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Brown Bag Luncheon SeriesMVLC Brown Bag CLEs Frequently Asked Questions (Print a listing of the 2011-12 series) — Register for the 2011-12 Series NEW for 2010-11: Pre-registration is required for in-person attendees. UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS or See our archived presentationsThursday, February 09, 2012 – Marital Property Basics Presenter: Megann M. Senfleben is an associate attorney with the law firm of Becker, Hickey and Poster, S.C., Milwaukee, and practices family law, estate planning and elder law. She is also a certified family law mediator and collaborative family law attorney. She has co-authored an article in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law and is a coeditor of the Medicaid Chapter of Advising Older Clients and their Families. She received her B.A. in communication from Saint Louis University in 2007 and her J.D. from Marquette University Law School in 2010. Thursday, March 8, 2012 – Public Benefits Insurance: What is Medicaid, Medicare, Badgercare.
Presenter: Thursday, April 12, 2012 – Public & Subsidized Housing Basics
Presenter: Archived PresentationsThursday, January 19, 2012 – MVLC Ethics Presenters: Julie Darnieder, JD: Julie is a graduate of Trinity College, Hartford, CT and of Marquette University Law School. Her private practice of 20 plus years, focused on Worker’s Compensation litigation. She currently serves as Attorney Director of the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic Thursday, November 10, 2011 - Child Guardianship/Concerns about the Welfare of a Child Location: Presenter: Susan M. Fisher, a staff attorney with Kids Matter Inc., graduated from the University of St. Thomas (MN) School of Law. Before coming to Kids Matter Inc., Ms. Fisher worked as a private family law attorney in western Wisconsin and as a staff attorney with Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc., where she focused on family law and housing law. Ms. Fisher is excited about bringing her experience to Kids Matter Inc. and serving the children and families assisted by its programs. Thursday, October 13, 2011 - Chapter 128 – A Wisconsin State Alternative to Bankruptcy Presenter: Mont L. Martin has been serving as trustee in Wis. Stats. 5128.21 proceedings since 1994, helping to pioneer the resurgence in the use of the statute to help debt-burdened individuals looking for an alternative to bankruptcy. Mr. Martin's office has a statewide presence and reputation for competently discharging the responsibilities of these judicial appointments while being fair-minded and attentive to the needs of creditors and debtors alike. Mr. Martin is also the managing partner for the law firm of Wiernick, Martin & Neumaier. S.C., He has practiced personal injury and consumer bankruptcy law since 1983, after graduating from Marquette Law School in 1982. He is admitted in the state of Wisconsin circuit courts. And the Eastern and Western Districts Courts of Wisconsin. He is a long-standing, active member of the Wisconsin State Bar Association and the Milwaukee Bar Association, where he has lectured. He is also a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. He is active in the Volunteer Lawyer Project of Legal Action of Wisconsin and has served on the boards of community organizations, including Family Service of Waukesha and Aurora Family Service. Mr. Martin is married and has two children.
September 15, 2011 12:10-1:00 p.m. – Fair Debt Collection Practices Location: The presenter will be Attorney Gwendolyn Connolly. Gwen focuses her practice on family law and consumer fraud litigation. As a consumer protection lawyer, she assists individuals who have been victims of fraud. She helps those who have been harmed in the purchase of automobiles, home improvement scams and other financial frauds, including predatory lending claims. As a family law attorney, she assists clients through the divorce process, and with post judgment issues. She is also an experienced collaborative family law attorney. Her family law practice also includes custody and financial mediation. She is Treasurer of the State Bar of Wisconsin and President of the AWL Foundation, Inc. She past-Chair of the state-wide organization, the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin. Ms. Connolly is a frequent speaker and author, and serves on various professional and civic boards. In 2007, the Wisconsin Law Journal recognized her among the top Women in the Law, while the Association for Women Lawyers awarded her the Mentoring Award in 2006. The State Bar of Wisconsin has recognized her with the President's Award. June 9, 2011 12:10-1:00 p.m. - Top 10 Legal Resources and Referrals Every Advocate Should Know Location:
March 10, 2011 12:10-1:00 p.m. - Family Court Procedure Location: February 10, 2011 12:10-1:00 p.m. - Client Interview Skills Location:
January 20, 2011 12:10-1:00 p.m. - Advising Judgment-proof Clients Location:
December 2010 - No training this month November 11, 2010 12:10-1:00 p.m. - Probate Nuts & Bolts* *Note that the original topic was Probate and Small Claims Nuts and Bolts. The topic has been modified to emphasize Probate. A very short overview of Small Claims resources will be given, but the focus will be on Probate.Location: The presenters will be Milwaukee County Court Commissioners Patrice Baker and Laura Gramling-Perez. Topics will include: October 14, 2010 12:10-1:00 p.m. - Foreclosure Location: September 9, 2010 12:10-1:00 p.m. - 'Legal Options for Undocumented Immigrants"* HandoutLocation: Quarles and Brady, LLP, 411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee *Note: all other presentations will be at Marquette University Law School, Eckstein Hall The presenter will be Davorin J. Odrcic. Mr. Odrcic is an attorney with Erich C Straub Immigration Attorney, LLC, concentrating in family-based immigration and deportation defense. He has been a licensed attorney since 2001. Mr. Odrcic has successfully litigated dozens of cases before the Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals as well as Circuit Courts throughout the state of Wisconsin. Issues to be addressed in this presentation: Child Custody and Placement This is a training, set up by the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic and Legal Action of Wisconsin, for the volunteer attorneys and students of the MVLC. All volunteers are highly encouraged to participate in this and other free CLE's in our year-long Brown Bag Series (click to see a listing of the full year's offerings). They will greatly enhance your ability to serve the clients you see at the MVLC. We also welcome others interested in serving clients with the issues discussed in the series. The presenter will be Jessica Roulette. Ms. Roulette is a staff attorney in the family law unit at Legal Action of Wisconsin. She graduated from UW Law School in 1996, clerked for a bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of Iowa, and joined the staff of Legal Action of Wisconsin as a VISTA volunteer in 1997. Attorney Roulette has represented custodial and non-custodial parents in Milwaukee County family court for several years. She has conducted past CLEs regarding child support, disability, paternity, and the intersection of family and bankruptcy law.Thursday, April 812:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.Room 204Questions? Contact Lori Zahorodny or see Brown Bag FAQs. Housing Habitability issues including code enforcement, rent withholding and abatement, and the small claims process. The presenters will be Eric Jernberg and Karin Long. Eric Jernberg has been working with housing and rental issues facing low income renters for over twenty years. He is currently employed as a Housing Advocate at Community Advocates in Milwaukee. Karin A. Long coordinates the nationally recognized, City of Milwaukee Landlord Training Program, Keeping Illegal and Destructive Activity Out of Rental Property. Ms. Long has personally trained over 19,000 landlords and property managers, representing over 350,000 rental units throughout Wisconsin. Ms. Long helped facilitate the National Train the Trainer Program, which assisted other cities in creating a Landlord Training Program for their areas. Her efforts have been recognized by the Ford Foundation, Institute for Real Estate Management, and the Public Policy Forum.Thursday, March 11th12:00 - 1:30 p.m.Room 204 Online or at Marquette University Law School, Room 204 (Map of 1103 W. Wisconsin Avenue)
Non-Probate Transfers: Avoiding Probate and Inadvertent Medicaid Divestments Presenter: Attorney Patricia Cavey This is a training, set up by the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic and Legal Action of Wisconsin, for the volunteer attorneys and students of the MVLC. All volunteers are highly encouraged to participate in this and other free CLE's in our year-long Brown Bag Series (click to see a listing of the full year's offerings). They will greatly enhance your ability to serve the clients you see at the MVLC. We also welcome others interested in serving clients with the issues discussed in the series. The presentation is also available online. The event will take place Thursday, February 11, 2010 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Room 204. The presenter will be Attorney Patricia Cavey. Attorney Cavey has a statewide practice in the areas of public benefits, elder law and appellate advocacy. Her appellate work includes cases in the Wisconsin Supreme Court and lower courts on protective placement, guardianship, right to counsel issues and right to self-determination. For many years, she has been named a SuperLawyer in the field of Elder Law. Thursday, February 11, 2010 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Employment/Wrongful Termination Presenter: Attorney Jeffery Meyer of Legal Action of Wisconsin and Adjunct Professor of Law at Marquette University Law School This is a training set up by the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic and Legal Action of Wisconsin for the volunteer attorneys and students of the MVLC. All of our volunteers are highly encouraged to participate in this and the other free CLE's in our year-long Brown Bag Series (click to see a listing of the full year's offerings). They will greatly enhance your ability to serve the clients you see at the MVLC. We also welcome others interested in serving clients with the issues discussed in the series. Handouts and online attendance confirmation for the presentation will be posted on the above link approximately one week before the broadcast. You are encouraged to print handouts before the presentation begins. Online attendance will be verified by filling out the web attendance form after the presentation. Thursday, January 14, 2010 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Adult and Child Guardianship Presenters: Attorneys Noleta L. Jansen of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek SC and Stephen W. Hayes of Grady, Hayes & Neary LLCSteve Hayes is a shareholder with the law firm of Grady, Hayes & Neary, LLC. He has practiced adoption law since 1970 and practices in other child placement areas including guardianship, foster care, grandparent visitation and custody cases. The Congressional Coalition in Adoption in Washington, D.C. recognized Steve as an Angel in Adoption in 2006. Noleta L. Jansen is an attorney with the law firm of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. Noleta is a co-leader of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek's efforts in the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Inc. Guardianship Clinic, which is designed to assist families in obtaining guardianship of the person for young adult special needs patients. She also serves on the Milwaukee County Young Adults in Need of Guardianship Task Force and is a co-leader of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek's efforts to create another pro bono guardianship clinic that will serve additional families in Milwaukee County.Thursday, November 1212:00 - 1:30 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch: Divorce The presenter, Mary Bednarik, has been a family law attorney at Legal Action of Wisconsin since 1992, where she represents victims of domestic abuse in divorce, custody, and injunction cases. She also represents parents in Children's Court proceedings. Prior to working with Legal Action, she practiced general poverty law at Legal Services of Northeastern Wisconsin. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1987.Thursday, October 8, 12:00-1:30 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch: Fair Rental Practices: foreclosure, security deposits, general evictions Thursday September 10, 2009 Brown Bag Lunch: Unemployment Compensation and Worker's Compensation Michele Peters of Hawks, Quindel, Ehlke & Perry and Julie Darnieder of Darnieder & Geraghty Brown Bag Lunch: Debtor, Creditor, and Bankruptcy Issues and the Consumer Act Attorney Gwendolyn G. Connelly of Gwendolyn C. Connelly Law OfficeThursday April 912:00-1:30 pm Gwendolyn G. Connolly focuses her practice on family law and consumer fraud litigation. As a consumer protection lawyer, she assists individuals who have been victims of fraud. She helps those who have been harmed in the purchase of automobiles, home improvement scams and other financial frauds, including predatory lending claims. As a family law attorney, she assists clients through the divorce process, and with post judgment issues. She is also an experienced collaborative family law attorney. Her family law practice also includes custody and financial mediation. She is Treasurer of the State Bar of Wisconsin and President of the AWL Foundation, Inc. She past-Chair of the state-wide organization, the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin. Ms. Connolly is a frequent speaker and author, and serves on various professional and civic boards. In 2007, the Wisconsin Law Journal recognized her among the top Women in the Law, while the Association for Women Lawyers awarded her the Mentoring Award in 2006. The State Bar of Wisconsin has recognized her with the President's Award. Landlord-Tenant Law Presenter: Attorney Mark Silverman of Legal Action of Milwaukee Date: March 12, 200912:00 - 1:30 p.m.Location: Marquette Law School, Room 204http://www.ustream.tv/channel/marquette-law-school (click a few minutes before the presentation begins)> Online attendance will be verified by filling out the web attendance form after the presentation. Pre-registration is not required but is helpful if you plan to attend in person. You may pre-register by contacting: lori.zahorodny@marquette.edu MARK A. SILVERMAN Attorney Silverman is a staff attorney and Housing Priority Coordinator for Legal Action of Wisconsin. He graduated from Temple University Law School. He has been practicing in the housing law area for nearly 20 years and has presented a number of CLE-approved training programs on a variety of housing issues. Child Custody & Placement Ethics of Pro Bono Presenter: Attorney Patricia Zeeh Risser of Legal Action of Wisconsin's Volunteer Lawyers Project. Date: Thursday December 11th, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Handouts and online attendance confirmation for the presentation are posted on the above link. You are encouraged to print handouts before the presentation begins. Online attendance will be verified by filling out the web attendance form after the presentation. Pre-registration is not required but is helpful if you plan to attend in person. You may pre-register by contacting: lori.zahorodny@marquette.edu Real Estate Foreclosures & Predatory Lending Presenter: Attorney Catherine M. Doyle, Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Inc. Attorney Catherine M. Doyle is Chief Staff Attorney with Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Inc. She is the lead attorney for the A-LINE Project (Advocacy for Low-Income Neighborhood Equity) of Legal Aid Society. A-LINE provides legal advice and direct representation to low income persons who are the victims of predatory mortgage lending practices. Ms. Doyle is a 1973 graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School. Prior to joining the Legal Aid Society in 1996, she was with the private law firm of McCarty, Lenz & Doyle, S.C., Milwaukee, WI where she specialized in real estate, tax, estate planning and probate. In recognition her work on predatory mortgage lending issues, Ms. Doyle was a 2006 recipient of the Leader in the Law Award from the Wisconsin Law Journal and in 2007 was named Legal Professional of the Year by Wisconsin Builder. Claims against Municipalities and Citizen Complaints Filed with the Fire and Police Commission Presenters: Michael G. Tobin, Beth Conradson Cleary, James A. GramlinThursday October 9th, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.Marquette Law School Room 204 Handouts Claims Against Municipalities Complaints Filed with the Fire and Police Commission Handouts and online attendance confirmation for the presentation are posted on the above link. You are encouraged to print handouts before the presentation begins. Online attendance will be verified by filling out the web attendance form after the presentation. Michael G. Tobin received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a graduate of the Wisconsin Military Academy, Wisconsin State Patrol Academy, and the Milwaukee Police Academy. He is experienced in many aspects of fire department services and law enforcement activities. He has worked for the City of Milwaukee as a police officer, an Assistant City Attorney and a legal advisor for two Milwaukee police chiefs and two Milwaukee fire chiefs. In November 2007 he was appointed Executive Director of the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission by Mayor Tom Barrett and the Milwaukee Common Council. Beth Conradson Cleary is a graduate of Marquette University Law School. She has practiced as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Milwaukee since 2006. Prior to working at the City, she served as Marquette Law School's Public Service Administrator. Ms. Conradson Cleary is a member of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, Association of Municipal Attorneys, the MVLC Steering Committee, and the Coalition for Access to Legal Resources in Southeastern Wisconsin. James A. Gramling received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. From 1971-1986 he worked for Legal Aid and Defender Society of Greater Kansas City, Mo. and Legal Action of Wisconsin. He was a Milwaukee Municipal Court Judge from 1986-2007. He is currently Volunteer Counsel for the Center for Driver's License Recovery and Employability. One CLE credit will be offered to all volunteer attorneys attending the training. The MVLC will submit a list of attending attorneys, however all attorneys still need to maintain and submit their own records of all CLE credits. Students can count the time towards their Pro Bono Society hours. Katherine L. Charlton is a shareholder in the Milwaukee/Madison firm of Hawks Quindel Ehlke & Perry, S.C. She holds degrees from Bryn Mawr College and the Vermont Law School. Charlton serves on the State Bar Legal Assistance Committee, and is a past Chair of the State Bar Gender Equity Committee and the Labor and Employment Section, and the Milwaukee Bar Association Labor and Employment Section. She focuses her practice in employment and family law. Charlton is a member of the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin and has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America for employment law since 2001. She was identified as a Wisconsin Superlawyer in 2007 and has won numerous awards from state and local organizations for her pro bono work. One CLE credit will be offered to all volunteer attorneys attending the training. The MVLC will submit a list of attending attorneys, however all attorneys still need to maintain and submit their own records of all CLE credits. Students can count the time towards their Pro Bono Society hours. Handouts Pat DeLessio has been an attorney with Legal Action of Wisconsin, a federally funded legal services office, for the last 20 years. Her practice is focused in the areas of public benefits, including W-2, child care, food stamps, medical assistance, disability law and education rights. Legal Action provides individual and group representation as well as advocacy for system changes. Pat graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1978. Prior to coming to Legal Action she worked at the Youth Policy and Law Center in Madison, the Oregon Court of Appeals and Oregon legal services One CLE credit will be offered to all MVLC attorneys attending the training. Students can count the time towards their Pro Bono Society hours. |