Program Chair:
Peter A. Tomasi
Foley & Lardner LLP
Milwaukee
Presenters:
Todd L. Ambs
Assistant Deputy Secretary
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Madison
Lori Bowman
Natural Resources Manager
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade & Consumer Protection
Madison
James Bridges
Department of Natural Resources
Madison
Cheryl W. Heilman
Department of Natural Resources
Madison
Mark A. Herman
Deputy Counsel
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Madison
Christopher J. Jaekels
Davis & Kuelthau, S.C.
Milwaukee
Nicholas R. Johnson
Foley & Lardner LLP
Milwaukee
Ann Kipper
Deputy Division Administrator
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Rhinelander
Michael J. Kowalkowski
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Madison
Jessica L. Kramer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Water
Washington, D.C.
Jodi Arndt Labs
Law Firm of Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry, S.C.
Green Bay
Jane R. Landretti
Chief Legal Counsel
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade & Consumer Protection Legal Department
Madison
Amanda L. Minks
Department of Natural Resources
Madison
Timothy J. Pierce
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
Brian H. Potts
Perkins Coie LLP
Madison
David Ross (invited)
Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC
Sara Walling
Division Administrator
Division of Agricultural Resource Management
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade & Consumer Protection
Madison
Edward B. Witte
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Milwaukee
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:30 a.m. : Keynote Address: State of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Priorities of the administration
- Key initiatives
Todd L. Ambs
9:30 a.m. : Clean Air Act: State and Federal Updates
- EPA rulemakings
- State regulatory issues
- Recent air-related court rulings
- State and federal enforcement update
Brian H. Potts
10:15 a.m. :Break
10:30 a.m. : Wetland regulation overview, trends and landscape
- An overview of Wisconsin’s wetland laws
- Summary of recent changes to Wisconsin’s wetland laws and a reflection of the first year of implementation
- Summary of wetland losses and gains in Wisconsin and their ties to regulatory programs including Wisconsin’s wetland mitigation programs
Amanda L. Minks
11:15 a.m. : State and Federal Hazardous Waste Updates
- Recent federal regulation and litigation surrounding Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- Updates to Wisconsin hazardous waste rules
- Areas of interest for regulated entities
James Bridges
12:00 p.m. : Lunch
All attendees at the Madison seminar are invited to enjoy a complimentary lunch sponsored by the Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin
1:00 p.m. : Emerging Contaminants/Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS)
- History, toxicology and environmental occurrence
- Regulation by Federal EPA and other states
- What’s happening in Wisconsin?
o Where are PFAS present?
o Effect on cleanups and VPLE program
o Proposed groundwater standards
- Best Practices for due diligence and risk management
Edward B. Witte, Jessica L. Kramer
2:00 p.m. : A DATCP Overview: Pesticides, Targeted Performance Standards, and Hemp
- An overview of DATCP’s laws regulating pesticides
- DATCP’s role with water quality in Silurian bedrock
- Environmental issues in Wisconsin Hemp
Lori Bowman, Nicholas R. Johnson, Jane R. Landretti, Sara Walling
2:50 p.m. : Practice Pointers: Working with the Wisconsin DNR
- Moderated panel discussion with DNR attorneys and agency staff
- Best practices for permits and approvals, open records, comments on agency documents, and more
Cheryl W. Heilman, Mark A. Herman, Ann Kipper, Michael J. Kowalkowski
3:40 p.m. : Break
3:55 p.m. : Ethical Issues Arising during Emergency Environmental Lawyering Today
- While emergency situations do not alter the basic duties of diligence or competence, the Model Rules now acknowledge that special rules may apply in emergencies.
- Discover how emergency situations affect these duties.
- Includes a panel discussion on:
o Duty of Lawyer Competence
o Duty of Thoroughness and Preparation
o Permissive Disclosures
o Duty to Render Candid Advice
Jodi Arndt Labs, Christopher J. Jaekels, Timothy J. Pierce
4:45 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Know the latest rules, regulation, legislation, and litigation related to hazardous waste, and clean air and water
- Learn how PFAS contaminate groundwater and the status of pending litigation
- Hear the new governor’s priorities and initiatives for the DNR
- Gain insider tips for working efficiently and effectively with the DNR
- Better understand what the DATCP regulates
- Know how to proceed the next time an ethical conundrum crosses your desk
- Environmental law attorneys
- Real estate lawyers
- Agricultural law attorneys
- Business lawyers
- Construction law attorneys
- Municipal lawyers
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Attend the live seminar for a special opportunity to meet and talk with the presenters and fellow attendees at a complimentary networking luncheon sponsored by the State Bar’s Environmental Law Section.