Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
Licensed since: 1986
Law school: University of Wisconsin Law School
Education: A.F.S. student to Colombia, South America, (1/77 - 1/78), Colombia; Marquette-in-Madrid Study Center, Semester of study and travel (1/81 - 6/81), Madrid, Spain; Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, B.A. summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, August, 1982
Languages: English; Spanish
Professional activity: American Bar Association, Member, Tort and Insurance Practice, Family Law and Litigation Sections; Elder Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Advisor, 2000 - Present; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, President, 2006 - 2007; Milwaukee Bar Association, Member, Lawyer Referral Service, 1987 - 1989; Family Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin , Secretary , 1999 - 2000; State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors, Treasurer , 2009 - 2011; Wisconsin, 1986; Milwaukee Bar Association, Vice Chair Elder Law Section, 1996 - 1999; Family Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin , Chair, 2002 - 2003; Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Associate, 1986 - 1992; Inns of Court, Leander Foley Chapter, Barrister, 1999 - 2007; Milwaukee Bar Association Board of Directors , President-Elect , 2003 - 2004; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member, 1993 - Present; Wisconsin National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Vice Chair, 2011 - Present; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow, 1999 - Present; Association of Women Lawyers, Member, 1989 - Present; Elder Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Chair, 1998 - 1999; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, President-Elect; Milwaukee Bar Association, Committee Member, Legal Services for the Indigent, 1987 - 1988; Family Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin , Co-Chair Legislation Committee; State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors, Chair, 2006 - 2007; American Bar Association, Member, 1986 - Present; Milwaukee Young Lawyers, Member; Family Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin , Vice Chair , 2001 - 2002; Public Member, Joint Legislative Council Special Committee on Child Custody, Support and Visitation Laws (1994-1995); U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1986; Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin , 2003 - Present; Milwaukee Bar Association Board of Directors , Vice President , 2002 - 2003; American Immigration Lawyers Association, Member, 1992 - 1993; Wisconsin National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Director, 2008 - Present; Milwaukee Bar Association Board of Directors , Past President , 2005 - 2006; Milwaukee Bar Association, Member, 1986 - Present; Elder Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Program Chair, 1997 - 1998; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Treasurer; State Bar of Wisconsin, Member, Elder Law, Family Law and Litigation Sections; Family Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Director, 1995 - 2004; State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors, Governor elected for District 2 (Milwaukee area), 2005 - 2009; Milwaukee Bar Association, Committee Member, Professionalism Committee, 1993 - 1995; Family Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin , Treasurer , 2000 - 2001; State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors, served on Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, 2011 - 2013; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1986; Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Director, 2004 - Present; Milwaukee Bar Association Board of Directors , 1999 - 2006; Public Member, Child Support Advisory Committee, State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (2001-2002); Milwaukee Bar Foundation Board of Directors, Director, 2005 - Present; Milwaukee Bar Association Board of Directors , President , 2004 - 2005; State Bar of Wisconsin, Member Elder Law, Family Law Sections, 1986 - Present; Elder Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Director, 1996 - 2000; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Secretary of the Wisconsin Chapter