Your Family Law Center, S.C.
About
Your Family Law Center, SC, located in Madison, WI, is a dedicated team of professionals with over 25 years of experience in family law. They focus on offering guidance and creative solutions to complex family law matters like divorce, child custody, and support cases. Their approach prioritizes children and aims to reduce trauma during family transitions. The firm's attorneys have diverse backgrounds, with experiences ranging from Family Court Commissioners to Mathletes, and they are committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for their clients.
Specialties
Issue status
Agreed, Contested
New or existing case
New motion or petition, Case in process, Mediation, Appeal
Service type
Consultation / advice, Representation
Location and hours
Your Family Law Center, S.C.
152 W Johnson St Ste 210
Madison, WI 53703-2296
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
8:30 AM – 12:00 p.m.
8:30 AM – 12:00 p.m.
8:30 AM – 12:00 p.m.
8:30 AM – 12:00 p.m.
8:30 AM – 12:00 p.m.
Closed
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Work Experience
President, Lead Family Law Atty.
Your Family Law Center, SC
2014 - Present
President
Lawton & Cates, SC
2004 - Present
Family Court Commissioner
Oneida County
2001 - 2004
City Attorney
City of Crandon
2000 - 2004
Family and Circuit Court Commissioner
Forest County
2000 - 2004
Associate Attorney
Your Family Law Center, S.C.
2014 - Present
Associate Attorney
Lawton & Cates, S.C.
2013 - 2014
Attorney
Your Family Law Center, S.C.
2014 - Present
Attorney
Lawton & Cates, S.C.
2011 - 2014
Education
University of Wisconsin Law School
2020
Mississippi College School of Law
1995
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
2010
University of Wisconsin Law School
2011
University of Wisconsin Law School
2013
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
2008
University of Wisconsin Law School
2023
University of Wisconsin, Madison
1992
University of Wisconsin Law School
Law
2001
Indiana University
1996
University of Wisconsin Law School
Law
2011
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
2008
Mississippi College School of Law
Law
1995
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Behavioral Science and Law
1992
University of Wisconsin Law School
Law
2013
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
2010
Associations & Affiliations
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Founding Member for WI Chapter
Wisconsin Inter-Professional Committee on Divorce
Board Member
Office of Lawyer Regulation: District Committee
Member/Investigator
James E. Doyle American Inn of Court
Member
Dane County Bar Association
Member
Oneida-Vilas-Forest County Bar Association
Past President
State Bar of Wisconsin
Member
Children & Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin
Past Chair
Domestic Abuse Intervention Services
Fundraising Committee Member
State Bar of Wisconsin: Mock Trial
Judge
Legal Association for Women
member
Office of Lawyer Regulation
Committee Chairperson
Lions Club (Crandon)
Past President
Wabeno High School
Mock Trial Coach
Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity
member
State Bar of Wisconsin
Dane County Bar Association
James E. Doyle American Inn of Court
Dane County Bar Association
State Bar of Wisconsin
State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section
Publications
NBI
Violence in the Home
2012
Wi State Journal: Section: CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL
WHAT TO DO ABOUT CHANGING CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS
2008
Wisconsin Woman
Restraining Orders
2008
Speaking Engagements
State Bar of Wisconsin, Solo and Small Firm Practice Committee
2011
Lexis-Nexis National Sales Meeting
Client Panel
2011
Public Hearing
Wisconsin Indian Child Welfarw Act
2009
Summer Camp Training
Legal Implications for Camp Counselors
2009
26th Annual Family Law Workshop
Basic Divorce 101
2007
annual presentation
Legal Implications when you turn 18
2004
National Business Institute: Child Custody and Visitation
Parent Child Contact
GAL Training
Your First Case as a Guardian ad Litem
2019
Handling a Basic Divorce
Getting Started: Discovery
2018
Handling a Basic Divorce
Trial Preparation
2018
Build Your Practice: Handling A Basic Divorce
Trial Preparation
2015
Services offered
Divorce Lawyer
Family Law Attorney