My "simple probate" article from the Wisconsin Law Review

In case you are suffering from insomnia, I offer this aid--my published student comment from the Wisconsin Law Review, "A 'Simple' Probate Should Not Be This Complicated: Principles and Proposals for Revising Wisconsin's Statutes for Probate Summary Procedures." Granted the topic has limited appeal (probate attorneys, possibly legislators with too much time on their hands, and the aforementioned insomniacs), but the article explains the quirks of the current system in Wisconsin for settling small estates and offers ideas for improvements.

The article considers "law-in-action" (which is a hallmark of the University of Wisconsin Law School approach) as evidenced by the variations from county to county and from attorney to attorney in how this system is used by practitioners.