The Wisconsin Defender is the quarterly publication of the Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office. The Wisconsin Defender includes practical information for attorneys, judges and other professionals involved in the criminal justice system. The Wisconsin Defender is provided in electronic format at no cost to all Wisconsin public defenders, private bar attorneys who accept Wisconsin public defender appointments, all Wisconsin judges, and other interested readers. The Wisconsin Defender is also available in paper format to prison inmates for a nominal fee.

Current Issue: Winter/Spring 2009

** Printable Version of the Winter/Spring 2009 Issue

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Features:

Employee Assistance Program: An Overview
        By: Deborah K. Cudworth

Wisconsin Lawyers Assistance Program: An Overview

Work – Life Balance: Why It Is Important For You
        By: Attorney Gary L. Bakke

The Lawyer as Counselor: Representing the Impaired Client
        By: Attorney Timothy David Edwards

For Women Staff of the State Public Defender’s Office: Making a Living, Making a (Healthy) Life
        By: Attorney Larraine McNamara-McGraw

Prescription Medication: Abuse, Addiction and Complication Factors for Attorneys
        By: Linda Albert, LCSW, CSAC

Keeping Legal Minds Intact: Mitigating Compassion Fatigue among Government Lawyers
        By: Linda Albert, LCSW, CSAC

In Every Issue:

Case Digest

Recent Law Review Articles

Review Granted in the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Training Calendar