Topic: Can I Tap That? Ethical Considerations in the Age of Online Dating

Speaker: Catherine White, Hurley Burish S.C.

Spend an hour scrolling through Tinder profiles and discussing the finer points of Supreme Court Rule 1.8(j). Is every single employee of your corporate client off limits? Can you swipe right on your client’s girlfriend? What if they’re in an open relationship? Not only will this earn you an ethics credit, but you’ll also get a bonus lesson in navigating Tinder.

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Topic: ERD

Speakers: Ramona Natera, Maria Selsor

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A brief summary of Wisconsin's arrest and conviction protections under the WFEA, a discussion of interesting recent cases, and useful tips for attorneys representing either employees or employers in wisconsin, plus special tips for multi-state employers. Maria Selsor is the Bureau Director of Hearings & Mediations for the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division, which administers and enforces over 40 labor and employment laws across the State. Prior to becoming the Director, Selsor was an Administrative Law Judge for the Division for 10 years.

Topic: Rule 702: Origins, Implications, and Standards for Admissibility of Expert Testimony

Speaker: Gail Groy (Founder and President, Groy Law Firm)

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This presentation reviews past and current standards for admissibility of expert testimony and provides information regarding the amended Federal Rule of Evidence 702 legislation. After attending, participants will gain an understanding of the history of expert-qualifying standards and current rules for preparation of analytical expert reports and testimony.

Criteria embodied in Frye, Daubert and Rule 702 were introduced to assist the courts in systematizing the methodological standards used for technical forensic testimony. Briefly, the “general acceptance” standard of Frye, introduced in 1923, Frye V. United States held that expert testimony could be admitted into Court if the evidence was widely accepted in the scientific community. This standard was challenged and then superseded by the 1993 case, Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals. Daubert replaced the Frye standard in Federal Court. The U.S. Supreme Court in Daubert provided that as a standard expert testimony could be accepted without the need for peer review, provided that the judge acts as the gatekeeper to ensure that the expert witness was qualified, scientifically reliable, relevant, and could assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine the facts of the case on point. Specifically, “The trial judge must ensure that any and all scientific testimony or evidence admitted is not only relevant, but reliable”. Recognizing the variability extant within the Federal Courts for implementation of these rules and for clarification, Federal Rule of Evidence, Rule 702 proposed amendments were unanimously approved in May 2023 and went into effect, after the statutory period, on 1 December 2023.

LAW is pleased to honor Attorney Erin Barbato, recipient of the 2024 Marygold Melli Achievement Award. The reception will be held in Boardman Clark's Atrium. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

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Topic: The Moon May be Trans*; the Legal System Is Not

Speaker: Anne Daugherty-Leiter

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Attorney Daugherty-Leiter plans to provide an overview of the work undertaken by Trans Law Help Wisconsin, Inc., a volunteer-run 503(c)(4) nonprofit, as it relates to assisting trans and nonbinary people obtain legal recognition for their authentic gender and true name and then update their legal identification documents to match. For this Dane County audience, Attorney Daugherty-Leiter will provide details about issues experienced with the local court system. She will also attempt to place our work in the context of the legal challenges facing this community nationally, hopefully enabling listeners to understand how "just existing as trans" is increasingly hard for many people, especially youth. Attorney Daugherty-Leiter will end the presentation by offering suggestions for next steps, and by taking questions if there are any.

Topic: U Visas - A Wholistic Approach to Legal Services

Speaker: Amanda Gennerman (Partner, Pines Bach)

Speakers: Elizabeth Pierson (Litigation Associate, Pines Bach) and Chris Donahoe (Staff Counsel, Law Forward)

Topic: Current Issues in Election Law and Voting Rights

A review of recent developments and pending election-related cases in Wisconsin affecting absentee balloting, drop boxes, and more, as well as a survey of the nationwide election trends to watch for in Wisconsin.

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To commemorate Lavinia Goodell, the first woman admitted to practice law in Wisconsin, Governor Evers has declared June 17th, 2024 Wisconsin Women Lawyers Day. This day coincides with the 150th anniversary of Ms. Goodell’s admission to the Wisconsin bar.

Please see here for information about an event to be held at the Rock County Courthouse on June 17th, as well as other events in honor of Ms. Goodell and Wisconsin’s women lawyers.

Recognizing Eunice Gibson

Speaker: Rebecca Markert (Vice President and Legal Director, Americans United)

Topic: Abortion Bans and Church-State Separation

Summary: Attorney Markert will discuss Rev. Blackmon v. Missouri, a challenge to the Missouri abortion ban filed by Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the National Women’s Law Center on behalf of 14 clergy from 7 different denominations. She’ll also survey some of the other religious challenges to abortion bans across the country.

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Topic: Mentorship for Success

Speakers: Marsha Mansfield and Anna Munoz

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Topic: Civil Case Review

Speaker: Judge Dykman

Please note that this event will not be held in our regular location at Cooper’s Tavern. It will be in person at the Madison Club (address on the left) and via Zoom. Additional information and registration instructions can be found here: https://www.dcba.net/about/upcoming_events/Dykman2024

Gabriel Manzano Nieves will present.

Jessica Mederson and Clementine Uwabera present on resiliance in the built environment in the face of climate change

Jessica Mederson is a partner with the Madison law firm of Stafford Rosenbaum LLP. After graduating from the University of Texas School of Law and practicing for nearly a decade in Texas, Jessica moved to Madison over a decade ago. A business litigator, she has spent much of the past decade addressing issues in the construction industry, both before and after litigation arises. Currently President of the Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association, Jessica is licensed in four states and speaks and writes regularly on legal issues related to the impacts of climate change on the built environment.

Clementine Uwabera is a senior associate attorney with the Madison law firm of Stafford Rosenbaum LLP. She received her undergraduate degree from University of Wisconsin and her law degree from Florida State University. Ms. Uwabera concentrates her practice in the areas of litigation and municipal law. Ms. Uwabera serves as the membership co-chair of the Dane County Bar Association.

Judge Fitzpatrick presents on Persuading Judges and Juries

Judge Charles Dykman presents his annual Civil Law Appellate Case Review

AnnMarie Sylla

Tatiana Shirasaki presenting Shortage in DAs - The Dodge County Collapse and the Criminal Justice Crisis

The Establishment Clause as recently interpreted by the Supreme Court