Program Chairs:
Jessa Nicholson Goetz
Nicholson, Gansner & Otis S.C.
Madison
Nathan Otis
Nicholson, Gansner & Otis S.C.
Madison
Presenters:
J. Steven House
House Law Office
Madison
Chad A. Lanning
Lubar & Lanning LLC
Milwaukee
Adam P. Nero
Nelson Defense Group LLC
Hudson
Sarah M. Schmeiser
Tracey Wood & Associates
Madison
Michele A. Tjader
Tjader Law Inc.
Madison
Adam M. Welch
Tracey Wood & Associates
Madison
Nils P. Wyosnick
N.P. Wyosnick Legal LLC
Madison
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:30 a.m. : Out of State Driver’s Licensing Issues
- Defending Illinois drivers against Wisconsin traffic forfeitures
- Overview of the Illinois traffic record system and the impact of Wisconsin forfeiture convictions on Illinois drivers
- A review of the consequences of Wisconsin OWI convictions, suspensions, and revocations on Illinois drivers
Nils P. Wyosnick
9:20 a.m. : Search and Seizure Issues in Traffic Cases
- Overview of relevant Fourth Amendment case law
- How to spot common search and seizure issues
- Practical advice on successfully litigating search and seizure issues
Adam M. Welch
10:10 a.m. : Break
10:20 a.m. : THC-Impaired Driving
- Discuss metabolism of delta-9-THC for detection in testing and impairment
- The science of THC driving impairment and accident risk
- Understanding field tests for THC impairment
- The current state of OWI-THC in Wisconsin law
J. Steven House
11:10 a.m. : Driver’s License ABCs
- The most common ways clients’ operating privileges are impacted by criminal and traffic convictions
- Ways to limit or avoid operating privilege impacts
- How to adequately advise clients on how what happens in court will affect them on the road
Michele A. Tjader
12:00 p.m. : Lunch (on your own)
1:00 p.m. : Don’t Accept a Bad Offer - Take it to Trial
- Why you shouldn’t negotiate speeding tickets and take them to trial instead
- Hear details from an actual case
- How to cross examine and challenge the admissibility of the speed detection method
Chad A. Lanning
1:50 p.m. : Getting the Most out of DOT Administrative Review Hearings
- How to decide what type of administrative review hearing is right for your case and client
- Getting as much valuable information from the hearing as possible
- Dealing with the aftermath of an administrative suspension
Adam P. Nero
2:40 p.m. : Break
2:50 p.m. : Avoiding HTO: How to Keep Your Client from Becoming a Habitual Traffic Offender
- Learn detailed information about the habitual traffic offender statute
- Understand what qualifies as a “major” and a “minor” violation
- Identify what the “safe” traffic violations are
- Recognize a “moving” or “non-moving” violation and why it matters
Sarah M. Schmeiser
3:40 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Gain valuable information and advice on traffic law essentials
- Understand how to best defend your clients when various types of traffic stop issues are involved
- Examine why you should take a speeding ticket to trial
- Learn how to identify search and seizure issues and successfully litigate them
- Receive insight on administrative review hearings with the Department of Transportation
- Traffic lawyers
- Criminal defense lawyers
- Constitutional law attorneys
- Personal injury lawyers
- General practitioners
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