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February 03, 2012
Bankruptcy
Roundtable with Bankruptcy Judges from the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Discussion on the new developments in the bankruptcy court and frequently encountered bankruptcy issues more...
February 07, 2012
Estate & Trust
Planning for the Same Sex Couple: Current Legal Environment, Cultural Sensitivities, Planning Issues, Planning Solutions
An overview of the conflicting terrain that planners must navigate when working with same sex couples and offers suggestions on establishing solid working relationships with such couples. The presentation also covers many of the planning issues and some of the solutions that are being used to help same sex couples protect themselves, their families, and their property. more...
February 09, 2012
Civil Litigation
Strategic Considerations for In-House and Outside Counsel Regarding the Attorney Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine
Typically, in-house counsel play multiple roles, acting as attorney, corporate officer, business person, and manager. Outside counsel wear multiple hats as well. For instance, in addition to serving as a traditional legal counselor, attorneys are often retained to perform investigations for clients that involve sensitive issues. While careful consideration of the attorney-client privilege's application can make it a powerful and reliable tool and a valuable asset, the privilege’s application is limited and should never be assumed. I will explore a number of recent cases that highlight challenging strategic and ethical questions regarding the application of the attorney-client privilege. more...
February 10, 2012
MBA Presents
Resolving Multijurisdictional Practice of Law Issues in Estate Planning
• Wis. SCR 20:5.5 – unauthorized practice of law and multijurisdictional
practice
• Technology and questions over which jurisdiction is the attorney practicing
• “Occasional basis” exceptions
• Potential penalties more...
February 16, 2012
Taxation
How to Settle a Tax Audit with the IRS from the point of view of Senior IRS Officials
A discussion of newer IRS settlement initiatives and traditional audit programs within the IRS. The role of the IRS attorney in IRS settlements.( The function of IRS collection group will be addressed by a presentation in the fall.) more...
February 17, 2012
Enployee Benefits
Troubling Developments -- Participant Disclosures
We'll be discussing recent caselaw from around the U.S. and recent actions by claimants and their representatives relating to improper or insufficient participant disclosures, including in connection with claims and appeals. We'll also discuss what plan administrators should be doing to protect themselves. more...
February 20, 2012
Real Property
The Basics of Property Tax Assessments
In spite of nearly universal disdain, the property tax has long been one of the major sources of public funds in Wisconsin. Statewide, annual revenues from general property taxes consistently exceed annual income tax collections. With certain exceptions, all real estate is subject to property taxation. Yet, few understand how the entire process works. Learn the basics from Attorney Claude Krawczyk of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C. more...
February 22, 2012
Labor & Employment
Public Workplace Privacy Post-Quon
One of the more pressing questions in this age of workplace technological innovation concerns the amount of privacy employees should have in physical and electronic locations in the workplace. In the Fourth Amendment workplace privacy case of City of Ontario v. Quon, the United States Supreme Court considered a case involving alleged privacy violations by a city police department when it conducted an audit of text messages on an officer’s city-issued pager. The Quon Court found for the city and suggested that public employee workplace privacy rights should be reduced to the level of employees in the private sector. Maintaining that public sector workers are entitled to greater levels of privacy protections based on the text of the constitution, the power of the government as employer, and the critical oversight role public employees play in American democracy, I will argue in this presentation for a two-step workplace privacy analysis which first focuses on the purpose of the search and then applies presumptively the Fourth Amendment’s warrant and probable cause requirements to those searches undertaken for investigatory purposes. more...
February 23, 2012
Health
Risk Management: Peer Review Law Update and EHR Challenges
Join Mary Lee Ratzel, Health Care Practice Group Leader at von Briesen & Roper s.c., for a two-part presentation covering peer review laws in Wisconsin and the challenges of electronic health records (EHRs). In the last year, Wisconsin enacted new legislation addressing peer review protections for health care providers. The first segment of the presentation will provide an update of Wisconsin’s peer review laws. Additionally, health care systems face challenges as they implement EHRs and integrate them with physician offices. The second segment of the presentation will provide an overview of the challenges in implementing and integrating EHRs from a risk management perspective and strategies to address such challenges. more...
February 24, 2012
MBAPresents
Sabremetrics Comes to Circuit Court: Applying EBDM in the Criminal Division
The criminal division is implementing four initiatives for applying data-driven research and cost stewardship to criminal justice. The initiatives involve fundamental changes to the way judges and court commissioners set bail and make release decisions and to the way prosecutors made decisions whether to charge offenders or divert or defer prosecution. Come hear how Milwaukee is leading the nation in putting data and research to work in holding offenders accountable, reducing crime and recidivism, and giving taxpayers a better return on the dollars they invest in criminal justice. more...
February 24, 2012
MBA Bench/Bar Probate Committee & The Milwaukee County Probate Division
Sixth Annual Probate Court Guardian Ad Litem Seminar (GAL) Seminar
Objections in the WATTS Review: The Role of each Party and Od GAL Assignments
Marshall Room @ The Milwaukee Bar Association
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February 27, 2012
Family
Tax and Business Valuation Update in Divorce
Gaylene will present a brief update on various tax issues related to divorce, including taxes related to insolvency, bankruptcy and innocent spouse relief rules. Gaylene will also talk about how business valuators are reacting to personal goodwill and double counting issues as a result of the McReath decision. more...
February 28, 2012
Elder
WisPact Update
Special issues related to WisPACT Trusts, including tips, funding issues, disability determinations, and distributions, will be covered as well as new offerings such as the Medicare Set Aside sub-account trust and other important developments at WisPACT. more...
March 22, 2012
MBA Bench/Bar Probate Committee
View from the bench
Special Administration Procedures for Foreclosure and Personal Injury matters
RESCHEDULED From Thursday, February 2, 2012 more...
March 23, 2012
MBA Presents
Milwaukee Family Court Judges - Live and in Concert! PART VI
The Milwaukee County Court Judges discuss areas of Family Law Practice. more...
May 18, 2012
MBA GAL Sub-Committee, BB Family Law Committee & Family Law Section Presents
Eleventh Annual Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) Update
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