Attorney Katie Harrell presents on family law mediation and arbitration for State Bar

Attorney Katie Harrell will present as part of a panel on Thursday, June 20, at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Annual Meeting and Conference in Green Bay. Her presentation is part of a three-day program of CLEs and other sessions for legal professionals. “Point/Counterpoint: Advantages and Pitfalls of the Mediation/Arbitration Hybrid Process” will outline how alternative dispute resolution, particularly arbitration, is gaining traction in family law beyond traditional mediation and collaborative divorce. Attendees will receive guidance on the essentials of arbitration, including its benefits and challenges, procedural details, arbitrator selection, the arbitration process itself, and ethical considerations surrounding the med/arb process.

Read more about the program schedule for the State Bar of Wisconsin’s 2024 Annual Meeting and Conference here. Or register here.

Attorney Katie Harrell is the managing partner at Stafford Rosenbaum and works primarily in the firm’s Madison office. She practices divorce litigation, cooperative divorce, legal separation, child custody and placement, paternity, child support, and third-party visitation cases. She mediates and arbitrates divorce and family law matters often. She is frequently appointed to serve as a guardian ad litem in family matters in Dane County, and she often acts as a parent coordinator in post-judgment cases. Katie writes and presents regularly on legal issues in the family law realm.


Stafford Rosenbaum LLP is a full-service law firm with two convenient office locations in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 145 years of dedication to businesses, governments, nonprofits, and individuals has proven that effective client communication continues to be the heart of our practice.

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