Program Chair and Presenter:
Adam M. Welch
Stroud, Willink & Howard LLC
Madison
Presenters:
Emily Thompson
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Madison
Teuta Jonuzi
Tracey Wood & Associates
Madison
Andrew Mishlove
Mishlove & Stuckert LLC
Glendale
Adam P. Nero
Nelson Defense Group LLC
Hudson
Amanda K. Riek
State Public Defenders Office
Portage
Sarah M. Schmeiser
Stroud, Willink & Howard LLC
Madison
Lauren Stuckert
Mishlove & Stuckert LLC
Glendale
Nils P. Wyosnick
Wyosnick Legal LLC
Madison
8:30 a.m. : OWI Penalties: How Much Trouble is My Client In?
- The new presumptive minimum penalties
- Recent penalty changes
- Lifetime revocation
Amanda K. Riek
8:45 a.m. : From Traffic Stop to Suppression – Identifying & Challenging the Issues
- Reasonable suspicion and probable cause
- Implied consent law and challenges
- Suppression motions
Teuta Jonuzi
9:25 a.m. : Set up for Success: Getting the Most out of DOT Administrative Review Hearings
- How to decide what type of administrative review hearing is right for your case and client
- How to get as much valuable information from the hearing as possible
- How to deal with the aftermath of an administrative suspension for both CDL and non-CDL holders
Adam P. Nero
10:05 a.m. : Break
10:20 a.m. : The Prosecutorial Function
- Overview of Prosecutor’s Role
- Prosecutor’s Discovery Obligations
Emily Thompson
11:00 a.m. : Basics of Breath Testing
- The breath testing process
- The EC/IR II: Wisconsin’s breath test machine
- The uncertainty of measurement in breath testing
- Applying the Wisconsin statutes to breath testing
Lauren Stuckert
11:50 a.m. : Lunch (on your own)
12:50 p.m. : Blood Alcohol Basics
- Collecting and handling the blood sample
- Headspace Gas Chromatography (the blood testing process)
- Defenses to the blood testing process
Andrew Mishlove
1:40 p.m. : Counting & Challenging Prior OWI-related Offenses and Nutshell Guidance for Representing Illinois Drivers
- How to determine what counts as a prior OWI-related offense under Wisconsin Law
- Statutory definitions for in-state and out-of-state prior offenses
- The basics of a Collateral Attack
- The basics of representing Illinois drivers charged with OWI, as well as out-of-state drivers in general
Nils P. Wyosnick
2:45 p.m. : Break
3:00 p.m. : Before and After Trial: Investigation and Sentencing
- Investigating the Scene
- Witnesses
- Open Records
- Preparing yourself and your client for sentencing
Adam M. Welch
3:50 p.m. : Trial Practice
Sarah M. Schmeiser
4:40 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Run through the essentials of an OWI case from beginning to end
- Understand challenges and issues in traffic stops
- Receive an introduction to blood alcohol and breath testing
- Examine trial issues from both defense and prosecutor perspectives
- Review key Department of Transportation (DOT) rules
- Get more valuable information out of your next DOT administrative review hearing
- Better prepare for pretrial motions and sentencing
- Attorneys interested in adding OWI defense to their practice
- Experienced OWI defense attorneys seeking a refresher
- Criminal law practitioners
- Traffic law attorneys
YLD Discount!
Young Lawyers Division members receive a $20 discount on tuition.* Discount applied automatically upon log-in.
*Young Lawyers Division Members are State Bar member attorneys 36 years of age or younger, or within five years of admission to the State Bar of Wisconsin. If you’ve opted out of YLD, you will not receive this discount. The $20 discount only applies to the live webcast and webcast replays, not CLE OnDemand. YLD members with Ultimate Passes, other CLE passes, or PINNACLE discounts are not eligible for this discount.
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