Speculation ran wild within hours of the sudden death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in mid-February. What will be the impact of his loss on certain cases currently before the court and on cases that might come before the court; who might his potential successor be; and if and when will that person be appointed by President Obama and approved by the Senate?

Some of those questions might be answered at this year’s State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Meeting & Conference in Green Bay. That is because attorney Paul Clement is the opening keynote speaker on Thursday, June 16. Clement, the U.S. Solicitor General under President George W. Bush, will speak about the Roberts Court, now unalterably changed with the death of Justice Scalia.

A Wisconsin native and member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Clement was a law clerk for Justice Scalia in the mid-1990s and currently is a partner in Bancroft PLLC, Washington, D.C. He has argued more cases before the U.S. Supreme Court than any other lawyer since 2000. He is often mentioned as a potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee, as is another Wisconsin native and State Bar member, Judge Diane Sykes of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, who was an opening keynote speaker at the 2014 Annual Meeting & Conference.

Political analyst Amy Walter will close out the conference on Friday afternoon. The national editor for The Cook Political Report, Walter is the former political director of ABC News and has been featured on most major news outlets, from the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the New York Times to Fox News Sunday, Face the Nation, various MSNBC news programs, and the PBS Newshour. Walter will provide a look at other aspects of the nation’s capital, including a compelling analysis of the electoral process, congressional culture, and the Washington political scene.

During the day and a half in between, you can expect to improve your legal knowledge and practice skills, thanks to the wide range of topics you have come to expect at the annual conference. This year, among others, you can learn about new issues concerning brownfields, statutory liens, subrogation, international licensing, voir dire, and jurisdiction on tribal lands; hear a view from the bench; and become more familiar with strategic issues facing solo and small-firm practitioners.

And what is an annual meeting without greeting time? Meet old friends and classmates beginning on the conference’s opening night. After the swearing in of new State Bar President Fran Deisinger and the annual “kick-off” party, join the alumni receptions for both the Marquette and the University of Wisconsin law schools and a reception hosted by the state’s newest association of lawyers, the LGBT Bar Association of Wisconsin.

You can learn about new issues concerning brownfields, statutory liens, subrogation, international licensing, voir dire, jurisdiction on tribal lands; hear a view from the bench; and become more familiar with strategic issues facing solo and small firm practitioners.

Of course, no visit to Green Bay is complete without a visit to the newly remodeled Lambeau Field. Thursday evening’s “Lawyers at Lambeau” tailgate party will provide attendees spectacular views of the field from the exclusive Lambeau Field Champions Club while they enjoy tailgate food and games alongside special guests, Super Bowl champions Leroy Butler and Gilbert Brown.

For more information and to register for the State Bar Annual Meeting & Conference, June 16-17, 2016, in Green Bay, visit amc.wisbar.org. See you by the Bay!