Emily is a persistent and compassionate advocate for our clients. She strives to be creative and pragmatic in her work on behalf of children and families. She has a special interest in helping immigrant children and LGBTQ families. She was the lead attorney in a 2014 appeal in Wisconsin about applying the marital presumption of parentage to married same-sex couples post-marriage equality. She represents children and families all over the world in immigration, adoption, and assisted reproduction matters.
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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WI | Good Standing | 2005 | 02/22/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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President's Award | Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA) | 2018 |
Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society | Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society | 2016 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Partner/Attorney | The Law Center, S.C. | 2005 - Present |
Extern to Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson | Wisconsin Supreme Court | 2004 - 2005 |
Extern to the Honorable Sarah Vance | U.S. District Court of Eastern District of Louisiana | 2003 - 2004 |
Law Clerk | Burasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C. | 2003 - 2004 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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American Academy of Adoption Attorneys | Fellow | 2011 - Present |
State Bar of Wisconsin | Board of the Children in Law Section | N/A |
American Immigration Lawyers Association | Member | N/A |
National LGBT Bar Association | Member | N/A |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Wisconsin State Bar Children & the Law Section Blog | Big Changes Considered in Wisconsin TPR and Adoption Law | 2019 |
Wisconsin State Bar Book | Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption | 2017 |
Wisconsin State Bar Book | Advising the Evolving Family, formerly “Sexual Orientation and the Law | 2017 |
AAAA Position Paper | AAAA Position Paper | 2015 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Tulane University Law School | JD - Juris Doctor | 2005 |
Arizona State University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 2000 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Mid-Year AAAA Conference | “The Hague Treaty, Parentage, and Citizenship Issues with the State Department" | 2019 |
Annual AAAA Conference | “The Problem of U.S. Citizenship Law in International Surrogacy and ART: Is a Solution Coming?” | 2018 |
AAAA Webinar | "Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: What Adoption and Family Law Attorneys Need to Know and How They Can Help." | 2014 |
AAAA Mid-Year conference | “International ARTs and Immigration: Time for a Treaty?” | 2013 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Torres Vs. Seemeyer | Victory |
Sara Vanden Brook, Estate planning Attorney on Apr 21, 2020
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