Conference Materials

Wednesday, June 10

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

• WALA Session 1: Legal Guidelines for Employee Termination: Ensuring Compliance and Minimizing Risk

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm

• WALA Session 2: Finance 101: Understanding Law Firm Financials for Administrators and Attorneys

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

• WALA Session 3: AI in the Law Firm: Ethical Rules, Risk Management, and Fee Agreement Considerations

Thursday, June 11

8:00 am - 9:30 am

• Opening Plenary: Addressing Wisconsin’s Lawyer Shortage: Lessons from Other States

9:50 am - 10:50 am

• Session 1: Elder Financial Abuse by Relatives and Third Parties
• Session 1: Strengthening Executive Function: A Framework for Competence, Diligence, and Success
• Session 1: In the Minds of Jurors: Using Jury Feedback for Better Outcomes
• Session 1: Graduated With Honors, Cited the Wrong Holding: AI and the Perils of Unverified Research

11:10 am - 12:25 pm

• Session 2: When Criminal and Civil Law Intersect
• Session 2: From Classroom to Courtroom: Teens, Law Enforcement, and School Discipline
• Session 2: Next-Level Appellate Briefs: Persuasive Use of Form and Visuals
• Session 2: Advocate Don’t Agitate: Mastering Mediation

1:35 pm - 2:50 pm

• Session 3: The Future of Farming: Legal Strategies for Farm Succession in Wisconsin
• Session 3: Beyond the Fear Factor: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome as a Barrier to Lawyer Success
• Session 3: Admissible or Not? Addressing Evidentiary Issues in the AI Age
• Session 3: Employment Lawsuits & Remote Workers

3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

• Session 4: What Could Go Wrong? Lawyer Strategies for Surviving Practice -Threatening Problems
• Session 4: Justice Without Delay: Making the Most of Limited Legal Resources
• Session 4: An Industry in Legal Limbo: Surveying the Federal and State Landscape for THC-Infused Products

​Friday, June 12

8:00 am - 9:15 am

• Friday Opening Plenary: A Day in the Life of the Ethics Hotline: Answers to Questions Not Answered by the Rules

9:35 am - 10:35 am​

• Session 5: When Criminal & Civil Law Intersect
• Session 5: Donate Your Car/House/Artwork Today! The Problems With Non-Cash Donations
• Session 5: Challenges and Solutions to Access to Justice Issues in Wisconsin
• Session 5: Intellectual Property Protection and Fair Advertising on Social Media

11:00 am - 12:25 pm

• Closing Plenary: We Hold These Truths: The Declaration at 250 - A Conversation with Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Justices