2010 to Present
2019
CLE Credit
The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners approved 13.5 CLE hours (credits) for the 2019 Municipal Attorneys Institute. This includes 1.5 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (EPR) hours.
The Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education approved the program for 9 standard credits and 1.25 ethics credits.
If you have questions regarding CLE credit for the Municipal Attorneys Institute or how CLE is calculated, contact Claire Silverman at 608-267-2380.
2019 Topics
- Protecting Local Rights-of-Way and Property in the Wake of the FCC's Broadband Orders
- The 60-year Holy(tz) War: A Report from the Front in the Latest Wisconsin Supreme Court Battle Over Wisconsin’s Governmental Immunity Standard
- Ethics for Municipal Attorneys
- Records Retention: The New Wisconsin Municipal Records Schedule and Police Records Retention Issues
- First Amendment Rights: Public Comment and Dealing with Critics, Disorderly Persons
- Dealing with Non-traditional Transportation Options
- Top 10 Tips to Avoid Constitutional Concerns in Municipal Regulation
- Rethinking Special Assessments
- Hit Them Where It Hurts: Litigation Strategies Against Opioid Manufacturers for the Municipal Lawyer
- Send Lawyers, Contractors, Designers, and Money: Preserving, Maintaining, and Defending Construction Claims
- Understanding the Attitudes and Beliefs of Wisconsin Municipal Judges
- Building a Strong System of Internal Controls to Prevent Fraud
- Responding to Critical/High Publicity Incidents
- PFAS: Municipal Legal Planning for Emerging Contaminants
- Copyright and Trademark Issues for Municipalities
- Municipal Case Law Update
2018
CLE Credit
The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners approved 12.5 CLE hours (credits) for the 2018 Municipal Attorneys Institute. This includes 1.5 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (EPR) hours. IMPORTANT: The program was approved for 16.5 credits but attorneys may only claim 12.5 because 4 of the sessions ran concurrently.
The Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education approved the program for 8.5 standard credits and 1.25 ethics credits.
If you have questions regarding CLE credit for the Municipal Attorneys Institutor how CLE is calculated, contact Claire Silverman at 608-267-2380.
2018 Topics
- Preventing Harassment: Cultural Change to Strengthen the Workplace
- Tax Increment Financing: Legal Challenges & Policy Considerations
- Ethics for Municipal Attorneys
- Real Estate 101
- Mutual Aid & Mutual Aid Agreements
- Special Issues Affecting Municipalities in Real Estate
- Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
- Property Assessments Post-Dover and 2017 Act 68
- Top Ten Employment Issues Every Municipal Lawyer Should Recognize
- Addressing Insurance Requirements when Contracting with Third Parties
- Operating Under Wisconsin's Fair Employment Law for Employment & Licensing Decision
- Lessons from the Holocaust
- Conditional Use Law: Changes and Responses
- Parliamentary Procedure and Agenda Control
- Don't Hate it, Abate It! Turning Words into Action against those pesky Nuisances
- Legislative Update
- Municipal Regulation of Cell Phone Towers and Antennas in Local ROW
- State of the State on Local Control: Police Power and Home Rule
- Ethics for Municipal Attorneys
- Fourth Amendment Law
- RDAs, CDAs and Housing Authorities – Oh My!
- Municipal Finance Issues: The Budget Process and Levy Limits and TIF Law Update
- Bringing Solar to Your Community: Recent Success Stories and What Local Govts Can Do
- Risk Management and Insurance Issues in Contracting: Analyzing Who Should Bear the Risk
- Software Licensing for Non-Techie Attorneys
- An Update on Takings: Murr v. Wisconsin
- Property Valuation Issues in Tax Assessment
- Alcohol Licensing: Local Rules and Attaching Conditions
- Framework and Strategies for Conducting Internal Investigations
- Let Go of the Banana: Skills for Happiness
- Immigration Issues: Sanctuary Cities, Local Authority and Possible Scenarios Coming to a Location Near You.
- Legislative and Municipal Case Law Update.
2016
• Nuts & Bolts of Municipal Liability: Immunity, Indemnification, Notice and Other Features of Liability Claims Against Wisconsin Municipalities• Social Media Pitfalls for Municipalities
• Ethics for Municipal Attorneys
• Bankruptcy for Municipal Attorneys
• Sex Offender Residency Restrictions
• Everything You Need to Know About Wisconsin’s Room Tax Law
• Legislative Update
• Police Body Cameras: Issues in Developing Policies and Protocols, and Open Record Implications of the New Technologies
• FLSA: Primer and Update
• Liability Insurance Claims: How Municipal Attorney Involvement Could Have Helped Prevent These Claims
• A Case Study in Mega-Project Management for Municipal Attorneys: The Milwaukee Bucks Arena
• Parliamentary Procedure
• Municipal Authority Relating to Concealed Carry, Switchblades & Facility Security
• H2O – The Ideas Flow: Tapping Wisconsin’s Experts
• Sign Regulation After Reed v. Gilbert
• New Richmond News v. City of New Richmond – Now What? A Discussion of the Public Records Law, Drivers Privacy Protections Act (DPPA_ and Considerations for Your Law Enforcement Agency
CLE Credit
The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners approved 12.5 CLE hours (credits) for the 2016 Municipal Attorneys Institute. This includes 1.5 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (EPR) hours. With the exception of the Wednesday afternoon ethics presentation, which is worth 1.5 CLE hours and satisfies 1.5 EPR requirements, attorneys may claim 1 CLE credit for each presentation attended. Individual attorneys are responsible for reporting their actual hours of attendance.
The Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education
awarded the Institute 9 standard credits and 1.25 ethics credits.If you have any questions regarding CLE credit for the Municipal Attorneys Institute or how CLE is calculated, contact Claire Silverman at 800-991-5502.
Municipal Attorneys Institute Notes 2015
The 2015 Municipal Attorneys Institute was held June 17-19 at the Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners approved 12.5 CLE hours (credits) for the 2015 Municipal Attorneys Institute. This includes 1.5 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (EPR) hours. With the exception of the Wednesday afternoon ethics presentation, which is worth 1.5 CLE hours and satisfies 1.5 EPR requirements, attorneys may claim 1 CLE credit for each presentation attended. Individual attorneys are responsible for reporting their actual hours of attendance.
The Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education approved the 2015 Institute for 9.25 standard credits and 1.25 ethics credits.
2015
- Recent Developments in Police Use-of-Force Incidents
- Municipal Case Law Update
- Ethics for the Municipal Attorney
- FLSA Update
- Contracts: Protecting Your Municipality Against Problematic Terms and Liability Pitfalls
- Show Me the Money: Financial Guarantees in Municipal Contracting
- Navigating Constitutional Issues in Municipal Enforcement Actions
- Should Your Municipality Have A Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policy?
- PDDs/PUDs: When, Where and Why
- The Fair Housing Act and Considerations in Municipal Land Use
- The Walking Debt: How to Survive a Zombie Foreclosure Attack
- Recent PSC Activities and Possible Implications for Your Municipality
- Board of Review Update and Trends in Property Assessment and Tax Challenges
- Parliamentary Procedure and Dealing with Conflict at Meetings
- Claims Litigation: How Did We Get Here?
- Cutting Edge Monetization of Municipal Assets: Opportunities and Challenges
2014
The 2014 Municipal attorneys Institute was held June 18 through June 20, 2014 at the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners approved a total of 16.5 CLE hours (credits) for the 2014 Municipal Attorneys Institute. This includes 1.5 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (EPR) hours. However, attorneys should bear in mind that the 4 sessions on Thursday morning ran concurrently with other sessions.
Thus, attorneys may only claim up to 12.5 CLE credits. With the exception of the Wednesday afternoon ethics presentation, which is worth 1.5 CLE hours and satisfies 1.5 EPR requirements, attorneys may claim 1 CLE credit for each presentation attended. Individual attorneys are responsible for reporting their actual hours of attendance. The CLE credit awarded may be confirmed using the Board of Bar Examiners’ website. The Minnesota State Board of CLE approved the 2014 Institute for 8.25 standard credits and 1.25 ethics credits.
Topics & Credits
The 2014 Municipal attorneys Institute was held June 18 through June 20, 2014 at the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners approved a total of 16.5 CLE hours (credits) for the 2014 Municipal Attorneys Institute. This includes 1.5 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (EPR) hours. However, attorneys should bear in mind that the 4 sessions on Thursday morning ran concurrently with other sessions.
Thus, attorneys may only claim up to 12.5 CLE credits. With the exception of the Wednesday afternoon ethics presentation, which is worth 1.5 CLE hours and satisfies 1.5 EPR requirements, attorneys may claim 1 CLE credit for each presentation attended. Individual attorneys are responsible for reporting their actual hours of attendance. The CLE credit awarded may be confirmed using the Board of Bar Examiners’ website. The Minnesota State Board of CLE approved the 2014 Institute for 8.25 standard credits and 1.25 ethics credits.
Topics & Credits
- RLUIPA
- Public Construction Gone Awry
- Ethics for the Municipal Lawyer: What You Don’t Know, What You Should Know and How to Get There
- Urban Agriculture and Urban Animal Keeping
- Incorporation, Annexation, and Detachment
- Lessons from the Fox and Sheboygan Rivers: CERCLA, State Law and the Case for Natural Resources Damages
- Eminent Domain
- The Value of Demolition and Salvage Ordinances
- TIF: Current Practices and Procedures
- Is Your Noise Ordinance Constitutional?
- Employee Severance Benefits
- Managing a Public Crisis
- Regulating Adult Entertainment
- Skeptical Judges and Puzzling Briefs
- Municipal Compliance with Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act: The Extent to Which Municipalities Must Make Their Programs and services Accessible to Persons with Disabilities
- Legislative Update
2013
The 2013 Municipal Attorneys Institute was held June 19 through June 21, 2013 at the Heidel House in Green Lake, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners approved a total of 16.5 CLE hours (credits) for the 2013 Municipal Attorneys Institute. This includes 1.5 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (EPR) hours. However, attorneys should bear in mind that the 4 sessions on Thursday morning ran concurrently with other sessions. Thus, attorneys may only claim up to 12.5 CLE credits.
With the exception of the Wednesday afternoon ethics presentation, which is worth 1.5 CLE hours and satisfies 1.5 EPR requirements, attorneys may claim 1 CLE credit for each presentation attended. Individual attorneys are responsible for reporting their actual hours of attendance. The CLE credit may be confirmed using the Board of Bar Examiners’ website.
Topics & Credits
The 2013 Municipal Attorneys Institute was held June 19 through June 21, 2013 at the Heidel House in Green Lake, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners approved a total of 16.5 CLE hours (credits) for the 2013 Municipal Attorneys Institute. This includes 1.5 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (EPR) hours. However, attorneys should bear in mind that the 4 sessions on Thursday morning ran concurrently with other sessions. Thus, attorneys may only claim up to 12.5 CLE credits.
With the exception of the Wednesday afternoon ethics presentation, which is worth 1.5 CLE hours and satisfies 1.5 EPR requirements, attorneys may claim 1 CLE credit for each presentation attended. Individual attorneys are responsible for reporting their actual hours of attendance. The CLE credit may be confirmed using the Board of Bar Examiners’ website.
Topics & Credits
- How Are Your Municipality’s New Act 10 Policies and Procedures Working Out? Review and Best Practices
- Municipal Case Law Update
- What Do You Do If You Commit a Serious Error?
- What is Single-Family Residential?
- Home Rule 101
- Review of Administrative Determinations: Chapters 68 and 227
- Special Assessment Law and Procedures
- Federal Indian Law for Municipal Attorneys
- A Primer on Intergovernmental Cooperation
- Immigration Issues
- Abating Nuisances Through Community Prosecution, Building Code Enforcement and Licensing
- Complying with Wisconsin’s Public Records Law Without Violating the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act
- Indemnification and Insurance: Ensuring Your Municipality is Adequately Protected
- Update on Municipal Immunity: Bostco and Other Recent Cases Involving Municipal Immunity and Liability
- Tips for Drafting Legislation
- Highlights of the Affordable Health Care Act for Municipal Employers
2012
the 2012 Municipal Attorneys Institute was held June 13 through June 15, 2012 at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners approved a total of 16.5 CLE hours (credits) for the 2012 Municipal Attorneys Institute. This includes 2.5 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (EPR) hours. However, attorneys should bear in mind that the 4 sessions on Thursday morning ran concurrently with other sessions.
Thus, attorneys may only claim up to 12.5 CLE credits. With the exception of the Wednesday afternoon ethics presentation, which is worth 1.5 CLE hours and satisfies 1.5 EPR requirements, attorneys may claim 1 CLE credit for each presentation attended. One additional EPR credit may be claimed by attorneys who attended the Thursday cracker barrel lunch program. Individual attorneys are responsible for reporting their actual hours of attendance.
Topics & Credits
the 2012 Municipal Attorneys Institute was held June 13 through June 15, 2012 at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners approved a total of 16.5 CLE hours (credits) for the 2012 Municipal Attorneys Institute. This includes 2.5 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (EPR) hours. However, attorneys should bear in mind that the 4 sessions on Thursday morning ran concurrently with other sessions.
Thus, attorneys may only claim up to 12.5 CLE credits. With the exception of the Wednesday afternoon ethics presentation, which is worth 1.5 CLE hours and satisfies 1.5 EPR requirements, attorneys may claim 1 CLE credit for each presentation attended. One additional EPR credit may be claimed by attorneys who attended the Thursday cracker barrel lunch program. Individual attorneys are responsible for reporting their actual hours of attendance.
Topics & Credits
- Municipal Employment Relations Act One Year After Act 10
- Working Together in the Public Interest
- Client Identification: Determining Who the Client Is
- A Primer on Alcohol Licensing
- Zweifelhofer v. Town of Cooks Valley: Issues and Impacts
- Analyzing for Drugs in OWI Cases
- Potential Liability Under ADA for Lack of Program Planning in Emergency Preparedness
- Dealing with Nuisances
- Chapter 128: Dealing with Properties in Receivership
- Municipal Levy Limits and Exceptions
- Diffusing Dissension and Fostering Civility
- Traditional Cracker Barrel Round-Table Discussion
- ADA v. WFEA
- The Occupy Movement: Overview of the 1st Amendment Issues and Lessons Learned
- Open Records Law in the Twenty-First Century: Issues Involving the Impact of Technology on Wisconsin’s Open Records Law
- Municipal Case Law Update
2011
The 2011 Municipal Attorneys Institute was held June 22 though June 24, 2011 at the Blue Harbor Resort, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners approved a total of 16.5 CLE hours (credits) for the 2011 Municipal Attorneys Institute. This includes 2.5 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (EPR) hours. However, attorneys should bear in mind that the 4 sessions on Thursday morning ran concurrently with other sessions. Thus, attorneys may only claim up to 12.5 CLE credits. With the exception of the Wednesday afternoon ethics presentation, which is worth 1.5 CLE hours and satisfies 1.5 EPR requirements, attorneys may claim 1 CLE credit for each presentation attended. One additional EPR credit may be claimed by attorneys who attended the Thursday morning ethics session.
Topics & Credits
The 2011 Municipal Attorneys Institute was held June 22 though June 24, 2011 at the Blue Harbor Resort, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners approved a total of 16.5 CLE hours (credits) for the 2011 Municipal Attorneys Institute. This includes 2.5 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (EPR) hours. However, attorneys should bear in mind that the 4 sessions on Thursday morning ran concurrently with other sessions. Thus, attorneys may only claim up to 12.5 CLE credits. With the exception of the Wednesday afternoon ethics presentation, which is worth 1.5 CLE hours and satisfies 1.5 EPR requirements, attorneys may claim 1 CLE credit for each presentation attended. One additional EPR credit may be claimed by attorneys who attended the Thursday morning ethics session.
Topics & Credits
- Labor After Act 10
- How to Deliver a Powerful Presentation
- Soaring with Egos: Ethical Considerations for Municipal Attorneys
- What Municipal Attorneys Need to Know About Election Law
- Flexible Zoning Techniques
- Ethics and Conflicts of Interest
- Regulation of Signs
- Land Use and Development: Strategies to Resolve Conflict and Avoid Litigation
- Stalled Development Solutions
- Parks and Recreation: Liability Issues for Municipalities
- Legal Research and Law Practice Management Tools
- Drafting Employment Policies
- Using Social Media: Policy Development, Implementation and Record Retention Issues
- Legislative Update
- Municipal Case Law Update
2010
The 2010 Institute was held June 16 through 18 at the Abbey Resort in Fontana-on-Lake-Geneva, WI. The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners approved a total of 16.5 CLE hours (credits) for the 2010 Municipal Attorneys Institute. This includes 1.5 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (EPR) hours. However, attorneys should bear in mind that the 4 sessions on Thursday morning ran concurrently with other sessions. Thus, attorneys may only claim up to 12.5 CLE credits. With the exception of the Wednesday afternoon ethics presentation, which is worth 1.5 CLE hours and satisfies 1.5 EPR requirements, attorneys may claim 1 CLE credit for each presentation attended.
Topics & Credits
The 2010 Institute was held June 16 through 18 at the Abbey Resort in Fontana-on-Lake-Geneva, WI. The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners approved a total of 16.5 CLE hours (credits) for the 2010 Municipal Attorneys Institute. This includes 1.5 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (EPR) hours. However, attorneys should bear in mind that the 4 sessions on Thursday morning ran concurrently with other sessions. Thus, attorneys may only claim up to 12.5 CLE credits. With the exception of the Wednesday afternoon ethics presentation, which is worth 1.5 CLE hours and satisfies 1.5 EPR requirements, attorneys may claim 1 CLE credit for each presentation attended.
Topics & Credits
- Hot Topics in Property Tax Law
- Implementing Wisconsin’s New Smoking Ban
- The Lawyer Regulation Process
- Advising Local Officials on Conflicts of Interest
- Bankruptcy Law for the Municipal Attorney
- Advising Police Departments on Police Practices: Section 1983,
- Use of Force Protocols, Search and Seizure Post-Gant, and Open Carry
- Dealing with Foreclosures and Development in Difficult Economic Times
- Smart Growth and the Consistency Requirement
- Freezes, Furloughs and Other “F” Words Associated With Municipal Bargaining in Difficult Economic Times
- Insurance Issues
- Municipal Liability for Contaminated Properties and How to Avoid or Minimize It
- The Unauthorized Practice of Law in the Municipal Context
- Constitutional Issues Arising from Guns, Religion and Adult Entertainment
- Off the Clock But Still On the Hook - Your Liability for Employees’ Off-the-Job Acts
- Prevailing Wage Law Changes
- Municipal Case Law Update