2025 Winter 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 Winter 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 Winter Conference Registration form as instructed.
 
Register Here! 
 
View the 2025 WDC Winter Conference Registration Brochure here.
View the 2025 WDC Winter Conference Program Booklet here.
 

Event Details

Date:
Friday, December 12, 2025

Location:
Marriott Milwaukee West
W231N1600 Corporate Ct.
Waukesha, WI 53186

 

Event Description: The Wisconsin Defense Counsel will be hosting their Winter Conference on December 12, 2025 at the Milwaukee Marriott West. Program plans to include 6.0 CLE credits, with 3.0 Ethics.

We hope that you will consider joining us in-person on December 12, 2025.

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

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

Hotel Reservations: Call the Milwaukee Marriott West at 800-228-9290 to reserve your room, or use the online portal here. A special rate of $141 is available. Please notify the reservation department that you are with the Wisconsin Defense Counsel (WDC) 2025 Winter Conference.

WDC Room Block Deadline: November 19, 2025

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

Program Agenda 

Friday, December 12, 2025 

8:15AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Coyne, Schultz, Becker & Bauer, S.C.

8:55 AM
Opening Remarks

9:00 - 9:50 AM
Medical Record Discovery
Pat Brennan, Crivello Nichols & Hall, S.C.

9:50 - 10:00 AM
Break
Sponsored by Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C. and Weiss Law Office, S.C.

10:00 - 10:50 AM
The Communication Compact: Client Counsel and Courtroom Candor
Caleb Gerbitz, Meissner, Tierney, Fisher & Nichols, S.C. 

10:50 - 11:40 AM
From Dispute to Resolution: The Impact of Statutory Referees in Insurance Coverage Litigation
Monte Weiss, Weiss Law Office, S.C. 

11:40 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch 

1:00 - 1:25 PM
Materials Failure Analysis – What Can We Learn

Craig Schroeder, EFI Global

1:25 - 1:50 PM
Cost Containment in E-Discovery: A Practical Playbook for Defense Counsel
Claudia Beyer and Spencer Orin, Digital Intelligence

1:50 - 2:00 PM
Break
Sponsored by Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC

2:00 - 3:25 PM
Graduated with Honors, Cited the Wrong Holding: AI and the Perils of Unverified Research
Matt Beier, Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company and Ariella Schreiber, Rural Mutual Insurance Co.

3:25 - 3:50 PM
Standing Firm and Addressing Unethical Requests
Ryan Johnson, Everson, Whitney, Everson & Brehm. S.C.

3:50 PM
Adjourn