Program Chairs
Michael P. Crooks
von Briesen & Roper, S.C.
Madison
Edward E. Robinson
Cannon & Dunphy, S.C.
Brookfield
Presenters
David S. Blinka
Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C.
Madison
Guy J. Du Beau
Axley Brynelson LLP
Madison
Hon. Stephen E. Ehlke
Dane County Circuit Court
Madison
Lynn R. Laufenberg
Gingras, Thomsen & Wachs
Milwaukee
Timothy J. Pierce
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
John P. Pinzl
von Briesen & Roper, S.C.
Madison
Melissa J. Prost
Gingras, Thomsen & Wachs
Milwaukee
8:30 a.m. Statute of Repose
- Hering v. Rural Mutual Insurance Co.
- Soletski v. Krueger International Inc.
- Why this statute exists and how to utilize it to get your case dismissed
John P. Pinzl
8:55 a.m. A Change of Venue Law
- Overview of Stelling v. Middlesex Insurance Co.
- The history and intention of the venue selection statute, Wis. Stat. 801.50(2)
- The impact of the Stelling decision on challenges to venue selection
David S. Blinka
9:20 a.m. Medical Malpractice and Informed Consent
- Wetterling v. Southard
- Hubbard v. Neuman
Guy J. Du Beau
9:45 a.m. Wisconsin’s Safe Place Statute
- Lorbiecki v. Pabst Brewing Co.
- Martinez v. Rullman
Lynn R. Laufenberg and/or Melissa J. Prost
10:10 a.m. Break
10:25 a.m. Effective Advocacy at the Circuit Court Level
Hon. Stephen E. Ehlke
11:15 a.m. How to (or not) Responsibly Address Online Reviews
- Ethics rules to consider when publicly commenting on reviews
- Considerations for avoiding confidentiality issues online
Timothy J. Pierce
12:05 p.m. Program Concludes
- Examine the latest, most important precedents in tort litigation
- Learn how to utilize statutes of repose to get cases dismissed
- Discover the impact of recent case law on challenges to venue
- Explore the latest medical malpractice and informed consent decisions
- Analyze new developments on Wisconsin’s Safe Place Statute
- Know the ethical boundaries for addressing online reviews
- Torts/personal injury lawyers
- Insurance lawyers
- Civil litigators
- General practitioners
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