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SCRIPTUS
P.O. Box 400
Pewaukee, WI 53072
http://waukeshabar.org
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Publication of the Waukesha County Bar Association
November, 2008
Danni Caldwell-Editor
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YOUR CALENDARS |
December
4, 2008
Delafield
Brewhaus
December 11, 2008
8:30 - noon
January 12, 2009 - noon
Country Springs Hotel
February 3, 2009 - noon
Country Springs Hotel
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WCBA Holiday Party *
Juvenile GAL Seminar
(registration form on WCBA
website)
Annual Judges Update Luncheon*
Support Staff Luncheon*
* (members only events)
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A Word From
Your President
Dear Members:
One of my
biggest concerns for this entire year is choosing the entertainment for
the support staff luncheon.
We have certainly had some interesting presentations over the last
decade. That said, I would ask that you pass this letter on to your
staff and seek their input on interesting and appropriate
presentations.
I believe that even if I do not get a great suggestion, I will at least
have a bit of a defense when people are rolling their eyes and
muttering.
Best regards and hope to see you at the Holiday Party.
Very truly yours,
Dan Habeck
WCBA Board
Minutes - Thursday, September
18, 2008, 12:00 p.m.
Attendance:
Dan Habeck, President; Doug Swanson, President-Elect; Christy D'Angelo,
Secretary/Treasurer; Marjorie Wendt; Jeff Zirgibel; Michelle Martin;
Danni Caldwell; Linda Van De Water & Sharron Stolpa.
Minutes: The minutes of
the August 21, 2008, meeting were approved.
Treasurer and Membership Report:
402 membership applications had been received for the 2008-2009
membership year.
18 Month CD: $13,999.26
2 Year CD: $13,999.51
Money Market: $6,096.35
Checking Account: $26,133.78
Old Business and Committee Reports
State Board of Governors: The Board of Governors
acted on 10 petitions at its September 12-13, 2008, meeting. These
included petitions on electronic filing, use of unpublished opinions,
and changes to the Board of Bar Examiners rules allowing conditional
admission to the Bar, among others. For further information on any of
the petitions, you may contact our Board of Governors representatives:
Attorney C. Michael Hausman, Attorney Jeffrey Zirgibel and Attorney Sam
Benedict.
Scriptus/Website: The
next issue of the Scriptus will be sent out next week, September 22,
2008.
September 24, CLE: 34 people have preregistered for the CLE provided by
Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company to be held at the courthouse
over the lunch hour.
Printer Purchase: Sharron
Stolpa reported that she has purchased a printer for her use as the
Administrative Assistant.
Juror Appreciation Month: September
is Juror Appreciation Month. The Waukesha County Bar Association
donated a framed photograph of the first Wisconsin jury to include
female jurors. The photograph is hanging outside of the juror room on
the ground floor of the courthouse.
Ethics Seminar: The annual
ethics seminar shall take place on November 11, 2008, at the Brookfield
Suites hotel. We will apply for 3 ethics credits for this seminar.
Christy D'Angelo is finalizing the speakers and Doug Swanson will work
with Danni Caldwell to get the sign-up sheets out to the members.
New Business
Revised Bylaws: Discussion was
had on revisions to the Bylaws of the Waukesha County Bar Association.
Michele Martin will redraft the bylaws incorporating the changes
discussed by the Board. The final draft will then be presented to the
Board for approval and then presented to the full membership at the
annual meeting in May, 2009.
Judicial Achievement Awards:
All nominations are due no later than December 18, 2008. We are
accepting nominations for Judge of the Year and Lifetime Jurist awards.
Member Notification Policy:
The Board discussed how and when the membership will be notified of an
event or topic that may be of interest to the membership but not
specifically sponsored by the Waukesha County Bar Association. The
Board unanimously approved the following policy:
"If a member would like to notify the general membership of an upcoming
event that would be of interest to the membership, the member must
contact a Board Director who will bring the issue to the Board for
approval at the next scheduled Board meeting. If the Board determines
that the event is of interest to the general membership, the membership
shall be notified through publication in the Scriptus and/or as an
addition to the Waukesha County Bar Association website. If time is of
the essence, the membership may be notified via electronic mail at the
sole discretion of the Board of Directors."
Judge's Luncheon: The Board
voted unanimously to move the date of the Judge's Update Luncheon to
the second Monday in January, 2009, as the first Monday (January 5) is
also the first working day of the new year. Therefore, the luncheon is
now scheduled to take place on January 12, 2009.
Tax Returns: Dan Habeck will
follow with Gaylene Stingl to verify that all returns for the
Association are completed and filed.
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 1:00 p.m. The next
meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 12:00 p.m., Room
G55, Administration Building.*
Respectfully submitted,
Christine D'Angelo, Secretary/Treasurer
WCBA Board
Minutes - Thursday, October 23, 2008, 12:00 p.m.
Attendance:
Dan Habeck, President, Doug Swanson, President-Elect, Danni Caldwell,
Michelle Martin, Craig Kuhary, Judge Linda Van De Water, and Vicki
Schroeder. Members not present: Christine D'Angelo, Jeff
Zirgibel, Sam Benedict, Marjorie Wendt, and Sharron Stolpa.
Minutes: No Minutes from
the September 18, 2008 Board of Directors Meeting were reviewed.
Therefore, we tabled the approval of those Minutes until the November
2008 Meeting.
Treasurer and Membership Report:
Sharron provided the updated report which shows the membership status
as of October 22, 2008 at 427. The Treasurer's Report shows the
18 month CD having a balance of $13,999.26. The 24 month CD has a
balance of $13,999.51. The Eagle Money Market has a balance of
$6,112.85. The checking account has a balance of
$27,056.16. A copy of the Treasurer's Report and Membership
Report is attached to these Minutes.
Old Business and Committee
Reports
State Board of Governors:
No report was presented.
Scriptus/Website:
The next Scriptus is ready. We have received proposals from
various groups to present small CLE seminars to our membership.
Danni will update the Scriptus and Website to address CLE related
issues.
Ethics Seminar: Doug
reported that the 2008 Ethics Seminar is on track. To date he has
received approximately 70 registration forms. He has confirmed
the date with the Brookfield Suites. He will meet with the
catering department at the Brookfield Suites in advance of the
seminar. He will also try to submit the seminar materials to the
Board of Bar Examiners prior to the seminar in an attempt to obtain
course approval before the seminar or as soon after the seminar as
possible.
Judge's Luncheon: The
event is scheduled for January 12, 2009 at the Country Springs.
Member Notification Policy and
Practice: The policy has been posted on the website.
Tax Returns: Gaylean
Stingel does have all the information and the tax returns for the Bar
Association will be filed.
New Business
United Way Table:
The United Way has requested a table to present its materials at the
Ethics Seminar. We had done this in the past. Doug will
make those arrangements. We again addressed our policy regarding
requests of groups to make presentations at our seminars. We had
decided not to actively solicit any groups but would make a table in
the hallway available for anyone who might want to address our
membership. We will not allow any groups to formally address the
membership as a part of the seminar.
Law Day: Danni
will make a request for ideas or participation in Law Day events in the
Scriptus. We again discussed sending "don't do anything stupid"
brochures to high school seniors.
Local Bar Grant Competition:
The deadline has been extended to June 1, 2009. A request for
ideas will be placed into the Scriptus.
Swift Impact LLC Seminar Offer:
We have been contacted by this organization to present a seminar to our
members regarding IT issues, security storage, etc. We will add
this to the list of potential seminars for the spring.
Criminal OAR Policy Information:
Daniel Fay sent a copy of a letter received from Brad Schimel's office
to the Criminal Section of the Bar Association regarding the District
Attorney's Office policy regarding OAR. Michelle questioned
whether the letter should be provided to all members of the Bar
Association, not just those in the Criminal Section. We decided
that Michelle would contact Brad Schimel to advise him that it is our
intent to put a copy of the letter in the Scriptus unless he has some
compelling reason why we should not do so.
The Meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 12:45 p.m. The
next Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 20, 2008* at 12:00
p.m., Room G55, Administration Building.
Respectfully submitted,
Douglas E. Swanson, Acting on behalf of Christine D'Angelo,
Secretary/Treasurer
*The next meeting is Thursday, December 18, 2008, same time, same
location.
From the
Clerk of Courts
Criminal/Traffic Court
Attorneys interested in court appointments made as
provided under State v. Dean to serve as counsel to defendants
determined to be constitutionally indigent but not eligible for
representation from the State Public Defender's Office should submit a
letter of interest and a resume to the Criminal/Traffic Division
Presiding Judge, the Honorable Lee S. Dreyfus, Jr., Circuit Court
Branch 5 at the Waukesha County Courthouse, Criminal/Traffic Division,
P.O. Box 1627, Waukesha, WI 53187-1627.
The 2008 hourly rate for representation is
established at $40/hr for in and out of court services and $25/hr for
travel time if counsel's office is not located in Waukesha County or is
in excess of 30 miles one-way from the courthouse. Charges in
excess of these rates must be approved by the responsible judge before
the cost is incurred.
Section News
Please
send section news and information to Michelle Martin at mmartin@murnlaw.com or Danni Caldwell at wcba1@waukeshabar.org.
Member News
CLE Credit
Information
The Fall Ethics Seminar has been approved for
3.5 CLE credits, all EPR credits. A complete listing of all of
the CLE credits available from the WCBA in 2007 and 2008 is on the WCBA
website.
Law Day
Law Day
The WCBA has not sponsored Law Day in many years.
The State Bar and the ABA offer ideas and materials for Law Day
activities. Any WCBA members interested in volunteering to coordinate
Law Day in Waukesha County, please contact Dan Habeck for information.
(262-542-4278 or djh@cmhlaw.com )
Local Bar Grant Competition
The Wisconsin Bar Association offers grant money to
local bar associations for new public service projects that are
topical, useful and novel. Information is available on the State Bar
website. The deadline for applying is May 1, 2009. Information
can be obtained from Kris Wenzel (800) 444-9404 or dwenzel@wisbar.org.
New
on the WCBA Web Site
Thank you to the representatives of the sections who are forwarding
meeting information to Michelle Martin, who in turns forwards that
information to me for posting on the WCBA website. Any section
can take advantage of this free posting service.
Any WCBA member can post employment ads on the WCBA website; also a
free service for members.
Simply email me at the address below if you wish to take advantage of
these services. Sections representatives should email
Michelle at mmartin@murnlaw.com .
Comments
or questions about the Scriptus should be directed to:
Danni Caldwell, Editor
548-7432
wcba1@waukeshabar.org
HAPPY
THANKSGIVING!
