2022 WDC Annual Conference
Event Description
We hope that you will consider joining us in-person on August 4-5, 2022.
Please let the office know if you have any questions at this time:
Email: info@wdc-online.org
Phone: 414-276-1881
Program Chair: Heather Nelson, Everson, Whitney, Everson & Brehm, S.C.
Approved for 8.0 WI CLE Credits.
Hotel Reservations Information: Reservations can be made by calling 800-867-9453. Mention you are with the room block for the Wisconsin Defense Counsel, the code is #914627. The group rate is $199 and the deadline to book your room is Monday, July 4, 2022.
Click here to view the attendee list. Attendee list is updated weekly.
Agenda
August 4, 2022
8:00 - 8:55 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Corneille Law Group, LLC
8:55 - 9:00 AM
Opening Remarks
9:00 - 9:50 AM
Expert Testimony - Collaborating With Experts to Educate the Jury
Grace Kulkoski, Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Co. and
Jim Panko, P.E., ESi
9:50 - 10:00 AM
Break & Award Presentation
10:00 - 10:50 PM
Persuading Judges and Juries
Hon. Michael R. Fitzpatrick, Wisconsin Court of Appeals
10:50 - 11:00 AM
Break & Award Presentation
Sponsored by S.E.A, Ltd.
11:00 - 11:50 AM
How the Insurer, Merits Counsel and Coverage Counsel Should... And Shouldn't... Work Together - Panel Discussion
Nicole Marklein (moderator), Cross, Jenks, Mercer & Maffei, LLP;
Christine Rice, Simpson & Deardorff, S.C.;
John Shull, Klinner Kramer Shull, LLP and
Ariella Schreiber, Rural Mutual Insurance Company
11:50 - 1:00 PM
Lunch and Annual Business Meeting
1:00 - 1:50 PM
Not Just Monopoly Money: Combatting Nuclear Jury Verdicts
Jill Cranston Rice, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
1:50 - 2:00 PM
Break & Award Presentation
Sponsored by Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C.
2:00 - 2:50 PM
Young Lawyers Committee - What We Want to Know from Seasoned Attorneys
Nicole Radler (moderator), Simpson & Deardorff, S.C.;
Patricia Putney, Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C.;
Frederick Strampe, Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen, S.C. and
Wayne Maffei, Cross, Jenks, Mercer & Maffei, LLP
2:50 - 3:00 PM
Break & Award Presentation
Sponsored by Weiss Law Office, S.C.
3:00 - 4:00 PM
Committee Meetings
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Cocktail Reception
Sponsored Crivello Carlson, S.C.
August 5, 2022
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:50 AM
Arson Fire: How to Avoid a Bad Faith Lawsuit
Marc D. Fennell, IAAI-CFI, MDF Forensics, LLC
9:50 - 10:00 AM
Break & Award Presentation
Sponsored by Skogen Engineering Group, Inc.
10:00 - 10:50 AM
Medicare Compliance FYI: For Your Insurer
Kristen Scheuerman, Herrling Clark Law Firm, Ltd. and
Jana Cartier, Director of Risk Management, Fleet Farm
10:50 - 11:00 AM
Break
Sponsored by Weiss Law Office, S.C.
11:00 - 11:50 AM
How to Win on Appeal (and Other Tips for an Effective Appellate Practice)
Hon. Jeff Davis, Concurrence ADR and
Hon. Paul Reilly, Concurrence ADR
11:50 AM
Adjourn