2023 Annual Conference 

Registration Information:

Member Registration Instructions:

  • Login using your WDC Username/Password
    • If you have not yet received your login info: Select "Retrieve Username" and enter your email. Please be sure to use the same email associated with your current WDC membership. Following the retrieval of your username, on the login page, enter your username in the username box, then select "Reset Password." 
  • Once logged in, complete the Annual Conference Registration form as instructed.
Non-Member Registration Instructions:
  • Select "Retrieve Username" and enter your email. If you do not receive an email, it is because your email is not on file, and you will need to create an account.
    • To create a new account, go back to the form and follow the prompts for "New Users"
  • Following the retrieval of your username, on the login page, enter your username in the username box, then select "Reset Password" and con
  • Once logged in, complete the Annual Conference Registration form as instructed.
View the 2023 WDC Annual Conference Registration Brochure here.
 
View the 2023 WDC Annual Conference Program Book here.
 

Click here to register now!

Event Details

Date:
Thursday, August 10, 2023 - Friday, August 11, 2023

Location:
The Wilderness Resort and Glacier Canyon Conference Center
45 Hillman Rd.
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965

Event Description

The Wisconsin Defense Counsel will be hosting their Annual Conference on August 10-11th, 2023 at the Wilderness Resort and Glacier Canyon Conference Center.

Please let the office know if you have any questions at this time:

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 414-276-1881

Program Chair: Grace Kulkoski, Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Company

CLE Credits: Approved for 8.0 WI CLE Credits.

Hotel Reservations Information: Call the Wilderness Resort at 1-800-867-WILD. Be sure to mention you are with the Wisconsin Defense Counsel Annual Conference room block #986977. The deadline to book your room is July 10, 2023. The WDC price is $199.00 for August 9 - 10.

Click here to view the attendee list.  Attendee list is updated weekly.

New this year! A casual dress code is encouraged for Friday’s seminar. Feel free to wear jeans, shorts, your old “Harvard law” t-shirt, or whatever you are comfortable in, as we enjoy a great lineup of speakers on Friday morning

Program Agenda 

Thursday, August 10

9:00 - 9:50 AM
Safe Place: Case Update and Practice Tips
John Becker, Becker French 

10:00 - 10:50 AM
Arrest & Developments in Liability for Negligent Hiring Claims
Storm Larson, Boardman & Clark, LLP, and Jenna Rousseau, Renning, Lewis & Lacy, S.C.

 

11:00 - 11:50 AM
Medical Payments Subrogation, The Made Whole Doctrine and the Mythical Rimes Hearing
Phil Theesfeld, Weiss Law Office, S.C.

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
"My Whole Body Still Hurts… and it must be from that rear-ender 4 years ago!” – Or is it? A Candid Discussion with a Primary Care Doctor About Potential Physical and Mental Contributors to Ongoing Pain Complaints
Patti Putney, Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C., and Dr. Anne Eglash, UW Health

 

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
In-house/Outside Counsel Relations
Moderator: Ariella Schreiber, Rural Mutual Insurance
Panelists: Adam Fitzpatrick, Corneille Law Group, LLC, and Nicole Weir, Great American Insurance Co.

Friday, August 11, 2023

9:00 - 9:50 AM
Motor Vehicle Inspections – The Importance of Early Investigations and Legal Considerations Regarding Notice and Preservation of Evidence
Chris Bandt, Nash, Spindler, Grimstad & McCracken, LLP, and Paul Erdtmann, Skogen Engineering

10:00 - 10:50 AM
How to Avoid a Bad Faith Claim: Best Practices for Insurance Companies
Sean Bukowski, Meissner Tierny Fisher & Nichols, S.C. 

 

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Unconscious Bias – Knowing What You Don’t Know
Judge Derek Mosley, Marquette Law School