Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Ms. Schmidt brings an extensive family law and litigation practice to Brown, Hay & Stephens.  Ms. Schmidt graduated magna cum laude from Oral Roberts University and attained her juris doctor with honors from the University of Tulsa.  She joins Brown, Hay & Stephens after practicing with the Springfield firm of Stratton, Giganti, Stone & Kopec.  A member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Bar Association, she is past president of the Sangamon County Bar Association.  Her concentration is family law, and she is a certified child's representative as well as a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law and Litigation 100%

West Practice Categories

Family Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Workers' Compensation Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1990
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1991

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2002 - Present (Fellow)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
• Sangamon County Bar Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Selected as a Leading Lawyer by Leading Lawyer Network in a statewide survey conducted by Law Bulletin Publishing Company, 2004
• Selected as one of the top 50 female consumer lawyers in Illinois by Leading Lawyer Network for her work in family law, 2008

Education

• University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1990
  J.D. with honors
• Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1987
  Honors: magna cum laude

Address

205 S. Fifth Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701

Phones

(217) 544-8491 (ext. 273)

Faxes

(217) 241-3111

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bhslaw.com