This letter was sent to the RCBA from the Clerk of Courts, Samuel Christensen:

To the Members of the Racine County Bar Association: 

As you may be aware, Racine County is currently a mandatory electronic filing (efiling) county for Civil, Small Claims, Paternity, and Family cases. We became a mandatory efiling county on December 1st, 2016. This means that filings in these case types MUST be submitted electronically by attorneys. 

On January 18th, 2017, voluntary efiling for criminal cases (Felony, Misdemeanor, 
Criminal Traffic, and Forfeitures cases) became available. This means that these case 
types are available to attorneys via the efiling system but is not required. 

I wanted to make you aware that beginning on March 1st, 2017, efiling for criminal cases will become mandatory. 

If you are not already familiar with the Wisconsin Courts’ Website for electronic filing (www.wicourts.gov/efile), I would highly recommend visiting it for more information. It is an excellent resource for information on how to use the efiling system. 

If you have any questions in this regard please feel free to contact Samuel Christensen: 

Clerk of Circuit Court
Racine County Courthouse
730 Wisconsin Ave
Racine WI 53403
262-636-3333
[email protected]

Please see the below link for the brochure:

12 CLE Credit Opportunities in 2017!
 
Sponsored by Johnson Bank
 
JOIN US FOR LUNCH AND EARN CLE/CPE CREDITS

The Johnson Bank wealth team invites you to join us for brunch at the following continuing education teleconference. CLE/CPE credits are granted by Cannon Financial Institute.

There is no charge and lunch is provided. For more information or to RSVP, contact Peggy Treichel at 262.619.2922 or [email protected].

January
Elephant in the Room:  Disposition of Qualified Plans and IRA’s
Tuesday, January 24th | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Civil War Museum | 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha
 
February
Post-Mortem Tax Election Heaven
Tuesday, February 21st | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Johnson Bank, 5th Floor Boardroom | 555 Main Street, Racine
 
March
Designing & Administering Trust Distribution Mechanisms
Tuesday, March 21st | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Civil War Museum | 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha
 
April
Designing & Administering Estate Plans to Minimize Income Tax
Tuesday, April 25th | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Johnson Bank Learning Center | 555 Main Street, Racine
 
May
The Junction of Excellent Estate Planning & Terrible Trust Administration
Tuesday, May 23rd | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Civil War Museum | 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha
 
June
Malpractice in Estate Planning: Some Guidance on How to Avoid It
Tuesday, June 27th | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Johnson Bank Learning Center | 555 Main Street, Racine
 
July
Estate Planning for & Administration of Digital Assets
Tuesday, July 25th | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Civil War Museum | 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha
 
August
Estate Planning for the 99%
Tuesday, August 22nd | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Johnson Bank Learning Center | 555 Main Street, Racine
 
September
Family Business Succession Planning: Now More Challenging Than Ever
Tuesday, September 19th | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Civil War Museum | 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha
 
October
Don’t Overlook the Powers of Powers
Tuesday, October 17th | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Johnson Bank Learning Center | 555 Main Street, Racine
 
November
Protecting Beneficiaries from Themselves & Others
Tuesday, November 7th | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Civil War Museum | 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha
 
December
Trying Too Hard to Do Too Much: Ethics Traps for the Good Samaritan
Tuesday, December 5th | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Johnson Bank Learning Center | 555 Main Street, Racine

It’s time again for the Wisconsin High School MOCK TRIAL TOURNAMENT to be held at the Law Enforcement Center, 717 Wisconsin Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin
 
Regional Tournament February 11, 2017 comprising of 12 teams conducting 6 morning sessions and 6 afternoon sessions.  Exact starting time schedules to be determined.
 
You are encouraged to sign up as a Presiding Judge, Scoring Judge, or Score Sheet Runner for all day, morning, or afternoon trials.   
 
Sign up on the State Bar of Wisconsin website’s direct link www.wisbar.org/mocktrial .  Once there click on the forVolunteer tab and enter your information, availability and position preference for the semifinal tournament, February 11, 2017.  
 
Feel free to contact this year’s Regional Coordinator, Ray Gamez, with any questions at [email protected] or (262) 902-7606.
 
Please forward this email to any attorneys who are not RCBA members and do what you can to encourage our legal community to participate in this statewide tradition.