Program Chair and Presenter:
Edward B. Witte
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Milwaukee
Presenters:
Linda E. Benfield
Foley & Lardner LLP
Milwaukee
Arthur J. Harrington
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Milwaukee
Mark A. Herman
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Madison
Christopher J. Jaekels
Davis Kuelthau, S.C.
Milwaukee
Josh L. Kaul
Attorney General
State of Wisconsin
Madison
Larry A. Konopacki
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
Madison
Michael J. Kowalkowski
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Madison
Jodi Arndt Labs
Law Firm of Conway, Olejnicza & Jerry, S.C.
Green Bay
Robert D. Lee
Midwest Environmental Advocates, Inc.
Madison
Leverett Nelson
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5
Chicago, IL
Timothy J. Pierce
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
Sarah A. Slack
Foley & Lardner LLP
Madison
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:00 a.m. : Welcome and Overview
Edward B. Witte
8:10 a.m. : Keynote Address: The State of the Environment
Attorney General Josh L. Kaul
9:00 a.m. : A View from Region 5: Enforcement, Cooperative Federalism, and Recent Cases
- Region 5 accomplishments in the last year in the area of enforcement
- How Region 5 engages with states in enforcement matters, in the spirit of Cooperative Federalism
- How the Region is meeting challenges created by COVID-19
- Recent Region 5 cases of interest
Leverett Nelson
9:50 a.m. : Break
10:00 a.m. : Waste/Private Practice Pointers
Linda E. Benfield
10:50 a.m. : Water Updates
Larry A. Konopacki, Michael J. Kowalkowski
11:40 a.m. : Lunch (on your own)
1:00 p.m. : Impact of Wisconsin Act 369 on the Practice of Environmental Law in Wisconsin
- Agency rule-making
- The incorporation of the Tetra Tech decision on the degree of deference to agency interpretations of law
- The process for establishing guidance documents by agencies
- Suspension of administrative rules by the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
- New legislative oversight of settlement authority for the Wisconsin Attorney General
Arthur J. Harrington, Robert D. Lee, Mark A. Herman
1:50 p.m. : Environmental Practice during a Pandemic
Sarah A. Slack
2:40 p.m. : Break
2:50 p.m. : PFAs in Wisconsin: The State of the State
Moderator: Edward B. Witte
Panelists: TBD
3:40 p.m. : Legal Ethics during a Pandemic: A Panel Discussion
- Ethical obligations for lawyers working remotely
- Duties of communications and confidentiality
- Permissive disclosures
- Responding to emergencies
Christopher J. Jaekels, Jodi Arndt Labs, Timothy J. Pierce
4:30 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Know the latest rules, regulations, legislation, and litigation related to hazardous waste, and clean air and water
- Hear from the Wisconsin Attorney General, the DNR, and the EPA
- Explore how Act 369 is changing the practice of environmental law
- Learn how Wisconsin is addressing PFAS contamination
- Know how to avoid ethical issues stemming from practicing during a pandemic
- Environmental lawyers
- Real estate attorneys
- Agricultural lawyers
- Business law practitioners
- Construction lawyers
- Municipal lawyers
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