Balisle & Roberson, S.C., Madison, Wisconsin
Attorney Linda Roberson
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Lawyer Profile
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. |
Birth Information
Current Employment Position(s)
| Managing Partner Shareholder |
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 |
Year Joined Organization
Past Employment Positions
| Stopler, Koritzinsky, Brewster & Neider, S.C., Shareholder, 1985 - 1993Koritzinsky, Neider, Langer & Roberson, Partner, 1978 - 1984Legislative Reference Bureau, State of Wisconsin, Legislative Attorney, 1974 - 1976Legislative Reference Bureau, State of Wisconsin, Senior Legislative Attorney, 1976 - 1978Hon. James E. Doyle, Federal District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, Student Clerk |
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 |
Professional Associations and Memberships
| Wisconsin Chapter, 1998 TreasurerWisconsin Chapter, 1999 SecretaryWisconsin Chapter, 2000 President-ElectWisconsin Chapter, 2001 PresidentAmerican Bar Association, Family Law Section Member, Marital Property CommitteeDivorce Cooperation Institute, 2004 Founding MemberDivorce Cooperation Institute, 2005 Vice ChairFamily Law Council of Community Property States - Wisconsin, 1994 - Present Family Law Council of Community Property States - Wisconsin, 2002 - 2003 Chair-ElectFamily Law Council of Community Property States - Wisconsin, 2003 - 2004 ChairState Bar of Wisconsin, Sections of Family Law, Tax, and Real Property and Probate MemberBoard of Professional Responsibility District #9 Panel, 1985 - 1993 MemberBoard of Directors, Family Law Section, 1996 - 2001 MemberDane County Bar Association Legal Association for Women Founding MemberLegal Association for Women, 1976 - 1977 Member of Steering CommitteeMadison Estate Council MemberToken Creek Chamber Music Festival, 1994 - Present Board of DirectorsToken Creek Chamber Music Festival, 1997 - Present SecretaryWisconsin Women Entrepreneurs Executive Council, 1994 - 2001 MemberChildren's Theater of Madison, 1989 - 1994 BoardChildren's Theater of Madison, 1993 PresidentDane County Youth Commission, 1978 - 1979 Member and Vice-Chairperson |
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