Roberson, Linda

Current Employment Position(s)

Managing PartnerShareholder

Year Joined Organization: 1993

Lawyer Overview

Linda Roberson is a shareholder in Balisle and Roberson, S.C. She concentrates her practice in the areas of divorce litigation, cooperative divorce, estate planning, non-traditional families, alternative dispute resolution, and appellate practice.

While in law school, she clerked for the Honorable James E. Doyle, Federal Western District of Wisconsin. After receiving her J.D. cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1974, Ms. Roberson served as senior legislative attorney for the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau and in that capacity participated in the drafting of much important legislation including the Divorce Reform Act and the Uniform Marital Property Act. She has an extensive appellate practice that has yielded 11 published decisions including the Court of Appeals’ landmark decisions in Hubert v. Hubert, 159 Wis. 2d 803 (Ct. App. 1990) and Hokin v. Hokin, 231 Wis. 2d 184 (Ct. App. 1999) .

In addition to her private practice, Ms. Roberson has taught extensively at the University of Wisconsin Law School and in continuing legal education programs. Recent publications include Eckhardt’s Workbook for Wisconsin Estate Planners (coauthor, 1990, revised periodically, most recently in 2004); and The Marital Property Classification Handbook (coauthor, 1999). She also writes for lay audiences; recent publications include coauthorship of “Look Before You Leap: A Guide to the Legal and Financial Implications of Marriage and Remarriage in Wisconsin” and “Family Estate Planning In Wisconsin”, both published by UW-Extension.

She is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin (member of Family Law, Real Property and Probate, and Taxation sections; served for three years on its Continuing Legal Education Committee), the Dane County and American Bar Associations, and the Madison Estate Council. A past president of the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a past director of the State Bar’s Family Law Section, Ms. Roberson is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the American Bar Foundation, the International Family Law Society, and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, a founding member and current vice-chair of the Divorce Cooperation Institute, a founding member of the Legal Association for Women, and the 2003-2004 chairperson of the Family Law Council of Community Property States.

Ms. Roberson is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who of American Women. She was a nominee for the 2004 Athena Award, which recognizes women for professional excellence and community service. Ms. Roberson is active in local arts organizations: she has served on the Token Creek Chamber Music Festival Board of Directors since 1994, served on the board of the Children’s Theater of Madison from 1989 to 1994, and is a member of the University of Wisconsin Choral Union. Ms. Roberson writes a monthly legal advice column for the Capitol Times. She is licensed to practice law in the State of Wisconsin and the U.S. Federal Western District of Wisconsin.

Areas of Practice

• Adoption
• Alimony & Spousal Support
• Arbitration
• Child Support
• Childrens' Rights
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Domestic Violence & Neglect
• Elder Law
• Estate Administration
• Gay & Lesbian Rights
• Guardianships & Conservatorships
• International Dispute Resolution
• Juvenile Law
• Living Wills
• Mediation
• Mini-trials
• Paternity
• Powers of Attorney and Appointment
• Prenuptial Agreements
• State Appellate Practice
• State Trial Practice
• Trusts
• US Supreme Court
• Wills

West Practice Categories

Arbitration, International Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Mini-trials, Gay & Lesbian Rights, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Childrens' Rights, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Juvenile Law, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Supreme Court, Estate Administration

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin, 1974
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1974
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1974
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1974
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1974

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Wisconsin Chapter, 1998 (Treasurer)
• Wisconsin Chapter, 1999 (Secretary)
• Wisconsin Chapter, 2000 (President-Elect)
• Wisconsin Chapter, 2001 (President)
• American Bar Association, Family Law Section (Member, Marital Property Committee)
• Divorce Cooperation Institute, 2004 (Founding Member)
• Divorce Cooperation Institute, 2005 (Vice Chair)
• Family Law Council of Community Property States - Wisconsin, 1994 - Present
• Family Law Council of Community Property States - Wisconsin, 2002 - 2003 (Chair-Elect)
• Family Law Council of Community Property States - Wisconsin, 2003 - 2004 (Chair)
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Sections of Family Law, Tax, and Real Property and Probate (Member)
• Board of Professional Responsibility District #9 Panel, 1985 - 1993 (Member)
• Board of Directors, Family Law Section, 1996 - 2001 (Member)
• Dane County Bar Association
• Legal Association for Women (Founding Member)
• Legal Association for Women, 1976 - 1977 (Member of Steering Committee)
• Madison Estate Council (Member)
• Token Creek Chamber Music Festival, 1994 - Present (Board of Directors)
• Token Creek Chamber Music Festival, 1997 - Present (Secretary)
• Wisconsin Women Entrepreneurs Executive Council, 1994 - 2001 (Member)
• Children's Theater of Madison, 1989 - 1994 (Board)
• Children's Theater of Madison, 1993 (President)
• Dane County Youth Commission, 1978 - 1979 (Member and Vice-Chairperson)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Fellow, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Athena Award Nominee, Athena Foundation, 2004
• The Best Lawyers in America
• Who's Who in America
• Who's Who in American Law
• Who's Who of American Women

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1977 - 2003
• Lecturer, Unversity of Wisconsin, 1977 - 1980

Past Employment Positions

• Stopler, Koritzinsky, Brewster & Neider, S.C., Shareholder, 1985 - 1993
• Koritzinsky, Neider, Langer & Roberson, Partner, 1978 - 1984
• Legislative Reference Bureau, State of Wisconsin, Legislative Attorney, 1974 - 1976
• Legislative Reference Bureau, State of Wisconsin, Senior Legislative Attorney, 1976 - 1978
• Hon. James E. Doyle, Federal District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, Student Clerk

Education

• University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1974
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Dean's List
  Honors: Student Bar Association's Distinguished Student Award
  Law Review: University of Wisconsin Law Review, Member
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1971
  M.S.
  Major: Curriculum and Instruction
• Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, 1969
  B.A.
  Major: Sociology

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• The Marital Property Classification Handbook (With Erlanger, and Langer), State Bar of Wisconsin, 1999
• Eckhardt's Workbook for Wisconsin Estate Planners (Co-Author), State Bar of Wisconsin, 1990
• Eckhardt's Workbook for Wisconsin Estate Planners (Co-Author), State Bar of Wisconsin, Revised ed., 1992, 1996, 199, 2002, 2004
• Family Estate Planning in Wisconsin (With Goebel, Harris and Langer), Cooperative Extension Publications, 1992
• Family Estate Planning in Wisconsin (With Goebel, Harris, and Langer), Cooperative Extension Publications, 1996
• Family Estate Planning in Wisconsin (With Goebel, Harris, and Langer), Cooperative Extension Publications, 2003
• Look Before You Leap: A Guide to the Legal and Financial Implications of Marriage and Remarriage in Wisconsin, Goebel, Roberson, and Kinney, Cooperative Extension Publications, 1996
• A Guide to Property Classification Under Wisconsin's Marital Property Act (Co-Author with Richard J. Langer), State Bar of Wisconsin, 1986
• Marital Property Reform in Wisconsin (With Langer), P.E.S.I., 1984, 2nd ed, 1986
• Understanding Wisconsin's Marital Property Law (With Langer), P.E.S.I., 1984
• Marital & Non-Marital Agreements - Handbook with Prototype Clauses, Law Annotations & Strategy Comments, State Bar of Wisconsin, 1981
• Real Women, Real Lives (Co-Author with Norma Briggs and others), August, 1978
• Wisconsin Women and the Law, January, 1977
• "Admissibility of Mental Health Care Records in Custody/Placement Disputes", American Journal of Family Law, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 148-154
• "Ask the Expert", Capital Times Daily Newspaper, Monthly, 1995
• "Your Legal Advisors" (Co-Author with Richard J. Langer), Mature Lifestyles, Bi-Monthly, 1994
• "Looking Ahead to the ERA," (With Weisberger and Jarvis), The Wisconsin Democrat, July - August, 1976
• "Marital Agreements: An Important Financial Planning Tool" (With Langer), 57 Wisconsin Bar Bulletin, July, 1984
• "Paternal Rights in the Decision to Terminate a Pregnancy", Women's Rights Law Reporter, March, 1975

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