Experience

Legal Services of the Hudson Valley

• United States
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney

  • Feb 2023 - Present



Milwaukee County Courts

• Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States

• Deputy Register in Probate/Acting Probate Court Commisioner

  • 2018 - 2022

  Acted as the Probate Registrar in informal probate cases by analyzing and approving filings, defining the terms of appointment for personal representatives (executors), appointing Guardians ad Litem, and monitoring the cases to closure Acted as a Probate Court Commissioner in uncontested hearings on formal probate and adult guardianship and in mental health probable cause hearings, involuntary administration of psychotropic medication hearings and redetention hearings Acted as the Probate Registrar in informal probate cases by analyzing and approving filings, defining the terms of appointment for personal representatives (executors), appointing Guardians ad Litem, and monitoring the cases to closure Acted as a Probate Court Commissioner in uncontested hearings on formal probate and adult guardianship and in mental health probable cause hearings, involuntary administration of psychotropic medication hearings and redetention hearings



Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court

• Legal Counsel

  • 2007 - 2018

  Legal Counsel/Senior Administrator 2014-2018 Acted as General Counsel for the Clerk of Courts Office and was the third person in charge on key responsibilities relating to management of relations with and reporting to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, compliance with new law and changes to existing law relating to court procedures, supervision and training of employees, and interactions with outside entities. Legal Counsel/Probate Administrator 2011- 2014 Managed all aspects of the Probate Division, including legal procedures, staffing, and communications with the public Legal Counsel/Legal Director – Milwaukee Justice Center 2007-2011 Served as the original legal director and one of the founders of the Milwaukee Justice Center, an award-winning private/public partnership providing a spectrum of services to unrepresented litigants Show less



University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • 2003 - 2012

  Taught Law and Society (Political Science 250) and Constitutional Law – Civil Rights and Liberties (Political Science 412), undergraduate classes with 50-75+ students Taught Law and Society (Political Science 250) and Constitutional Law – Civil Rights and Liberties (Political Science 412), undergraduate classes with 50-75+ students



Piper & Schmidt

• Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

• Litigation Attorney/Partner

  • 1996 - 2007

  Conducted trials, small claims, motion hearings, and numerous depositions in state and federal court cases and argued before the Wisconsin Court of Appeals Handled cases involving contract interpretation, insurance law, land use, municipal law, construction, family law and personal injury law, among other issues Conducted trials, small claims, motion hearings, and numerous depositions in state and federal court cases and argued before the Wisconsin Court of Appeals Handled cases involving contract interpretation, insurance law, land use, municipal law, construction, family law and personal injury law, among other issues