SALON LUNCHEONS
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WJI's January Salon on Municipal Courts
Thursday, Jan. 23, noon
Brisa Do Mar, 509 E. Erie St., Milwaukee​

REGISTER HERE

Wisconsin's municipal courts are often overlooked, but they handle 450,000 cases per year and are where most people interact with the court system. 

Our speakers will be Dr. Emma Shakeshaft, who recently issued a report for the ACLU of Wisconsin regarding municipal courts' use of warrants and jail time to enforce fines and forfeitures; Attorney Susan Lund from Legal Action of Wisconsin, who recently won a court decision requiring Milwaukee Municipal Court to record hearings in which a defendant's ability to pay is discussed; and Attorney Parker White from Foley & Lardner, who has been one of WJI's attorneys for its rule petition in the Wisconsin Supreme Court seeking to improve interpreter services in municipal courts. They'll talk about their work, then you'll ask them your questions.

Register HERE. $18 for the buffet lunch, with a $15 early bird price through Jan. 16.

You don't need to sign up for lunch to attend, but please register so we know how many chairs to set up.

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past event archives

Special Event with Ben Austen
Photos from May 2024
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Corrections: How we change the story of criminal justice in America 

Ben Austen, author of Correction: Parole, Prison and the Possibility of Change, came up from Chicago to talk about not just the problems of America's criminal justice system but why and how we change it. 

Attendees enjoyed a lively cocktail hour, conversation, and Ben's thoughtful and thought-provoking presentation.

The Colby Abbot and Railway Exchange are historic office buildings in downtown Milwaukee. If interested in establishing a business office in either location, email [email protected].

​Jackie Boynton & Peter McAvoy
Jim Gramling
​Bonnie & Leon Joseph
​Gretchen Schuldt
Leonard Sobczak

Hon. Ellen Brostrom (ret.)/Resolute Systems
Hon. Charles Clevert (ret.)/JAMS med/arb
Joseph Czarnezki
​Margo Kirchner
Julilly Kohler
​Pam Kriger
​Mary Scholle

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