Tiffany L. Highstrom

Partner
Partner
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Veronica Rodriguez
608-259-2630
vrodriguez@staffordlaw.com

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Attorney Tiffany Highstrom’s Practice

Attorney Tiffany Highstrom is a partner in the Madison office at Stafford Rosenbaum LLP with a practice focusing on family law. Tiffany has represented family law and divorce clientele in a wide range of areas, and she believes it is her responsibility to find practical solutions for couples and families dealing with separation, divorce, child custody, visitation, property division, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and everything else related to family law. Her current practice includes:

  • Litigation, cooperative and collaborative divorce actions
  • Mediation and arbitration of family law cases
  • Paternity and paternity acknowledgement actions
  • Child custody, placement and support actions
  • Adoption
  • Adult and minor guardianships

Tiffany was selected as a 2018 Women in the Law award recipient from the Wisconsin Law Journal. The award honors outstanding achievement by the top women in the practice of law who by attaining high levels of success, have also paved the way for success for other women in the legal profession.

Tiffany’s Court Admissions

  • State of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Tiffany’s Education

  • Marquette University Law School (J.D., May 2004)
  • Ball State University, (B.A., cum laude, May 2000)

Tiffany’s Publications

  • Statutory Updates in Family Law, Part III, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP Family Law Blog, July 7, 2022
  • Statutory Updates in Family Law, Part II, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP Family Law Blog, July 5, 2022
  • Statutory Updates in Family Law, Part I, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP Family Law Blog, June 30, 2022
  • Co-author, “Legislative Agenda 2021-22 was All About Support, Placement, Uniformity, and Consistency,” Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, July 2022
  • Privileged: Minor’s Mental Health Records in Litigation, Article, Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, November 2019
  • Ending the Cycle: A Push for Early Childhood Intervention for Intimate Partner Violence Exposure, Blog, State Bar of Wisconsin Family Law Section Blog, October 2019
  • The Pros and Cons: A Review of Child Placement and Support Proposals, Wisconsin Lawyer, July/August 2019
  • Legislative Committee Proposes Changes to Placement and Support Statutes, Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, June 2019
  • Proposed Changes to Wisconsin Child Placement and Support Law, State Bar of Wisconsin Family Law Section Blog, April 2019
  • Brussel Sprouts, Pancakes, and Proof in Grandparent Visitation, State Bar of Wisconsin Family Law Section Blog, December 2018
  • 2017 Wisconsin Act 203 and Changes to Post-Divorce Relocation Standards, State Bar of Wisconsin Family Law Section Blog, July 2018
  • Wisconsin Department of Children and Families: Proposed Changes in Child Support, State Bar of Wisconsin Family Law Section Blog, November 2017

Tiffany’s Presentations

  • Child Support Guidelines, Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, June 22, 2023
  • How to Uncover Addiction and Mental Health Issues in GAL Cases, May 22, 2023
  • It’s a Game: Tackling Evidence, State Bar of Wisconsin Family Law Workshop, August 5, 2022
  • Representing Best Interests in Volatile Times, State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Conference, June 17, 2022
  • Legislative Update: A Review of Family Law Related Enactments of the 2021 Session, May 3, 2022
  • Contingency Placement & Family Law Update, June 16, 2021
  • Assisting with Child Legal Custody and Physical Placement,” March 31, 2021
  • Judicial Family Law Seminar, Faculty, March 20, 2020
  • GAL Training 2018, Guardian ad Litem Roundtable, May 10, 2018
  • Show Me the Money: Advanced Financial Issues in Family Court, October 19, 2017
  • Use of Police Reports, Restraining Orders and DOC Records in Family Court, October 27, 2016
  • Evolving Types of Evidence in Family Law Cases, October 30, 2015

Tiffany’s Professional Memberships and Activities

  • State Bar of Wisconsin
    • Family Law Section Board of Directors, Past Chair
    • Wisconsin Family Law Journal, Editorial Board Chair
    • 2014 National High School Mock Trial Executive Committee, Co-Chair
    • Local Bar Executive Committee, 2008-2011
    • Section Leader Council, Liaison for the Legislative Oversight Committee
  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), Wisconsin Chapter, Board Member
  • Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin (CFLCW)
    • Board Member
    • Chair of Public Policy Committee
  • Appointed to the Joint Legislative Council, Child Support/Child Placement Study Committee, June 2018
  • Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Child Support Guidelines Advisory Panel, 2015-2016
  • Wisconsin Association of Mediators
  • Divorce Cooperation Institute
  • Jefferson County Bar Association, Past President
  • Dane County Bar Association
  • Dodge County Bar Association

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