UW Law Days 2010 Conference

Monona Terrace
Madison, Wisconsin
March 9 - 10, 2010

Conference Program

The conference program is arranged into three program tracks: Employment Issues, Student Issues, and Business Affairs Issues. We hope this will allow participants to best select topic areas most suited to their interest and expertise.

Conference Session Topic Areas:
E - Employment Issues
S - Student Issues
BA - Business Affairs Issues

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Conference At-A-Glance

 

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

9:30 – 10:15
Registration and Continental Breakfast

10:15 – 11:30
A Tale of Two Cities? The University in the Community
(panel of university administrators)
Patricia Brady, General Counsel, UW System Office of General Counsel (moderator)

11:30 – 12:30
Lunch

12:30 – 1:30 (Concurrent Session I)
The Collective Bargaining Environment (E)
Paige Reed, Senior System Legal Counsel, UW System Office of General Counsel
Brian Vaughan, University Legal Counsel, UW-Madison Office of Administrative Legal Services

UWS 17 and 18: New Approaches to Student Conduct (S)
Anne Bilder, Senior System Legal Counsel, UW System Office of General Counsel
Robin Van Harpen, Director, UW-Milwaukee Office of Legal Affairs

Legal Considerations for Entrepreneurial Activities (BA)
Hector de la Mora, Senior University Legal Counsel, UW-Milwaukee Office of Legal Affairs
Benjamin Griffiths, Senior University Legal Counsel, UW-Madison Office of Administrative Legal Services

 

1:45 - 2:45 (Concurrent Session II)
Options for Managing the Challenging Employee (E)
Edward Alschuler, Consultant, UW System Office of General Counsel
Lisa Rutherford, Director, UW-Madison Office of Administrative Legal Services

Student Organizations and the Law (S)
Nancy Lynch, Senior University Legal Counsel, UW-Madison Office of Administrative Legal Services
Tomas Stafford, Interim Deputy General Counsel, UW System Office of General Counsel

What Every Administrator Should Know about Meetings and Records (BA)
John Dowling, Senior University Legal Counsel, UW-Madison Office of Administrative Legal Services
Jennifer Lattis, Senior System Legal Counsel, UW System Office of General Counsel

2:45 – 3:00
Break

 

3:00 – 4:00 (Concurrent Session III)
What Happens When You Are Sued (E)
Joely Urdan, Senior University Legal Counsel, UW-Milwaukee Office of Legal Affairs
Lisa Wilson, Senior University Legal Counsel, UW-Madison Office of Administrative Legal Services

Too Much Information Running Through My Brain: What We Do and Don’t Want to Know about Our Students (S)
Christopher Ashley, Senior System Legal Counsel, UW System Office of General Counsel
Anne Bilder, Senior System Legal Counsel, UW System Office of General Counsel

Advanced Contracting: Safely Using ASSAs and Independent Contractors (BA)
Donna McGee, University Legal Counsel, UW-Milwaukee Office of Legal Affairs
Robin Van Harpen, Director, UW-Milwaukee Office of Legal Affairs

 

4:15 – 5:00
Open Forum Discussions (E, S, BA)

 

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

8:30 – 9:30
Continental Breakfast and Welcome from President Kevin Reilly, UW System

 

9:45 – 10:45 (Concurrent Sessions IV)
The New Face of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) (E)
Kirstin Matera, Senior University Legal Counsel, UW-Milwaukee Office of Legal Affairs
Tomas Stafford, Interim Deputy General Counsel, UW System Office of General Counsel

Hot Topics in Athletics (S)
John Dowling, Senior University Legal Counsel, UW-Madison Office of Administrative Legal Services
Gary Karner, Commissioner, WIAC (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletics Consortium), UW System

Current Issues in Intellectual Property (BA)
Christopher Ashley, Senior System Legal Counsel, UW System Office of General Counsel
Nancy Lynch, Senior University Legal Counsel, UW-Madison Office of Administrative Legal Services

 

11:00 – 12:00 (Concurrent Session V)
Strengthening Your AAP and Diversifying Your Workforce (E)
Kirstin Matera, Senior University Legal Counsel, UW-Milwaukee Office of Legal Affairs
Brian Vaughan, University Legal Counsel, UW-Madison Office of Administrative Legal Services

Students and Mental Health (S)
Joely Urdan, Senior University Legal Counsel, UW-Milwaukee Office of Legal Affairs
Lisa Wilson, University Legal Counsel, UW-Madison Office of Administrative Legal Services

HIPAA, HITECH, and Current Legal Issues in University Health Care (BA)
Rebecca Hutton, Senior University Legal Counsel, UW-Madison Office of Administrative Legal Services
Donna McGee, University Legal Counsel, UW-Milwaukee Office of Legal Affairs

12:00
Adjourn