Program Chairs:
Michael P. Crooks
von Briesen & Roper, S.C.
Madison
Edward E. Robinson
Cannon & Dunphy, S.C.
Brookfield
Presenters:
Jason Knutson
Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C.
Madison
Timothy J. Pierce
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
J. Michael Riley
Axley Brynelson LLP
Madison
Joseph J. Rolling
von Briesen & Roper, S.C.
Madison
Barret V. Van Sicklen
DeWitt LLP
Madison
Monte E. Weiss
Weiss Law Office, S.C.
Mequon
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:30 a.m. : The Duty to Defend: An Update
- A survey of recent changes of Wisconsin’s law on the duty to defend
- The scope of the duty to defend
- Consequences of breaching the duty to defend
Monte E. Weiss
9:00 a.m. : Forced Arbitration in the Post-Epic World
- The proliferation of arbitration
- Challenging arbitration “agreements”
- How to hoist them on their own petards
- The mechanics of forced arbitration in multi-plaintiff cases
Jason Knutson
9:30 a.m. : Eminent Domain and Inverse Condemnation
- Elements of a successful inverse condemnation claim
- What constitutes a property interest, for which compensation must be paid
- How statutory fee-shifting provisions make some inverse condemnation claims more valuable than others
- What the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision in Adams means for outdoor advertising and businesses along highways
- Why sign permits may be the next battleground for eminent domain litigation
Joseph J. Rolling
10:00 a.m. : Break
10:15 a.m. : Ethics: Online Reviews and OLR Complaints
- How the duty of confidentiality relates to online reviews
- The basics of how the lawyer discipline system works in Wisconsin
- Update on proposed changes
Timothy J. Pierce
11:05 a.m. : Discretionary Immunity – The Saga Continues
- The status of the Discretionary Immunity Doctrine in the wake of the Engelhardt v. City of New Berlin decision
- Exceptions to the rule of immunity
- Looking ahead - challenges will likely continue
J. Michael Riley
11:35 a.m. : Down Goes Deference: Deference No Longer Given to Agencies’ Interpretations of Law
- Why the Court took up the issue in Tetra Tech, EC v. Wisconsin Department of Revenue
- Deciphering the lead opinion in the Tetra Tech case
- Insight about the impacts of Tetra Tech
Barret V. Van Sicklen
12:05 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Understand how recent major court decisions could affect your next case
- Learn how to ethically deal with online reviews and OLR complaints
- Gain unique insight from attorneys involved in many of the cases covered
- Torts & personal injury lawyers
- Insurance law attorneys
- Civil litigators
- General practitioners
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