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: Matthew Martin, Meissner, Tierney, Fisher & Nichols, S.C.

WDC Summer 2026 Journal

Download the Summer 2026 Journal

WDC: The Voice of the Wisconsin Defense Bar

President’s Message: President’s Message: Time Well Spent: Reflections on My Time with the Wisconsin Defense Counsel
Grace Kulkoski, President, Wisconsin Defense Counsel 

2026 Annual Awards

The Kyllonen Gap: Why Wisconsin’s Expert Witness Disqualification Statute Should Reach Contingency-Fee Public Adjusters and Contractors
Jacob A. Sosnay, Meissner, Tierney, Fisher & Nichols, S.C.

A Swan Song for Kalal: The Wisconsin Supreme Court Granted Review in a Case That Squarely Asks the Court to Overrule Wisconsin’s Seminal Case on Statutory Interpretation
Caleb R. Gerbitz, Meissner, Tierney, Fisher & Nichols, S.C.

Questions Answered, More Questions Raised: An Analysis of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Decision in Estate of Lorbiecki v. Pabst Brewing Co.
Matthew P. Martin, Meissner, Tierney, Fisher & Nichols, S.C.

News from Around the State: Trials and Verdicts Summer 2026