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SCRIPTUS
P.O.
Box 88
Waukesha,
WI 53187-0088
http://waukeshabar.org
A Publication of the
Waukesha County Bar Association
August, 2011
Danni Caldwell-Editor
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
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September 15, 2011
3:00 p.m.
November 9, 2011
8:00 a.m.
registration
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. seminar
December 8, 2011
8:00 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.
December 8, 2011
5-10 p.m.
January, 2012
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Juvenile Court Buzz Session
Juvenile Court
Annual Ethics Seminar ++
Free for WCBA members
Brookfield Suites
Registration materials will be emailed
Annual Juvenile Guardian ad Litem
Seminar ++
Free for WCBA members
Waukesha County Board Room
WCBA Holiday Party ++
Delafield Brewhaus
Judges’ Update Luncheon
Marriot West
++ Members only event
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A
Word From Your President
Dear Fellow Members:
I
hope you all had a fun and relaxing summer and are now ready
for all of the activities that fall brings us. The WCBA
Board has been active in setting the dates for its various
events. The Ethics Seminar is scheduled for November 9,
the GAL Seminar is scheduled for December 8, and the Holiday
Party is also scheduled for December 8. Please look at
the Scriptus and/or the website (waukeshabar.org) for
specifics on these events. The Board is also close to
finalizing the dates and locations for the Annual Judges'
Update, the Support Staff Luncheon, and the Annual
Meeting. Please continue to review the Scriptus and
website for further information.
As you
may or may not know, the County is in the process of updating
the technology in the courtrooms. Currently, the County
is using Judge Kieffer's and Judge Van De Water's courtrooms
as test cases. Once the County has worked out all of the
logistics in those two courtrooms, additional courtrooms will
be updated on a rolling basis. Eventually, all of the
courtrooms will be updated.
Because
it is important that the lawyers who are going to be using the
technology in the courtrooms are familiar with it, the County
will be hosting numerous training sessions which will give
lawyers the opportunity to review and learn the new
technology. Once those training sessions are
established, we will let you know.
As
always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns,
please contact me or any member of the Board.
Very
truly yours,
Michelle E.
Martin
President
WCBA
Board Minutes - Thursday July
21, 2011
In Attendance:
Danni Caldwell, Sue Herro, Kim Haines, Lori Fabian, Christine
D'Angelo, Michelle Martin, Craig Kuhary, Linda Coyle, Ron
Sonderhouse, Sara Ponath and Sharron Stolpa
Call to Order:
The meeting was duly called to order by President Michelle
Martin.
Minutes of the April
21, 2011 and May 19, 2011 Board of Directors Meeting:
April and May minutes were approved.
Treasurer's Report:
The Treasurer's and Membership Report was reviewed and
approved.
State Board of
Governors' Report: Kim Haines reported the new State
Bar President was sworn in on June 8, 2011. Sam Benedict
will be serving on the Executive Committee. Sam Benedict
and Jeff Zirgibel's terms expire in 2012, and therefore
Waukesha County will need 2 individuals to fill their slates
(elections are in April, office begins 7/1/12). The next
meeting is in September.
Scriptus/Website:
Danni Caldwell has updated the Scriptus as needed.
Summer mailing information has been updated and linked on the
website. The Scriptus should go out on July 25, 2011.
WCBA Sections Issues:
Michelle Martin and Lori Fabian met in May to discuss and
propose language for a social media policy. Proposed
language was reviewed by the Board, and Lori will provide an
updated version for approval at the August Board meeting.
Bar Grant for
Printer: Linda Coyle will order 3 wireless
printers to be placed in each family courtroom. Every
Bar member will have a code to utilize the printers.
Linda will also follow up with Judge Davis and talk with the
family court clerks to let them know when this will be
implemented. We will need to provide an update to the
State Bar by 9/1/11 regarding the progress of this project.
Bar
Association Room: No update at this time.
2011-2012 Events
Schedule: Location of events and status of
events was discussed.
1. Ethics Seminar - 11/9/11 at Brookfield
Suites; registration 8am-8:30am; Seminar 8:30am to noon.
Dan Murray agreed to speak at the event. Sue Herro will
continue looking for speakers. Goal is to obtain the
speakers and materials by October. Sue Herro and Christy
D'Angelo will be responsible for coordinating this event.
2. Juvenile GAL Seminar - 12/8/11 at the
County Board Room. Mike Kaiser and Kim Haines will be
responsible for coordinating this event.
3. Christmas Party - 12/8/11 - Delafield
Brewhaus. Linda Coyle will be responsible for obtaining
the gifts given at the event.
4. Spring Awards Dinner - Date and Location
still TBD. Christy D'Angelo and Michelle Martin will be
responsible for coordinating this event. Discussion
regarding new awards was had, and it will be determined by the
end of this fall what additional awards we may give out.
5. Annual Meeting, Judge's Luncheon, Support
Staff Luncheon likely all to be held at the Marriott, final
dates TBD. Christy D'Angelo and Michelle Martin will be
responsible for coordinating these events.
New Business
1. Litigation Section was discussed.
There were approximately 30 members interested in joining this
section. Based on this interest, we will move forward with
the section, lead by Stephanie Erickson. Michelle Martin
will address this in her President's Letter.
2. Danni Caldwell forwarded an email regarding
Lexus Nexus asking to have a link on our website. Board
denied this request.
3. Craig Kuhary discussed with Doug Hoffer
(chair of the Young Lawyer's Division) how to possibly get more
young members involved. Craig will talk with Doug to have
Doug submit a proposal to the Board.
Adjournment:
A motion was made, seconded and adopted to adjourn.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lori J.
Fabian
Secretary/Treasurer
Next Meeting: The next meeting is
scheduled for September 22, 2011 at 12:00 noon in Room G55 of the
Waukesha County Administration Building.*
From
the Clerk of Courts
January Rotation
Judge J. Mac Davis recently issued an order that reassigns
the case loads to two judges. Judge Dreyfus and Judge
Ramirez will switch case loads, with Judge Ramirez taking over
family court and guardianship cases, while Judge Dreyfus will
assume civil case duties. A link to the order can be
found on the WCBA website opening page.
WCBA Composite Photo
The WCBA member composite photo was hung in the Ceremonial
Courtroom, Room 215. Judge Foster invites all members to
stop by for a look.
Section
News
Section pages for Real Estate, Probate and Family
were recently updated.
Please send section news and information to Michelle
Martin at mmartin@murnlaw.com or
Danni Caldwell at wcba1@waukeshabar.org.
Member
News
From the Milwaukee Bar Association
Calling all musicians! The Milwaukee Bar Association is
seeking bands and solo acts to compete in the Battle of the
Barristers event, being held at Shank Hall in Milwaukee, WI on
October 13rd from 7:00-10:30 pm. Bands will compete against each
other and all proceeds will benefit the Milwaukee Bar
Association’s Justice Center. Please contact Andrew Clinnin at
aclinnin@milwbar.org to submit your demo or with questions. Demos
due by 5 pm on Friday, August 26th. Not a musician? Cheer on your
peers! $10 at the door.
Update Soon!
If you have not yet updated your membership for 2011-2012,
you risk missing out on emails and notices to our current
members. The email lists will be culled in September, and
non-renewing members will be removed.
Please update your membership to keep getting emails and WCBA
notices! The membership application can be found on the WCBA
website.
New on the WCBA Web
Site
Register for the Fall Ethics
Seminar Now!
The RSVP form for our popular (and free to current members) Fall
Ethics Seminar is now available on the WCBA website. This is
one of our great member benefits, and we hope you take advantage
of it.
Juvenile Court Forms Page
A new page, with the three new Juvenile Court forms required by
Judge Bohren, has been added. The order issued by the Judge can
also be found on the page.
Comments or
questions about the Scriptus should be directed
to:
Danni
Caldwell, Editor
(262)
548-7432
wcba1@waukeshabar.org
Go Brewers!
