Wisconsin Family Law Practice for Paralegals
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Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:15 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:15 – 4:30 pm
Assisting with Family Law Case Intake
R. Laborde, B. Jentsch
Assisting with initial client interview
Preparing engagement letter, opening file
Collecting information
Preparing Pleadings and Assisting with Motion Practice
R. Laborde
Preparing initial pleadings
Requesting temporary relief
Preparing for the temporary orders hearing
Preparing the temporary orders
Obtaining and Evaluating Financial Information
L. Sinitz
Identifying relevant information on assets, debts, income and expenses
Obtaining financial information
Using financial information questionnaires
Using interrogatories, requests for production, deposition testimony, private investigators
Valuing assets
Evaluating the information you have obtained
Working with accountants and financial experts
Preparing financial statements
Assisting with Child Custody and Placement Issues
L. Sinitz
Current status of custody law in Wisconsin
Obtaining relevant information
Client interview, custody questionnaires, authorizations for disclosure, using formal discovery
Working with guardian-ad-litem
Working with experts
Drafting and reviewing parenting plans
Preparing Marital Settlement Agreements
N. Pasquale, B. Jentsch
Assisting with different types of agreements
Property agreements
Child-related agreements
Support agreements
Keller agreements
Enforcing and Modifying Family Law Orders and Decrees
C. Kaplan
Implementing divorce decrees and orders
Preparing and filing the decree
Preparing other necessary documents
Enforcing judgments and orders
Enforcing temporary orders
Enforcing custody orders
Enforcing support orders
Modifying decrees and orders
Determining which parts of a decree or order are subject to modification, deciding when to seek modification
Assisting in modification actions
Handling Ethical Issues in Family Law Practice
C. Kaplan
Complying with rules of professional responsibility and ethics guidelines for attorneys and paralegals
Avoiding conflicts of interest
Maintaining client confidentiality
Avoiding the unauthorized practice of law
Working with the secretive or dishonest client
Handling allegations of abuse or neglect
Zealous (vs. over-zealous) representation
Fee agreements, retainers, and collection of unpaid fees
Credits
This seminar offers paralegals 6.5 CLE hours, including 1.0 ethics hour, that have been approved by the NALA and NFPA.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 CLE hours, including 1.0 ethics hour, to paralegals. The National Association of Legal Assistants and the National Federation of Paralegal Associations have each approved this seminar.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Billie Jentsch
Billie Jo Jentsch is an experienced divorce and family law paralegal with Kaehne, Cottle, Pasquale & Associates, S.C. Ms. Jentsch graduated from Moraine Park Technical College with a Legal Secretary Associates Degree in 1993 and subsequently received the Registered Paralegal designation on June 26, 2000 from the National Federation of Paralegal Associations. She is one of only ten paralegals in the State of Wisconsin with this distinguished designation. With 25 years of experience in family law, Ms. Jentsch is passionate and knowledgeable about all divorce and family law matters including: paternity, child custody, physical placement of a minor child, child support, maintenance, absolute divorce, legal separation and post-judgment modifications.
Corinne Kaplan
Kaplan Law Firm, S.C.Corinne Kaplan is president and shareholder of Kaplan Law Firm, S.C. Ms. Kaplan has been practicing law for 30 years. A graduate of Indiana University for both her undergraduate and graduate educations, she received an undergraduate degree in Political Science and a J.D degree with specialties in Taxation and Securities. Attorney Kaplan was admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin in 1984. While an extremely skilled family law practitioner, she is also very well versed in real estate law, business and taxation law, personal injury law, and sport law. Before pioneering Kaplan Law Firm, S.C., Ms. Kaplan worked as an attorney at other firms, as an accountant and tax specialist for Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., and as a consult and register representative for Kidder, Peabody & Co. Also, Attorney Kaplan worked as a mediator and arbitrator for Alternative Dispute Resolutions, Inc. Attorney Kaplan served as the 2010 president of the Ozaukee County Bar Association. She has been a frequent keynote speaker nationally, and she has been a presenter at continuing legal education seminars in business, tax, and family law areas. Besides law, Ms. Kaplan is passionate about her 28 year teaching career. She has been a professor at Cardinal Stritch University teaching a wide range of courses which allows her to remain current both in technology and in legal issues.
Rachel Laborde
Kaehne, Cottle, Pasquale & Associates, S.C.Rachel R. Laborde is an attorney with Kaehne, Cottle, Pasquale & Associates, S.C. in the Sheboygan office. A certified collaborative family law lawyer, she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish Language, Literature and Culture from Marquette University and subsequently earned her Juris Doctor degree from Marquette University Law School. Ms. Laborde has been practicing family law in the Sheboygan area for the last four years and presently sits on the Leadership Development Committee and Mentorship Committee for the Wisconsin State Bar. Attorney Laborde is also on the Board of Directors, as the treasurer, for Lakeshore Community Health Care. She is passionate about providing comprehensive, aggressive and compassionate legal services for individuals navigating the nuances of the family court system.
Nicholas Pasquale
Kaehne, Cottle, Pasquale & Associates, S.C.Nicholas J.B. Pasquale is a senior partner at Kaehne, Cottle, Pasquale & Associates, S.C., a full service law firm with offices in Sheboygan, Neenah, Appleton, and Green Bay. Mr. Pasquale specializes in family law and debt relief law, including Chapters 7 and 13 under the Federal Bankruptcy Code and Voluntary Amortization of Debt Actions. Mr. Pasquale is a frequent CLE presenter to judges and attorneys around the State on how bankruptcy can impact family law judgments.
Linda Sinitz
Ratzel Pytlik & Pezze, LLCLinda M. Sinitz is an attorney with Ratzel Pytlik & Pezze, LLC. Ms. Sinitz attended Marquette University Law School and upon graduation in 1985, she joined a litigation firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She then operated her own practice for 15 years before joining Ratzel, Pytlik & Pezze, LLC. She has extensive trial experience, with concentrations in family law and insurance litigation. Ms. Sinitz has over 30 years of experience in the practice of law. She now focuses her practice in family law, and represents both men and women in divorce and paternity related issues in courts throughout the State of Wisconsin. Ms. Sinitz has met the state requirements to be, and is, a family mediator. She also is frequently appointed by judges to represent the best interests of children and incompetent adults in contested custody and placement cases.
