Program Chair

Peter J. Block
Milwaukee City Attorney’s Office
Milwaukee

Presenters

Scott F. Brown
Milwaukee County Corporation Counsel
Milwaukee

James M. Carroll
Buelow Vetter Buikema Olson & Vliet, LLC
Waukesha

Paul M. Ferguson
Wisconsin Attorney General's Office
Madison

Holly L. Fulkerson
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Madison

Tom Kamenick
Wisconsin Transparency Project
Port Washington

8:30 am Case law Updates

• Wisconsin Voters Alliance v. Secord (SCOWIS, anticipated Summer 2026) – Notice of voter eligibility forms
• Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce v. DOJ (Court of Appeals, Apr. 29, 2026) – Mandamus claim for delay in responding to records requests
• Grys-Luecht v. Town of Grant (Circuit Court, anticipated Summer 2026) – More than 40 public records and open meetings law claims
• Invisible Institute v. DOJ (Circuit Court, Apr. 28, 2026; on appeal) – DOJ list of approximately 16,000 law enforcement officers
• State ex rel. Brattset v. Town of Palmyra (Circuit Court, Nov. 6, 2025) – Open meetings law claims involving notices and closed sessions

Tom Kamenick

9:20 am Employment Records

• Access to and disclosure of law enforcement personnel records
• Handling workplace investigation records and confidentiality considerations
• Notice requirements and procedures for releasing employee records

Scott Brown, Jim Carroll

10:10 am Break

10:25 am Judicial Privacy – Wis. Stat. § 757.07 (Act 235)

• Protecting personal information of judicial officers and immediate family members under Wis. Stat. § 757.07
• Redacting addresses, phone numbers, and license plate information pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.36(10)(b)
• Completing CS-316/317 forms through the Director of State Courts, interagency information sharing, and recent statutory amendments to Wis. Stat. § 757.07

Holly L. Fulkerson

11:15 am Technology and the Public Records Law

• Examining application of public records law to emerging technologies
• Explore challenges new technologies present for public records compliance and access
• Evolving legal and practical considerations in technology-related records requests

Paul M. Ferguson

12:05 am Program Concludes

• Gain practical insight into recent case law developments affecting public records access, open meetings compliance, and agency response obligations
• Develop strategies for handling employment records requests while balancing transparency requirements and confidentiality concerns
• Implement procedures for complying with judicial privacy statutes, required redactions, and related disclosure restrictions under Wis. Stat. § 757.07
• Better navigate technology-related records requests and emerging issues involving electronic communications, digital records, and evolving information systems

• Government lawyers
• Labor and employment lawyers
• Municipal lawyers
• Appellate lawyers
• Civil rights lawyers

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