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SCRIPTUS
P.O. Box 400
Pewaukee, WI 53072
http://waukeshabar.org
A
Publication of the Waukesha County Bar Association
November, 2007
Danni Caldwell-Editor
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December 6, 2007
(5
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10 p.m.)
December
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(8:30 a.m. - noon)
January
7th, 2008
(noon)
February
4th, 2008
(noon)
April
26th, 2008
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Holiday
Party - Delafield Brewhaus
RSVP form here
Juvenile
GAL Seminar - free!
Registration
form here
Annual
Judges’ Update Luncheon
Country
Springs Hotel
Support
Staff Luncheon
Country
Springs Hotel
Spring
Awards Dinner
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A Word From
Your President
Dear Colleagues:
I would like to pass
along information about the Waukesha County representatives to the
State Bar Board of Governors. Waukesha recently was awarded an
additional representative. Our three representative are:
JOHN MACY (262)548-1340 jmacy@ammr.com
MIKE HAUSMAN (262) 646-5900 mike@cmhausmanlaw.com
MIKE MORSE (262) 532-4251 mmorse@menomonee-falls.org
There are many
issues before the Board of Governors that individual members may want
to discuss with these representatives so that our members concerns are
addressed. There are specifics on the Waukesha County Bar
Association website about the client protection fund, the issue of
multi jurisdictional practice and the diploma privilege. Please
contact any representative with your thoughts and comments.
The Waukesha County Bar Association board also would like to
congratulate Judge J. Mac Davis who received an award from the Mental
Health Association. Judge Davis and his wife were both
honored as Outstanding Supporters of the Mental Health
Association. Both Judge Davis and his wife were also past
presidents of the association.
The formal invitations for the Bar Christmas party have been mailed and
are on the website for your convenience. Please make sure to sign up
and attend. The party will be held on December 6th at the
Delafield Brewhaus.
On December 13th, 2007 the bar association will present the next free
CLE seminar. The Guardian ad Litem Seminar will be held in the County
Board room on the 3rd floor of the courthouse from 8:30 until noon.
Information and sign up is available through the Waukesha County Bar
Association website. The next free CLE will be held in the spring
in conjunction with the annual meeting.
Sincerely,
Marjorie A. Wendt
President
Board Minutes and
Treasurer’s Report - Thursday, September
20, 2007 at12:00 pm
Attendance: Marjorie Wendt,
President, Judge Mac Davis, Past President, Dan
Habeck, President Elect, Doug Swanson,
Secretary/Treasurer, Michelle Martin, Craig Kuhary, C. Michael Hausman,
John Macy, Danni Caldwell, Vicky Schroeder, and Mike Morse.
Minutes: The Minutes of
the August 23, 2007 meeting were approved.
Treasurer and Membership Report:
The Membership and Treasurer's Report were distributed and
reviewed. As of September 20, 2007, there are 412 members and
membership dues collected to date equal $24,830.00. The Money
Market/Checking Account balance is $15,904.07. The 12 month CD
balance was $13,370.32. The 24 month CD balance is
$13,364.02.
OLD
BUSINESS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
State Board of Governors:
Mike Morse provided a report from the recent Board of Governors
meeting.
Scriptus/Website: The
Scriptus went out on September 20, 2007. The website is running
again.
Charitable Giving and
Scholarship: Doug Swanson reported that the UW
Madison Law School had responded to the request that the Law School
Scholarship Applications be posted. There was no response from
Marquette Law School. The Cooperating Congregations of Waukesha
County contacted us to clarify that we had actually been misnaming
them. Judge Davis will follow up with Melony to find out how much
we had provided to the Cooperating Congregations of Waukesha County in
the past and then a check will be sent to them in that amount.
Other:
The issue of Lexis
not paying Country Springs was again raised. It was determined
that we will pay the balance to Country Springs. Doug Swanson
will speak with Melony Howard to find out how much we have already paid
to make certain that all costs are accurate and then we will pay the
balance.
Judge Davis did
present a bill for the Chief Judge Plaques. We will pay $324.99
to Michael Neimon who has paid for the Plaques. Information
regarding the Chief Judge Plaques will be placed in the next
Scriptus. It was decided that the Plaques would be
displayed in the display cabinet at the entrance of the courthouse.
Ethics Seminar:
Doug Swanson reported that the Ethics Seminar will be held on November
5, 2007 at the Brookfield Suites. Christy D'Angelo is in the
process of obtaining speakers. The Registration Forms will be
provided to Danni Caldwell and she will then send an e-mail to the
Membership as well as make the Registration Forms available on the
Website. It was determined that we will not actively solicit any
vendors for this years seminar although we will invite the Cooperating
Congregations of Waukesha County, the particular sections in the
Waukesha County Bar and the Lawyer Referral Service to see if they wish
to set up tables at the Seminar.
NEW
BUSINESS
The State Bar is seeking nominations for the
Lifetime Achievement Award. Danni will place this information in
the Scriptus.
The Wisconsin Law Journal contacted the Board of
Directors to see if we would co-sponsor the Judges' Directory this
year. It will focus on Waukesha County. There is absolutely
no financial cost to the Bar Association so we decided to co-sponsor.
Judge Nettesheim Retirement:
Judge Patrick Snyder is organizing some type of retirement event for
Judge Nettesheim. We discussed the possibilities of doing
something to honor Judge Nettesheim. We discussed having a
ceremony at the Judges' Luncheon in January 2008. We will discuss
the matter further at the October 2007 Board of Directors
Meeting.
Courthouse Construction
Project: Judge Davis reported that there are meetings
regarding the Courthouse Construction Project. He is the Chair of
the Committee. All meetings are open and we discussed the
availability of any Board Members to attend the meetings. We also
discussed contacting the sections to see if anyone is interested.
We discussed inviting the State Bar President to our next Annual
Meeting.
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 1:00 p.m. The next
meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 12:00 p.m., Room
G55, Administration Building. *
Respectfully submitted,
Douglas E. Swanson, Secretary
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES -
Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 12:00 p.m.
Attendance:
Marjorie Wendt, President, Dan Habeck, President Elect, Doug Swanson,
Secretary/Treasurer, C. Michael Hausman, Craig Kuhary, Michelle Martin,
Danni Caldwell, Christy D'Angelo, and John Macy.
Minutes:
The minutes of the September 20, 2007 meeting were approved.
OLD BUSINESS
AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
State Board of Governors:
John Macy circulated
an informational insert which was sent to all attorneys in Waukesha
County which set forth the Petitions pending before the Supreme Court
which could have an impact in our local practice. Danni Caldwell
will put a copy of the informational insert on the website.
Mike Hausman reported
on the Diploma Privilege Committee. He stated that he and Mike
Morse have voiced their opinion that the State should keep the
privilege and referenced a Law Review Article which has been written on
the topic that is favorable to keeping the Diploma Privilege.
Scriptus/Website:
Danni Caldwell reported that the Scriptus is ready and will be
sent. She also reported that the website is up to date and is
running fine.
Ethics Seminar: Doug
Swanson reported that all arrangements have been made for the 2007
Ethics Seminar. Christy D'Angelo is in the process of finalizing
the speakers. Most of the Board Members confirmed that they would
be able to arrive early to help with the registration. Doug
reported that he had a meeting scheduled with the people at Brookfield
Suites the week prior to the Seminar to confirm the appropriate lay out
of the room, registration table, signs being posted, etc.
Michelle Martin will send to Doug contact information for all the
section leaders and Doug will then contact them via e-mail to see if
they would like to have some type of presentation at the tables.
Judge Becker Portrait: It
was raised to our attention by Commissioner Linda Georgeson that the
large portrait of Judge Becker needs glass to preserve the
portrait. The Board discussed whether or not the frame and/or the
portrait itself is actually amenable to having glass added. Linda
Georgeson will be asked to look into the issue and if it can be done we
authorized her to spend up to $200.00 to complete the project. We
also discussed a location to hang the portrait and it was recommended
that it be hung someplace in the Juvenile Court.
NEW
BUSINESS
Holiday Party: We had
previously discussed having some type of acknowledgment for Judge
Nettesheim's retirement at the Holiday Party. We have learned
that he will not be able to attend and therefore we will not pursue
that issue any further. We may revisit the issue of acknowledging
Judge Nettesheim at a later event, perhaps the Annual Meeting.
Guardian Ad Litem Seminar:
The upcoming Seminar will focus on issues regarding better
communication with kids and juvenile related matters. The Board
approved paying for the printing of the Seminar materials and for
breakfast to be provided to the participants as we did last year.
Costs are anticipated to be the same.
Support Staff Luncheon:
A few members of the Bar have raised the issue of attempting to
coordinate the introduction of courthouse staff to the support
staff. We discussed whether it would be something that could take
place in lieu of entertainment. The consensus was the
entertainment portion of the luncheon is very important and well
received and is something that we should definitely keep. We then
discussed whether it would be possible to have both an entertainment
section and some type of introduction of the court staff. Because
of the time constraints we thought that might be difficult. We
then discussed assigning tables, placing a judge and his or her support
staff together so that the attorney staff would find it easier to meet
a particular courthouse staff member. We discussed allowing law
firms to reserve tables and placing placards on the table and then the
tables that are not reserved can simply be filled in by the other
participants. John Macy presented an idea for an
entertainment involving national presenters who do presentations on
movies and law. He has seen some of them and they are very good.
He will get us more information.
Reinhart Boerner Conference Room:
Dan Habeck reported that he had been contacted by someone from the
Reinhart Boerner Law Firm and went to their new office space in
Waukesha. They have a conference room that they offer for free
that will seat 80 to 100 people. They also have a catering
service which of course would be at a cost. Michelle will contact
Tim Nettesheim and decide if this type of information will be presented
to the sections.
The Meeting was
adjourned by unanimous consent at 1:00 p.m. The next Meeting is
scheduled for Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 12:00 p.m., Room G55,
Administration Building.*
Respectfully
submitted,
Douglas E.
Swanson, Secretary
*(Editor’s
Note) Next meeting is December 13, 2007 - Room G-55 of the County
Administration Building.
From the
Clerk of Courts
Change in Chapter 51 Hearings - 2008
Effective 1/7/08, probable cause hearings will be heard at the juvenile
center, rather than the courthouse room 266. They will be heard at
11:15 a.m. Monday through Friday in JC-130. Court Commissioner
Linda McKenzie Georgeson will preside.
Note from Probate
Please submit any bills for guardian ad litem or advocate counsel
services completed in 2007 to the Register in Probate by January 7,
2008. Thank you!
Sally M. Lunde
Register in Probate
Section News
Please send section news and information to Michelle Martin at mmartin@murnlaw.com or Danni Caldwell at wcba1@waukeshabar.org.
Member News
Member Thomas
Duggan passed away on November 18, 2007. Our condolences to his family
and colleagues.
New
on the WCBA Web Site
I still haven’t
posted the old editions of the Scriptus, as I reported I was prepared
to do in the October Scriptus. Please keep checking; it’s on my list of
projects to tackle!
Comments
or questions about the Scriptus should be directed to:
Danni Caldwell, Editor
548-7432
wcba1@waukeshabar.org
Have
a Safe and Happy Holiday
Season!
