15th Annual Traffic and Impaired Driving Law Program

Comments of 2008 participants:

* Well organized and run very efficiently.
* The overall program was excellent.
* Great program as alwaysCvery valuable.
* Very diverse selection of workshops.
* Instructors were very professional and knowledgeable.
* Great format to include different professions together.

Program Agenda

First Day - Tuesday, April 14th

8:00 - 8:30 Registration (coffee and rolls provided)

8:30 - 8:35 Welcome & Program Overview
Attorney Nina J. Emerson

8:35 - 9:35 Legislative Update
Attorney Paul E. Nilsen

9:35 - 10:45 Case Law Update
Court Commissioner Todd E. Meurer

10:45 - 11:00 Break

11:00 - 12:00 Tasers and Use of Force
Captain Victor Wahl

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch Program (lunch included)
Videoconferencing in Circuit Courts
The Honorable Edward E. Leineweber

1:30 - 2:30 Workshop Sessions

* Opiates in the Suburbs (to be repeated)
This workshop will explore the reasons for and consequences of the surge in opiate abuse in the suburbs.
Mr. Michael D. Vann

* New Points System and Driver Abstracts
Learn from two experts about changes to the Demerit Point System and how to read Driver Abstracts.
Ms. Erin Egan
Mr. Scott Custis

* Occupational Licenses and Ignition Interlock Devices (to be repeated)
This workshop will look at the current law, recent legislation, and legislative proposals affecting these two topics.
Attorney John J. Sobotik

* Addiction, Ethics and the Practice of Law
This workshop will define addiction, look at how the brain keeps score, and reveal the correlation between SCR ethical violations and alcohol/drug problems. (Workshop sign-in required for the Ethics credit.)
Ms. Linda Albert

2:30 - 2:45 Break

2:45 - 3:45 Workshop Sessions

* The Legal Basis for Sobriety Checkpoints
Discussion of the legal underpinnings that authorize vehicle stops absent reasonable suspicion and Wisconsin's statute prohibiting the same.
Professor David E. Schultz

* Blood Alcohol: Analysis and Interpretation
This workshop will cover the processing and analysis of blood samples for OWI testing and discuss test interpretation, including "alcohol curves."
Mr. Patrick M. Harding

* Drug Interdiction and Current Drug Trends
This workshop will update officers on current drug trends and provide an overview of criminal drug interdiction.
Police Corporal Daniel Delmore

* Occupational Licenses and Ignition Interlock Devices
(See above description.)
Attorney John J. Sobotik

3:50 - 4:50 Workshop Sessions

* Opiates in the Suburbs
(See above description.)
Mr. Michael D. Vann

* OWI Offender Involvement in Fatal Crashes
A candid discussion of Wisconsin statistics of OWI offender status in fatal/serious injury crashes and one man's personal experience.
Mr. Dennis J. Hughes
Mr. Michael D. Krause

* Drugged Driving
This workshop will focus on prescription drug impaired driving through discussion of actual case studies.
Ms. Laura J. Liddicoat

* Current Issues in WisconsinBreath Testing
A discussion of current issues involving Wisconsin's Breath Testing Program and the Intoximeter EC/IR II.
Ms. Susan Hackworthy

5:00 - 6:00 Social Hour (hors d=oeuvres and cash bar)

5:00 - 8:00 Breath Alcohol Testing with the Intoximeter EC/IR II
Provided by the Chemical Test Section of the Wisconsin State Patrol
Ms. Susan Hackworthy
Mr. Benjamin Boese
Ms. Amy Henning
Mr. Marty Morris
Ms. Shelley Binder
Ms. Melissa Kimball

Second Day - Wednesday, April 15th

8:00 - 8:30 (Coffee and rolls provided)

8:30 - 9:45 Alcohol Physiology: Mechanisms, Effects and Side Effects
Dr. Kevin T. Strang

9:45 - 11:00 How to Make Sure the Defense Wins
Attorney Tracey A. Wood

11:00 - 11:15 Break

11:15 - 12:35 Search and Seizure Update
Assistant Attorney General David H. Perlman

12:35 p.m. Program Concludes
Distribute Certificates of Completion

Traffic and Impaired Driving Law Program

This annual program is designed to provide information specific to traffic and impaired driving law in a cross-disciplinary setting. The Resource Center on Impaired Driving has intentionally developed this program to include prosecutors, law enforcement officers, policy makers, and other interested parties who work within the impaired driving arena. Thus, the Program Agenda features a diverse range of speakers to represent different vantage points. In this way, the program recognizes the vital role that each party plays in this arena and the importance of working together.

Speakers

Linda Albert, LCSW, CSAC
WisLAP Coordinator
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

Scott Custis, customer representative lead
Citations and Withdrawals Section
Bureau of Driver Services
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Madison, Wisconsin

Daniel Delmore, corporal of police
Germantown Police Department
Germantown, Wisconsin

Erin Egan, chief
Citations and Withdrawals Section
Bureau of Driver Services
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Madison, Wisconsin

Susan Hackworthy, chief
Chemical Test Section
Division of State Patrol
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Madison, Wisconsin

Patrick M. Harding, supervisor
Toxicology Section
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Madison, Wisconsin

Dennis J. Hughes, chief
Policy Analysis & Local Programs Section
Bureau of Transportation Safety
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Madison, Wisconsin

Michael D. Krause
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Honorable Edward E. Leineweber
Richland County Circuit Court
Richland Center, Wisconsin

Laura J. Liddicoat, supervisor
Toxicology Section
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Madison, Wisconsin

Todd E. Meurer, court commissioner
Dane County
Madison, Wisconsin

Paul E. Nilsen, assistant general counsel
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Madison, Wisconsin

David H. Perlman, assistant attorney general
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Madison, Wisconsin

David E. Schultz, professor of law
University of Wisconsin Law School
Madison, Wisconsin

John J. Sobotik, assistant general counsel
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Madison, Wisconsin

Kevin T. Strang, PhD
Department of Physiology
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Madison, Wisconsin

Michael D. Vann, CSAC
Zimmerman Consulting, Inc.
Racine, Wisconsin

Victor Wahl, captain
Madison Police Department
Madison, Wisconsin

Tracey A. Wood, attorney
Van Wagner & Wood, S.C.
Madison, Wisconsin

Dates and Location

Tuesday and Wednesday
April 14‑15, 2009

Radisson Paper Valley Hotel
333 W. College Avenue
Appleton, WI 54913
Phone: 1‑800‑242‑3499
Website: www.radisson.com/hotels/wiapprad

Registration Information

Due to limited seating, early registration is encouraged.

Program Fees: The $250.00 per registrant fee includes instruction, course materials, lunch and program, social hour hors d'oeuvres (April 14), and refreshment breaks. Please make checks payable to the UW Law School.

Program Materials: Materials may be purchased separately. The cost is $75.00 per set of materials plus applicable tax. (Please see the enrollment form for the amount due, including sales tax.) You can order the materials by checking the appropriate box on the enrollment form and including payment or credit card information. Materials will be sent out after the program.

Cancellation Policy: Refunds will be paid in full if requested three days before the program.

Continuing Education Credit: This program is worth up to 13.0 hours of continuing legal education of which 1 hour of EPR has been submitted to the Board of Bar Examiners for approval. Sign‑in at the Ethics workshop is required for EPR credit.

Members of bars in other mandatory CLE states are requested to contact the CLEW office for information on obtaining credit in their states.