Program Chairs
Amy Freiman
Hills Legal Group Ltd
Waukesha
Laura M. Lyons
SECURA Insurance
Neenah
Jacqueline Chada Nuckels
Nuckels Law LLC
Oconomowoc
Faculty
Brian C. Anderson
Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company
Madison
Christopher R. Bandt
Nash, Spindler, Grimstad & McCracken LLP
Manitowoc
Edwin N. Barron
EFI Global, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
Allan M. Foeckler
Cannon & Dunphy S.C.
Brookfield
Ann S. Jacobs
Jacobs Injury Law S.C.
Milwaukee
Michael A. LoCoco
McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC
Waukesha
Ronald G. Pezze
Otjen Law Firm S.C.
Waukehsa
Heather B. Poster
Becker Hickey & Poster S.C.
Milwaukee
Kristen S. Scheuerman
Weiss Law Office S.C.
Mequon
Monte E. Weiss
Weiss Law Office S.C.
Mequon
8:30 a.m. AI Panel with Ethics
- Learn how AI enhances legal research and document review, and how to critically assess its accuracy and reliability
- Gain insight into ethical obligations around AI use, including the duty of technological competence and supervision, how to mitigate the risks of hallucinations, and evolving legal frameworks regarding AI
- Explore best practices for maintaining client confidentiality when using AI tools that handle sensitive data
- Recognize and address bias in AI systems, ensuring fair and transparent use in legal decision-making
Moderator: Laura M. Lyons
Panelists: Ann S. Jacobs, Michael A. LoCoco
9:45 a.m. Uber Rides Gone Wrong: Handling Claims Involving Rideshare Drivers and Self-Driving Cars
- What constitutes use of an automobile under Wisconsin law?
- Initial grants of coverage: who is the insured?
- Identify the liable party: does your claim involve the driver, the vehicle manufacturer, a passenger, or someone else?
- For rideshare claims: was the driver “on the clock?” and why does it matter?
- Determining theories of liability and defending those claims
Kristen S. Scheuerman, Monte E. Weiss
10:35 a.m. Break
10:50 a.m. A Legal Malpractice Insurance Carrier's View of The Types and Causes of Claims Made Against Personal Injury Attorneys
- Discussion of the most common errors that result in claims like missed deadlines and the failure to timely develop the underlying personal injury claim
- How to deal with difficult clients
- How to avoid common errors
- Understand reporting obligations when an error is discovered
Brian C. Anderson
11:40 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
12:40 p.m. Public Benefits
Heather B. Poster
1:30 p.m. The Use of Technology and Data for Vehicle Claim Investigations
- Identify what data is available in modern passenger vehicles and heavy trucks
- Recognize how the various data is reviewed and analyzed
- Understand how the data is applied to assist in an investigation
- Appreciate the different technologies used to document vehicles and loss sites
- Recognize how these documentation tools can be used in a claim investigation
- Understand the importance of using a third-party expert to assist in complex vehicle loss claims
Edwin N. Barron
2:20 p.m. Punitive Damages Panel and Impaired Driving
- How to prepare your case and your clients for mediation when punitive damages are involved
- How punitive damage claims impact mediation
- How to effectively handle punitive damages at mediation
Moderator: Christopher R. Bandt
Panelists: Ronald G. Pezze, Allan M. Foeckler
3:35p.m. Program Concludes
- Improve your skills in claims involving rideshare drivers and self-driving vehicles
- Steer clear of coverage pitfalls and structure stronger claims or defenses
- Protect your reputation and practice by minimizing malpractice risks
- Use vehicle and trucking data effectively to strengthen investigations and expert testimony
- Effectively prepare clients and your case for mediation when punitive damages are involved
- Leverage AI to increase efficiency without crossing ethical boundaries
- Personal injury lawyers
- Tort lawyers
- Civil litigators
- Insurance defense lawyers
- General practitioners
- Paralegals
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