter dated May 8. The organization offered its members one free year […]

  • Yes, you read that correctly. A man in Milwaukee was stabbed last night in the chest after he and the suspect had an argument over a passage in the [tag]Bible[/tag]. Wow.

  • Following the collapse of Enron Corp., Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were still wealthy. (It seems they cashed in their stock options at just the right time.) According to an August 2001 balance sheet, Lay owned many non-Enron stocks totaling […]

  • Cingular Wireless LLC has filed suit against insurance companies and brokers, alleging that the insurers paid over $1 billion in [tag]kickbacks[/tag] to the brokers if sent business their way. The lawsuit names brokers Marsh & McLennan and Aon Corp, and […]

  • Kim Kellbach, 48, has been charged with 3 felonies in Ozaukee County for stealing from her employer of 15 years. The charges include theft in a business setting, modifying computer data to commit fraud, and forgery, and carry penalties of […]

  • From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee County Board Chairman Lee Holloway this afternoon resolved his long-running ethics case by admitting to six civil counts of failing to comply with the county ethics code. Under the agreement with the county Ethics […]

  • After stating to a newspaper reporter yesterday that he didn’t have a birth certificate and that he couldn’t be tied to anything with the name Michael Jackson, Milwaukee Adlerman Michael McGee has issued a press release admitting that his real […]