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Clonal heterogeneity in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and its impact on tumor progression
Abstract Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive cancer characterized by profound desmoplasia and cellular heterogeneity, which cannot be fully resolved using traditional bulk sequencing approaches.
Managing Risk Beyond the Storm: Practical Lessons for Estate Planners Facing Third-Party Claims
Official Publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin Managing Risk Beyond the Storm: Practical Lessons for Estate Planners Facing Third-Party Claims A recent Wisconsin circuit court case, in which an individual sued the attorney who prepared the estate plan for the plaintiff's romantic partner, illustrates the importance of risk-management measures for lawyers who do estate planning. No additional resources found.
Managing Risk Knowing Your Limits: A Lesson from the Track (and the Law Office)
My son, Leo, is a freshman in high school and recently joined the track team at his small school outside Madison. He’s always been quick on his feet, so sprinting seemed like a natural fit. One night he asked me which races he should try. I gave him the same advice my coach once gave me: “Run all the sprints – the 100, 200, and 400 – but keep your eye out for the 400-pound gorilla waiting for you on the 400.” He stared at me with that uniquely teenage mixture of confusion and disbelief.
Managing Risk Knowing Your Limits: A Lesson from the Track (and the Law Office)
My son, Leo, is a freshman in high school and recently joined the track team at his small school outside Madison. He’s always been quick on his feet, so sprinting seemed like a natural fit. One night he asked me which races he should try. I gave him the same advice my coach once gave me: “Run all the sprints – the 100, 200, and 400 – but keep your eye out for the 400-pound gorilla waiting for you on the 400.” He stared at me with that uniquely teenage mixture of confusion and disbelief.
Managing Risk Communication, Consent, and AI: Timeless Professional Duties in a Changing Practice
Managing Risk Communication, Consent, and AI: Timeless Professional Duties in a Changing Practice When used responsibly, artificial intelligence tools do not replace a lawyer's judgment. Instead, they reinforce the habits that reduce risk: thoughtful communication and careful documentation confirming the lawyer's advice and clients' decisions. These days, you can’t open your laptop or attend a continuing legal education program without encountering discussion about artificial intelligence (AI).
Managing Risk Rising Claims, Shifting Risks – A 2025 Malpractice Snapshot for Wisconsin Lawyers
Managing Risk Rising Claims, Shifting Risks – A 2025 Malpractice Snapshot for Wisconsin Lawyers WILMIC opened more legal malpractice claim matters in 2025, but the severity of claims and the number of high-reserve claims remained low. As always, there are easy ways for attorneys to lower the likelihood of committing errors that might lead to clients making complaints. In 2025, legal malpractice claim activity in Wisconsin took a noticeable turn.
Managing Risk Stronger Lawyers, Safer Practices: Reflections from a National Insurance Conference
Managing Risk Stronger Lawyers, Safer Practices: Reflections from a National Insurance Conference The dynamic agenda of the 2025 Annual Conference of the National Association of Bar-Related Insurance Companies offered insights, reminders, and discussions on challenges and opportunities facing legal and professional liability insurance industries. Here are key takeaways.
Managing Risk Networking: Why Every Lawyer Needs a Village
Managing Risk Networking: Why Every Lawyer Needs a Village Lawyers who maintain a strong professional network – who regularly exchange knowledge, ideas, and war stories – tend to spot issues earlier, solve problems faster, and avoid pitfalls more deftly. Here's why and how you can network with purpose – even for the introverts among us. Even the sharpest lawyers need a lifeline now and then.
Managing Risk Professionalism Under Pressure: Staying Ethical When Other People Don't
Official Publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin Managing Risk Professionalism Under Pressure: Staying Ethical When Other People Don't When in highly charged situations, lawyers might feel like responding to opposing counsel's bad behavior with more of the same. But two wrongs don’t make a right. Here are a few tips for deciding whether and how to deal with other lawyers' ethical lapses. Almost every practicing lawyer has encountered difficult opposing counsel.
Managing Risk Staying Human in the Age of AI
Official Publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin Managing Risk Staying Human in the Age of AI In the age of artificial intelligence and changes in how legal services are delivered, communication on a human level still matters for Wisconsin lawyers. That's because effective communication, as required under SCR 1.4, is not just about the law (although that is essential); it's about human connection, empathy, and responsiveness.
Managing Risk Spidey Sense & Legal Defense: Trust Your Instincts and Report That Claim!
Managing Risk Spidey Sense & Legal Defense: Trust Your Instincts and Report That Claim! Legal malpractice insurance policies are typically claims-made-and-reported policies, meaning both the claim and its reporting must occur within the policy period to trigger coverage. This article focuses on what to report, when to report, and the advantages of doing so as soon as practicable.
Managing Risk Claims Down, Costs Up: What WILMIC's Data Means for Lawyers
Managing Risk Claims Down, Costs Up: What WILMIC's Data Means for Lawyers The frequency of claims remains low but the cost to defend and resolve them rose significantly. These contrasting trends underscore the evolving nature of legal malpractice risks. Here's a look at what the data portends for lawyers. As the year ended, Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. (WILMIC) staff reflected on the trends in legal malpractice claims observed in recent years and throughout 2024.
Managing Risk The AI Revolution in Law: There's No Turning Back
Managing Risk The AI Revolution in Law: There's No Turning Back Regardless of one's level of comfort with artificial intelligence, AI is here to stay. Attorneys have a professional obligation to learn what AI is and when and how to use it responsibly to avoid associated risks. When I was a young associate at a medium-sized firm in Madison, the president excitedly distributed BlackBerry cell phones to all the lawyers, a move that put us at the forefront of legal technology at the time.
Managing Risk What Comes Next? Succession Planning for Civil Litigators
Managing Risk What Comes Next? Succession Planning for Civil Litigators For lawyers with civil litigation practices, putting together a succession plan is akin to reading a book with alternative endings: The lawyer must anticipate a variety of outcomes, prepare for the unexpected, and determine who is best suited to help clients if the lawyer dies or otherwise is unable to bring matters to completion.
Managing Risk In-House Counsel's Due Diligence for Contracts with Technology Vendors
Managing Risk In-House Counsel's Due Diligence for Contracts with Technology Vendors A key aspect of risk management for in-house counsel is ensuring that products and services provided by third-party technology vendors are appropriate, cost effective, and secure for the organization. No business, regardless of size, can accomplish every part of its operations required for success on its own.
Managing Risk Whoosh! There Goes Another Deadline
Managing Risk Whoosh! There Goes Another Deadline With the wide availability of easy-to-use, affordable case management systems, there's no excuse for lawyers to miss deadlines in civil litigation. If you attend any of my risk management programs, you likely will hear me quote Douglas Adams to introduce some levity to the very serious issue of legal malpractice. This is another gem from Adams’s book, The Salmon of Doubt: “I love deadlines.
Managing Risk It’s a Simple Transaction - What Could Go Wrong?
Managing Risk It’s a Simple Transaction – What Could Go Wrong? Lawyers practicing transactional law face different risks than litigators. In recent years, those risks have resulted in a significant increase in claims – especially in estate planning.
Managing Risk Legal Malpractice Concerns for Appellate Lawyers
Managing Risk Legal Malpractice Concerns for Appellate Lawyers This article explores the elements of a legal malpractice action and identifies some common mistakes that may be avoided through best practices when representing clients in appeals. Every first-year law student’s toolbox contains an introductory torts outline with the four general elements of negligence: duty, breach, causation, and damages.
Managing Risk Timely Reporting a Malpractice Claim
Managing Risk Timely Reporting a Malpractice Claim Lawyers who become aware of clients' potential malpractice claims should contact their professional liability insurer immediately, regardless of the lawyer's assessment of the validity of the claim. In the Ethics column in the March 2022 Wisconsin Lawyer, attorney Dean Dietrich posed the following question from a lawyer: “Question: I have been contacted by a former client who claims that I committed malpractice when representing her.
Managing Risk Opening the Floodgates
Managing Risk Opening the Floodgates Summer storms are one (but not the only) type of weather event that can disrupt a lawyer's or law firm's practice. Being prepared for the possibility of business interruptions and property damage is a vital element of law client service. The phrase, “If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute” has been attributed to many authors (including falsely to Mark Twain and Will Rogers) and regions of the United States.
Managing Risk Stay Secure Online with Cyber 'Fluxing'
Managing Risk Stay Secure Online with Cyber 'Fluxing' One activity that hasn't slowed during the COVID-19 pandemic is cyber crime. Here are tips for remaining aware of risk levels and preventing and recovering from computer crimes. Movie buffs might recognize the line, “Time circuits on... Flux Capacitor... fluxing... Engine running... All right!” from the film Back to the Future. The main character, Marty McFly (played by Michael J.
Consumer trends’ impact on pet food processing
Process Safety Growing consumer awareness and changes in standards have forced pet food manufacturers to think their processes, products and production facilities. By Matthew Beier January 15, 2020 Courtesy: CRB The US pet food market is booming. In 2018, Americans spent more than $30 billion on food of a total $72 billion spent on pets, according to the American Pet Products Association. Pets are becoming full-fledged members of more and more households.
Managing Risk Whose File Is It Anyway?
Managing Risk Whose File Is It Anyway? The seemingly clear rule that files belong to clients, not to their lawyers, can quickly become murky after a client dies, especially when the files at issue concern estate planning. Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. (WILMIC) has seen a significant increase in estate planning claims against policyholders in recent years.
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