Program Chairs:

Kristen S. Scheuerman
Weiss Law Office S.C.
Mequon

Monte E. Weiss
Weiss Law Office S.C.
Mequon

Presiding Judges:

Hon. Stephen E. Ehlke
Dane County Circuit Court
Madison

Hon. Gregory B. Gill, Jr.
Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III
Wausau

Presenters:

Brian D. Anderson
Everson, Whitney, Everson & Brehm S.C.
Green Bay

Carrie L. Devitt
Clifford & Raihala S.C.
Madison

Corey G. Lorenz
Habush Habush & Rottier S.C.
Madison

Patricia E. Putney 
Bell Moore & Richter S.C.
Madison

Danielle M. Schroder
MacGillis Wiemer LLC
Verona

Phillip C. Theesfeld
Weiss Law Office S.C.
Mequon

8:30 AM Subrogation meets Choice of Law 

Carrie L. Devitt, Phillip C. Theesfeld

9:20 PM Motion Ruling & Panel Discussion

All faculty

9:40 AM Motion in Limine to Prohibit Evidence of the Plaintiff’s History of Smoking and Cigarette Use

• From the plaintiff’s perspective – Keep it out!
  o Not relevant
  o More prejudicial than probative
  o Stigma of smoking and negative perception by jury
  o Role of expert testimony
  o Supportive law for exclusion of the evidence
• From the defense perspective – Bring it in!
  o Relevant
  o Prejudice does not outweigh probative value
  o Effects of smoking on health in many ways
  o Role of expert testimony
  o Medical literature/learned treatise use
  o Supportive law for admission of the evidence

Danielle M. Schroder, Patricia E. Putney

10:30 AM Break

10:45 AM Motion Ruling & Panel Discussion

All faculty

11:05 AM Motion in Limine to Exclude Plaintiff from Introducing Possibility Testimony

• Limit plaintiffs testimony to probability testimony

Corey G. Lorenz, Brian D. Anderson

11:55 AM Motion Ruling & Panel Discussion

All faculty

12:15 PM Program Concludes

• Gain a better understanding of how to use three common pretrial motions in personal injury cases
• Watch seasoned plaintiff and defense lawyers argue each motion and hear their strategies
• Get behind-the-scenes insights into judicial reasoning and persuasion
• Pick up practical tips for strengthening your motion practice

• Civil litigators
• Personal injury lawyers
• Tort lawyers
• Criminal litigators

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