McCarty Law expands employment law practice with the addition of two experienced attorneys

Posted on Apr 28, 2026 by

McCarty Law LLP, a top law firm in Northeast Wisconsin, is excited to share the addition of attorneys Rebecca Kellner and Will Wetzel to its employment law practice. With their combined expertise, the firm is positioned to deliver proactive counsel and expert representation to businesses across the Fox Valley and beyond. Kellner brings more than 15 years of experience in compliance and legal counsel, having […]

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A Nugget and a Prayer

Posted on Mar 10, 2026 by

About two years ago, I wrote about the class action lawsuit filed by Aimen Halim in the U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, against Buffalo Wild Wings. Halim accused the popular restaurant chain of “false and deceptive marketing and advertising” of boneless wings, claiming that they are more like glorified chicken nuggets […]

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Or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

Posted on Mar 3, 2026 by

Charles Van Damme was a San Francisco businessman who ran a ferry business in the early 1900s. Using the profits from his successful enterprise, he purchased a parcel of land over 1,800 acres in size on the Mendocino Coast near Little River. When he died in 1934, he left it to the State of California […]

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Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing

Posted on Feb 24, 2026 by

It seems these days that it’s impossible to tell what’s real. Photographs can be manipulated. Videos and sound bites can be fabricated. There are dozens of websites that sell knockoffs of name brand products. The latest round of fake versions of products recently ended up in federal court. Estée Lauder sued Walmart in the Central […]

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It’s in the Bag

Posted on Feb 17, 2026 by

Last week, I wrote about New Jersey’s effort to protect the environment by banning plastic silverware in fast food restaurants. Like plastic silverware, plastic shopping bags are also overrunning our landfills. We get plastic bags at hardware, grocery and convenience stores. Some of the bags are thick, while others are pretty thin and tear easily. […]

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Investigative Police Work

Posted on Feb 10, 2026 by

Illinois recently adopted a law requiring prospective police officers to approve the release of their personal background records, including everything from job performance reports to nonpublic settlement agreements, as part of the hiring process. The measure was passed in response to last summer’s shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old single mother who had struggled with […]

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McCarty Law names attorney Sara Micheletti as partner

Posted on Feb 3, 2026 by

McCarty Law LLP, a top law firm in Northeast Wisconsin, is proud to announce that attorney Sara Micheletti has been named partner.  Micheletti’s practice includes estate planning, guardianship, probate, estate settlement and elder law. Her legal services aim to help people with their personal legal needs throughout their lives. She frequently acts as a personal representative or trustee in probates and trusts and serves as a guardian ad litem. Micheletti advocates for the […]

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Not Forking Around

Posted on Feb 3, 2026 by

When I was in high school, rapscallions would sometimes partake in throwing eggs or tomatoes at cars after the homecoming football game. Because of the inherent danger of this activity and the very expensive damage it could cause, the authorities came down hard on any perpetrators they would find. To avoid severe punishment, these miscreants […]

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Gnarly Lawsuit

Posted on Jan 27, 2026 by

‘Teen Wolf’ was a classic 1980s movie that starred Michael J. Fox as Scott, a short, somewhat nerdy high schooler who suddenly became the Big Man on Campus after turning into a werewolf. One scene in the flick shows Scott “van surfing,” or standing on top of a moving van while driving down the road. […]

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The Land of Make-Believe

Posted on Jan 20, 2026 by

Over two years ago, I wrote about Peter LoDuca and Steven A. Schwartz, attorneys with Levidow, Levidow & Oberman, P.C., a personal injury firm in New York City. In a lawsuit they filed, Schwartz used ChatGPT to help draft a brief. After he found several cases that were right on point and supported his client’s […]

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