Program Chair:

Emily Bell
Nicholson Goetz & Otis, S.C.
Madison

Speakers:

Schuyler Boggio
State Public Defenders Office
Madison

Jeremy J. Guza
Guza Law Office LLC
Waukesha

Amanda K. Lauer
Kirk Obear & Associates
Madison

Adam Levin
Adam Levin Attorney at Law
Oshkosh

Stacie J. Rosenzweig
Halling & Cayo S.C.
Milwaukee

Sarah Schmeiser
Stroud Willink & Howard LLC
Madison

8:30 a.m. Traffic consequences of an OWI

Amanda K. Lauer

9:20 a.m. Habitual Traffic Offenders

• Advising your clients to avoid Habitual Traffic Offender designation
• Using negotiations and potential amendments
• Possible remedies if the Department of Transportation designates your client as a Habitual Traffic Offender
• Obtaining a occupational license
• Penalties for violating license restrictions when you are an offender

Jeremy J. Guza

10:10 a.m. Break

10:25 a.m. Case Law Update

Sarah Schmeiser

11:15 a.m. Prosecutor Insights

• giving a novice criminal defense attorney's perspective on how prosecutors evaluate cases
• what motivates prosecutors in plea negotiation
• what prosecutors notice, and what they miss
• other tips from years on the inside

Adam Levin

12:05 p.m. Lunch (On your own)

1:15 p.m. Good Stop, Bad Stop

• Requirements for officers in order to stop and seize a vehicle
• Challenging a traffic stop

Schuyler Boggio

2:05 p.m. So you want to dabble, do ya

• Pitfalls of traffic law, and how to avoid them

Emily Bell, Stacie H. Rozenzweig

2:55 p.m. Program Concludes

• Discover strategies for defending against common traffic law violations in Wisconsin
• Learn how to help clients avoid or address Habitual Traffic Offender (HTO) designations
• Understand the process for obtaining occupational licenses and the consequences of violating license restrictions
• Hear directly from a veteran prosecutor to better understand case evaluations, negotiation tactics, and plea deals
• Identify and challenge unlawful traffic stops using Fourth Amendment principles
• Catch up on recent rulings and legal developments in traffic and OWI case law
• Build confidence representing both first-time offenders and clients facing severe traffic-related penalties

• Traffic lawyers
• Criminal defense lawyers
• Constitutional lawyers
• Personal injury lawyers
• OWI/DUI lawyers
• General practitioners

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