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RACHEL CAPLAN is an attorney in Madison, Wisconsin, where she has experience in a broad range of family issues. Examples of case situations which she has handled include retaining custody and placement in the United States, for clients whose overseas spouses sought return to other countries; divorce property division and maintenance cases including valuations of small business ownership interests and income questions; successfully preserving assets from one spouse's extended family (gifted/inherited); divorce support cases including evaluation of incomes and earning capacities; placement cases removing children from unsafe situations; placement cases involving the potential removal of children by one parent away from the other; step-parent adoption and termination of parental rights cases; grandparent rights and guardianship cases; and property division in dissolution of unmarried relationships. Ms. Caplan has previously spoken for the State Bar of Wisconsin in her main areas of practice. She is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin (Family Law Section and Children's Law Section), Dane County Bar Association (Courthouse Committee), Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, Inc., Dane County Collaborative Law Council and American Bar Association (Family Law Section). Ms. Caplan earned her B.A. degree from Carleton College and her J.D. degree from the U.W. Law School. (Madison location) CONNIE M. CHESNIK is an attorney with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, where she has worked for the past 25 years. In that capacity, she has advised the child support program for the last 13 years. Ms. Chesnik is a frequent lecturer on child support related issues and has published many articles. She is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and the State and National Child Support Enforcement Associations. Ms. Chesnik earned both her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Madison location) PATRICIA L. GROVE is a shareholder with the Milwaukee firm of Halling & Cayo, S.C., concentrating her practice in family law. Ms. Grove is a former law clerk to the Wisconsin Supreme Court and is a frequent lecturer on family law topics. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, her M.S.W. degree from Washington University and her J.D. degree from the University of Tulsa. Ms. Grove is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin (Family Law Section), the Milwaukee Bar Association, the Society of Family Attorneys and the Collaborative Family Law Bar. (Milwaukee location) DAVID B. KARP is a shareholder in the Milwaukee law firm of Karp Law Offices, S.C., where he practices exclusively in the area of family law. Mr. Karp is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Association of Justice, The American Association for Justice, the Society of Family Lawyers, the Matrimonial Chapter of the American Inns of Court, The Wisconsin Chapter of the Justinian Society of Lawyers and the Waukesha County, Ozaukee County and Milwaukee County bar associations. He also is a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Mr. Karp earned his B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his J.D. degree from Marquette University. (Milwaukee location) JULIE A. O'HALLORAN is a partner in the law firm of Gagne & O'Halloran, LLC, where she concentrates her practice in family law. She earned her B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her J.D. degree from Marquette University Law School. Ms. O'Halloran was Student Articles Editor for the Marquette Law Review, and recipient of the Zilber Law and American Academy of Matrimonial Law scholarships. She has practiced in the field of family law for 20 years. Ms. O'Halloran's practice includes representing individuals in divorce, paternity, legal custody and physical placement, support and property settlement issues. In addition, her practice includes the preparation of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. More recently, Ms. O'Halloran has obtained extensive training in the field of dispute resolution, including obtaining her certificate from the Marquette University graduate program of Dispute Resolution in mediation. She believes that her years of practice in the field of family law, together with her unique and extensive training in dispute resolution, provide an appropriate forum to help parties facilitate settlement negotiations in all areas of family law. In addition to an expanded mediation and arbitration practice, Ms. O'Halloran also offers unbundled legal services which include evaluating a client's analysis of a case, advising clients about legal rights and responsibilities, advising about court procedures and other dispute resolution options, reviewing documents, drafting documents, conducting factual investigations, evaluating settlement options, helping clients prepare for negotiations (including mediation and arbitration), and helping clients prepare for court appearances. She also has been selected for membership in Outstanding Lawyers of America, and has been selected as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer each year since 2005. In 2009, Ms. O'Halloran was listed as one of the top 25 Female Super Lawyers in Wisconsin. She is the past chair of the Divorce Cooperation Institute, and past president of the Society of Family Lawyers. Currently, Ms. O'Halloran is a member of the Milwaukee and American bar associations, and the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Society of Family Lawyers. She is a founding member of the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, Inc. and the Divorce Cooperation Institute, Inc. Ms. O'Halloran also serves on the Collaborative and Cooperative Law Work Group for the Association of Conflict Resolution and serves as chair for the District 2 Committee for the Office of Lawyer Regulation. She also is a member of the Board of Directors for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Wisconsin State Bar. (Milwaukee location) KELLEY J. SHOCK is an attorney in the Milwaukee law firm of Loeb & Herman, S.C., where she practices family law exclusively. Ms. Shock earned her B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and her J.D. degree from Marquette University Law School. She was previously a co-presenter on discovery and trial preparation for the Milwaukee County Bar Association Family Law Section. Ms. Shock is a member of the Milwaukee County (vice-chair, Family Law Section), Waukesha County, Ozaukee County and American (member, Family Law Section) bar associations. She also is a volunteer at the Milwaukee Justice Center. (Milwaukee location) JOEL WINNIG is a sole practitioner in Madison. Mr. Winnig has represented working people and small businesses for more than 30 years. He has extensive experience in civil and criminal trials, with an emphasis on family law cases. Mr. Winnig also has significant experience handling divorce cases in the Court of Appeals. He has previously lectured to professional groups on various aspects of divorce and family law. Mr. Winnig is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Association for Justice and the Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He earned his B.S. degree, with honors, and his J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. (Madison location) GARRICK G. ZIELINSKI is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA), a Certified Divorce Specialist (CDS) and president of Divorce Financial Solutions, LLC in Milwaukee. Mr. Zielinski has been in the financial services industry since 1982. Prior to founding Divorce Financial Solutions, LLC he was CEO and founder of the WFA Group of Companies; one of Wisconsin and the Midwest's largest fee-only financial wealth advisory firms with more than $150 million under management. The WFA Group of Companies included subsidiaries in forensic economics, business tax and accounting, fee-only financial planning, estate planning, divorce planning, income taxes and risk analysis. Divorce Financial Solutions, LLC is a unique firm in that the business venture was created for the sole purpose of resolving the financial issues and aspects of divorce. Mr. Zielinski has testified as an expert witness in many court cases relating to the financial aspects of divorce. He has been instrumental in the draft of more than 5000 qualified domestic relations orders (QDRO) and 8000 retirement plan valuations covering a broad spectrum of issues related to valuation and QDROs. Mr. Zielinski is the author of numerous articles published in newspapers, magazines and family law journals related to the financial aspects of divorce. He has spoken to the State Bar of Wisconsin, Minnesota State Bar Association, The Missouri Bar and Iowa State Bar Association on presentations relating to financial issues incident to divorce for continuing legal education credits. Mr. Zielinski is a member of the International Board of Standards and Practices for Certified Financial Planners, Inc., the Institute for Certified Divorce Financial Analysts, Inc., a member of the NASD Board of Arbitrators, a member of the International Association of Financial Planners and is on the Board of Directors and a member of the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, Inc. He also is trained in divorce mediation and a member of the Wisconsin Association of Mediators. (Milwaukee and Madison locations)
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