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  • April 01, 2005

    Inside the Bar April 2005: Be the best GAL for minors that you can be; hone your expertise in Wisconsin insurance law at CLE seminars

    The State Bar CLE Seminars Annual Guardian ad Litem (GAL) training live seminars, April 26 and 27, Madison, are the best source of information to fully understand the GAL's complex roles and duties.

    Inside the Bar
    April 2005

    Be the best GAL for minors that you can be; hone your expertise in Wisconsin insurance law at CLE seminars

    The State Bar CLE Seminars Annual Guardian ad Litem (GAL) training live seminars, April 26 and 27, Madison, are the best source of information to fully understand the GAL's complex roles and duties.

    The Basic seminar, April 26, is for attorneys with limited experience as a GAL in family court cases. Find out how GALs fit into the family law system and what GALs do at all stages of the proceedings. Learn practical skills in conducting investigations including interviewing children, mediating, writing reports, and appearing at court hearings.

    The Advanced seminar, April 27, addresses specific topic areas encountered in the GAL's role. Mental health professionals will help attendees understand how children disclose physical and sexual abuse and learn how to identify psychological disorders and parental chemical dependency.

    Both days will contain segments on appreciating the dynamics and impact of family violence and on ethical issues specific to those acting as a GAL.

    Tuition is $360 for both days or $199 for one day only. The video seminar is scheduled for June 7 and 8 at statewide locations. Each program has been submitted for up to 6.5 CLE credits, 6.5 GAL minor credits, and 1.0 EPR credits. Both programs will be submitted for Minnesota CLE credits.

    The Insurance Assurance: The Latest in Insurance Coverage Litigation seminar, April 28, features Arnold P. Anderson, one of Wisconsin's most recognized insurance litigators and author of Wisconsin Insurance Law (State Bar CLE Books 5th ed. 2004). Join Anderson and a faculty of top litigators in discussing the most critical issues in insurance law.

    This comprehensive and instructive seminar features discussions on: plaintiff and defense perspectives on reducing clauses in uninsured and underinsured motorist policies; the economic loss doctrine and whether a breach of contract can be an occurrence; subrogation and the impact of the spoliation defense; the status of first party bad faith in Wisconsin; and ERISA, the Great West decision, and preemption.

    Attendees can register for the seminar and purchase the book for a special package price of $389. Passbook users will be invoiced separately for the book at the discounted price and should pay only for the seminar at registration. The video seminar is scheduled for June 1 at statewide locations. The seminar, 8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., has been submitted for up to 4.5 CLE credits, does not qualify for EPR credits, and will be submitted for Minnesota CLE credits.

    Order info. For more information, visit the WisBar Marketplace or call (800) 728-7788 or (608) 257-3838.

    Start times include a 30-minute registration period.


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