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 Spring 2024 Journal

Download the Spring 2024 Journal


2024 Women in the Law Committee Award: Amy F. Scholl

“Talk Less, Smile More”: Embracing Collegiality to Improve Your Success as a Lawyer
Erik J. Pless, One Law Group S.C., and Kristen S. Scheuerman, Weiss Law Office, S.C.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Overrules Pharmacal and Rejects “Other Property” Requirement for Initial Grant of CGL Coverage
Joseph M. Mirabella, Simpson & Deardorff, S.C., Doug Raines, Husch Blackwell LLP, and Henry E. Koltz, Crivello, Nichols & Hall, S.C

Sure, I Can Help You with That: Petitioning a Wisconsin Probate Court to Decide Who Controls the Final Disposition of a Decedent’s Remains
Vincent J. Scipior and Andrew J. Lawton, Coyne, Schultz, Becker & Bauer, S.C.

It Happens to the Best of Us: Avoiding and Mitigating Defaults
Erik J. Pless and Alicia M. Stern, One Law Group S.C., and Kristen S. Scheuerman, Weiss Law Office, S.C.

Legislative Update: 2023-24 Session Concludes with Few Changes to Civil Justice Policy
Adam Jordahl, The Hamilton Consulting Group, LLC

News from Around the State: Trials and Verdicts