Dr. Alan Blotcky, Birmingham, AL
Hon. Theresa Beck, Jefferson County Circuit Court - Branch 2, Jefferson
Atty. Diane Diel, Diane S Diel SC, Milwaukee
Comm. Shane Falk, Jefferson County Circuit Court, Jefferson
Atty. Donna Ginzl, Anderson O'Brien LLP, Stevens Point
Atty. Gregg Herman, Milwaukee County District Attorneys Office, Milwaukee
Atty. Paisley Hoffman, Nicholson Goetz & Otis, SC, Madison
Atty. Anne Jaspers, The Law Office of Anne Jaspers LLC, Milwaukee
Atty. Gayle Jebbia, Murphy Desmond SC, Dodgeville
Julie Keal, Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds, Madison
Atty. Cedric Kostelyna, The Law Center SC, Madison
Atty. Anthony Menting, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison
Atty. Davorin Odrcic, Odrcic Law Group LLC, Milwaukee
Atty. Ashley Richter, Richter & Schweiger LLP, Madison
Atty. Theresa Roetter, DeWitt LLP, Madison
Atty. Mark Sarcone, Schuster Family Law LLC, Madison
Hon. Thomas Walsh, Brown County Circuit Court, Green Bay
2026 Door County Workshop Program
Thursday, August 6
12:30 p.m. Registration
1: 00 p.m. Parental Alienation for Family Law Attorneys
Alan Blotcky, PhD
5:30 p.m. Thursday Evening Cocktail Hour and Reception
Friday, August 7
7:30 a.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. Two Programs to Choose From
Track A: Injunctions and Family Law
Comm. Regan Hendrickson, Paisley Hofman
Track B: Tax Returns: Beyond 1040
Mark Sarcone
9:15 a.m. Sponsor Presentation/Break
9:30 a.m. Two Programs to Choose From:
Track A: Mediation and Arbitration as a Tool in Family Law: A Practical Overview for New Practitioners
Anne Jaspers and Anthony Menting
Track B: Death, Divorce, and the WRS
Julie Keal
10:45 a.m. Sponsor Presentation/Break
11:00 a.m. Two Programs to Choose From:
Track A: The Myths and Realities of Grandparent and Third-Party Visitation ‘Rights’
Diane Diel, Gayle Jebbia, Cedric Kostelyna
Track B: Adoption and Surrogacy: From Petition to Parentage: Issues in Adoption and Surrogacy
Ashley Richter, Theresa Roetter
12:30 p.m. Mentorship Lunch
2:00 p.m. Social Event/Trolley Cruise
Saturday, August 8
8:00 a.m. Case Law, Legislative, and Family Law Update
Donna Ginzl, Gregg Herman, Hon. Thomas Walsh
8:50 a.m. Immigration and Family Law: The Intersection of Family Law and Immigration Removal Proceedings and other Issues
Davorin Odrcic
10:05 a.m. Break
10:20 a.m. A View from the Bench: Ethics for Attorneys and Guardians Ad Litem in cases with Unrepresented Parties
Hon. Theresa Beck, Shane W. Falk
12:00 p.m. Program Concludes
Attorneys with any level of experience in family law will benefit from this Workshop. Day 2 programming offers a track for the experienced practitioner and a track for those new to the field.
Section Members: $350
Section Members Attending First Workshop: $250
Non-Section Members: $500
Law Student- Paralegal & Non-Attorney: $200
Optional Attorney Mentorship Lunch: $15 (per person)
Trolley Tour: $30 (per person)
Non-Section members can join the Family Law Section for $42 and register at the Section Member tuition rate. Please join the Family Law Section and return here to register for the workshop at the Section Member tuition rate.
You must be logged into your Wisbar account to see available Family Law Section Member and first time attendee discounts.
PINNACLE® passbooks, PINNACLE® Ultimate Passes, and CLE certificates cannot be used at this section program.
Register online
- Call the State Bar of Wisconsin at (800) 728-7788.
- Download the registration form and mail it to: State Bar of Wisconsin, 45th Annual Family Law Workshop, P.O. Box 7158, Madison, WI 53707-7158.
- Fax your registration form to (608) 257-5502.
CANCELLATIONS
- All requests for registration cancellations received by Thursday, July 23 will be refunded in full.
- Any cancellation received after July 23 will be refunded less a $75 cancellation fee.
- Cancellations received after July 30 will not be refunded.
CLE Course materials are provided in PDF format and will be downloadable from myStateBar up to four days prior to the event. No hardcopies of the materials will be provided.
We will be applying to the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners for up to 14 CLE credits, 2 Ethics credits, and 3.0 GAL-Minor and judicial legal education credits.
This program qualifies for judicial credits.
Reserve your room now. A block of rooms has been set aside at $189.00 + tax per night for attendees of this event. To receive the special room rate, please contact the Stone Harbor Resort at (877) 746-0700 and indicate you are part of a group room block under the State Bar of Wisconsin – Family Law Section. The room reservation deadline is July 6, 2026.