Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal

The WDC publishes a scholarly journal, Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal, that will provide you with detailed information on tort topics and matters of interest to the defense bar. Three issues are published each year. 

Editor, Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal: Vincent Scipior, Coyne, Schultz, Becker & Bauer, S.C.

WDC Summer 2025 Journal

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WDC: The Voice of the Wisconsin Defense Bar

President’s Message: To Be Civil, or Not To Be Civil; to Me, There Is No Question
Heather Nelson, President, Wisconsin Defense Counsel

2025 WDC Annual Awards

WDC, Its Members, and Hamilton Consulting Step Up To Educate Wisconsin’s Legislature on Proposed Change to Venue Statute
Heather Nelson, Everson, Whitney, Everson & Brehm, S.C.

A Primer on Defending Cases in Small Claims Court
Patricia Epstein Putney, Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C. 

Artificial Intelligence in Insurance: Risks, Rewards, & Regulations
Brandon McCullough and Taylor Hinds, Houston Harbaugh, P.C. 

The 2025 Women in the Law Committee Personal Hygiene Drive Was a Huge Success!

Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Thieving Employees Were Wrongfully Terminated
Caleb Gerbitz, Meissner, Tierney, Fisher & Nichols, S.C.

Insurance Defense Branding Needs a Face Lift and You’re the Surgeon
Anna S. Osborn, Everson, Whitney, Everson & Brehm, S.C.

Wisconsin Pattern Civil Jury Instructions Update
Amy Freiman, Hills Legal Group, Ltd.

WDC Presents the 2025 Young Lawyers Insurance Seminar
Ashleigh N. Johnson, American Family Insurance Company, S.I.

News from Around the State: Trials and Verdicts Summer 2025