WAWCA 2018 Winter Seminar
02/01/2018
Marriott Madison West, Middleton, WI
8:00am - 4:00pm
WAWCA is applying to the Wisconsin Board of Examiners for 6 CLE credits. Applying to the MN Board as well.
Schedule / Agenda
| 8:00 – 8:30 am | Registration |
| 8:30 – 8:35 am | Introduction, By William A. Parsons, WAWCA President |
| 8:35 – 9:25 am | CBD and The Workplace: What is to come for medical marijuana?, By Susan V. Barranco, JD, Hennessey & Roach, PC |
| 9:25 – 10:15 am |
Current States: Departmental & Legislative Update, By Frank G. Lasee, DA, DWD, BJ Dernbach, DA, DWD, Charles F. Domer, JD, Domer Law and Laura M. Lyons, JD, Bell, Moore & Richter, SC |
| 10:15 – 10:40am |
Morning Break: Please visit our vendors |
| 10:40 – 11:30 am | Mid-Year Case Law Update, By Paul R. Riegel, JD, Riegel Law Office, SC |
| 11:30 – 12:30pm | Buffet Luncheon |
| 12:40 – 1:30 pm |
Incidental Compensation: Medical Treatment, Choice of Practioners and Liability, By Joseph Birdsall, JD, Lindner & Marsack SC and MEgan Schulz, JD, McCormick Law Office |
| 1:00 – 2:20 pm | DWD: How can we be of service? By ALJ Kelly M. McCormick, JD and ALJ Cathy A. Lake, JD, DWD |
| 2:20 – 2:35 pm | Afternoon Break |
| 2:35 – 3:25pm | What would you do? Ethical Dilemmas in Worker’s Compensation. By Margaret M. Krei, JD and Mary Beth Hughes, JD, Husch Blackwell |
| 3:25 – 3:30 pm | Raffle Drawing ** and Seminar Adjournment |
** The WAWCA is raffling off an iPad at the conclusion of the 2018 Summer Seminar. You must be present to win.
Exhibitors & Sponsors
WAWCA hosts two seminars annually that are well attended by attorneys and other legal professionals. Opportunities are available to sponsor one or both of these seminars, where provision is made to display exhibits and intermingle with attendees throughout the day-long seminars. As an added bonus, WAWCA prominently displays sponsor logos on the home page of our website with a hyperlink to the sponsor’s website. If you are interested in sponsoring a WAWCA seminar, please contact Cathy Lake at Cathy.Lake@dwd.wisconsin.gov
Registration
The cost for WAWCA members is $130.00 per person, for advance registration. For non-members the cost is $150.00 for advance registration. (Attorneys who are not yet members may apply for membership and pay the dues of $30 for 2018 along with the registration fee for a total of $160.00.)
The cost includes a continental breakfast and buffet luncheon on the day of the seminar.
There will be a $20.00 surcharge for registration at the door: $150.00 per person for WAWCA members ($180.00 for new or renewing members who are paying the 2017 dues with the registration fee) or $170.00 for non-members. Attendees registering at the door are not guaranteed to receive the written materials on February 1, 2018.
For people who will be staying overnight the night before the seminar, the Marriott Madison West is giving us a group rate of $140.00 per standard room. This block of rooms will be held open for a limited time only. Please call the hotel directly at (608) 831-2000 for reservations and note that you are attending the WAWCA Seminar on February 1, 2018.