Program Chairs:
Peter J. Block
Milwaukee City Attorney’s Office
Milwaukee
Julie P. Wilson
Milwaukee City Attorney’s Office
Milwaukee
Presenters:
Jerry Deschane
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Madison
Hon. David A. Feiss
Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Milwaukee
Paul M. Ferguson
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Office of Open Government
Madison
Heather H. Hough
Milwaukee City Attorney’s Office
Milwaukee
Kristen K. Johnson
City of De Pere
De Pere
Hon. Nancy Joseph
US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Erica Lounsberry
Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States Attorney’s Office
Milwaukee
Bill Lueders
The Progressive Magazine
Madison
Jim Owczarski
Milwaukee City Clerk
Milwaukee
Martin J. Pruhs
Pruhs & Donovan S.C.
Milwaukee
Julie F. Stewart
Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States Attorney’s Office
Milwaukee
Jenny Yuan
Milwaukee City Attorney’s Office
Milwaukee
8:30 a.m. : Legal Updates
Peter J. Block
9:00 a.m. : Open Courts and Lessons from Trials During the Pandemic
Hon. David A. Feiss, Heather H. Hough, Hon. Nancy Joseph, Erica Lounsberry, Julie F. Stewart, Jenny Yuan
Moderator: Martin J. Pruhs
10:00 a.m. : Break
10:15 a.m. : The Dark Side of Public Records
Jerry Deschane
10:45 a.m. : Elected Officials Exempting Themselves from Transparency Laws
- How and why lawmakers are exempting themselves from public record and open meeting rules
- Why awareness and reform necessary
Bill Lueders
11:15 a.m. : Covid-Related PROM Issues
Peter J. Block, Paul M. Ferguson, Kristen K. Johnson, Jim Owczarski
12:50 p.m. : ProgramConcludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Be up-to-date on the most recent changes and latest case law updates
- Know what to expect with the return of in-person trials
- Learn how to approach elected officials who aren’t adhering to transparency laws
- Identify the COVID-19 impacts here to stay
- Government lawyers
- Municipal attorneys
- Administrative & local government lawyers
- Civil rights lawyers
- Criminal lawyers
- Media law practitioners
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