Program Chairs:
Julie P. Wilson
Milwaukee City Attorney’s Office
Milwaukee
Jacob J. Wittwer
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Madison
Presenters:
Remzy D. Bitar
Municipal Law & Litigation Group, S.C.
Arenz, Molter, Macy, Riffle, Larson & Bitar, S.C.
Waukesha
Steven C. Kilpatrick
Assistant Attorney General
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Madison
Hon. JoAnne F. Kloppenburg
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Madison
Adam C. Koenings
Village of Menomonee Falls
Menomonee Falls
Jeffrey A. Mandell
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
Madison
Tony J. Renning
Strang Patteson Renning Lewis & Lacy, S.C.
Oshkosh
Hon. Richard J. Sankovitz
Milwaukee County Circuit Court (Ret.)
Resolute Systems, Inc.
Milwaukee
Misha Tseytlin
Former Wisconsin Solicitor General
Troutman Sanders, LLP
Madison
Chad P. Wade
Strang Patteson Renning Lewis & Lacy, S.C.
Oshkosh
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:30 a.m. : Can I Take a Knee? This and Other First Amendment Questions for Government Lawyers
- What happens when school teachers or coaches engage in symbolic protests similar to Colin Kaepernick’s silent protests during the National Anthem?
- Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
o Did a school district refuse to rehire a coach because he engaged in post-game prayer at the 50 yard line after football games?
o Was the coach speaking as a public employee or a private citizen?
o Does the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of cert give us a glimpse into how the Court may treat similar cases in the future?
Tony J. Remming, Chad P. Wade
9:20 a.m. : Sea Change in Administrative Agency Review: A Discussion on the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Tetra Tech Decision
- Examine Tetra Tech EC, Inc. v. Wisc. Dep’t of Revenue, which overturned decades of precedent and ended deference to state agency conclusions of law
- How are practitioners and judges deciphering the new regime?
- What does Tetra Tech mean for review of agency decisions in Wisconsin?
Moderator: Hon. JoAnne F. Kloppenburg
Panelists: Steven C. Kilpatrick, Jeffrey A. Mandell, Hon. Richard J. Sankovitz, Misha Tseytlin
10:35 a.m. : Break
10:50 a.m. : Municipal Regulation of Cellular Towers
- Overview of Wisconsin’s statutory regulation, review of legislation, and developments at the federal level
- Cell tower leases and the municipal landlord
- The upcoming deployment of 5G, the FCC’s Small Cell Order, and right-of way-ordinances
- Review of recent and pending court decisions
- Practical considerations
Remzy D. Bitar, Adam C. Koenings
11:40 a.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Navigate recent local and federal developments in the regulation of cell towers
- Advise your clients on the legal ins and outs of upcoming deployment of 5G cell technology
- Adapt to the Tetra Tech decision and its effects on the review of administrative agency decisions
- Understand First Amendment applications to on-the-job, symbolic protests by teachers/coaches
- Government lawyers
- Municipal attorneys
- Civil rights practitioners
- School lawyers
- Labor and employment lawyers
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