Credentials

  • UCLA School of Law, Juris Doctor (J.D.), Editor-in-Chief, Federal Communications Law Journal
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), with honors

  • Wisconsin
  • Florida
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin

  • Leading Real Estate Lawyer, Chambers USA, 2021-Present
  • Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame, Midwest Real Estate News, 2017
  • Best Lawyers®, Real Estate Law, 2011-present
  • The Midwest’s Best Lawyers©, Real Estate Law, 2021
  • Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2024
  • “Leading Lawyers,” by Milwaukee’s M Magazine, 2012, 2015
  • Selected to Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Securities & Corporate Finance Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers®, 2005, 2012-2022, 2024
  • “Best Lawyer” by Milwaukee’s M Magazine, 2013
  • “AV” rating (the highest rating) from Martindale-Hubbell
  • “Women in the Law,” by the Wisconsin Law Journal, 2011
  • Named Fellow in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, an exclusive national organization of the most advanced real estate lawyers in the country, 2010

Engagement

  • Group Vice-Chair of ABA Hospitality, Timesharing and Common Interests Group, 2015
  • Member, CLE Committee, ABA Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law, 2014-present
  • Member, Georgetown Hospitality Law Conference Advisory Committee, 2013-present
  • Member, Kenosha Area Business Alliance, 2011-present
  • Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), 2010-present
  • Member, NAIOP, 2011-present
  • Member, Commercial Association of Realtors, 1993-present
  • Member, American Bar Association, 1981-present
  • Member, Wisconsin Bar Association, 1980-present
  • Member, Communications Committee, ABA Real Property Trust & Estate Law Section, 2008-2014
  • Former Chair, Committee on Hotels, Resorts and Tourism, ABA Real Property Trust & Estate Law Section
  • Member, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
  • Planning Committee Member, State Bar of Wisconsin Business and Real Estate Law Institute, 2010, 2011
  • Former Member, American Resort Development Association (ARDA), 2009
  • Former Chair, E-1 Purchase and Sale of Real Property, ABA Real Property Trust & Estate Law Section
  • Former Chair, Committee on Hotels, Resorts and Tourism, ABA Real Property Trust & Estate Law Section
  • Former Member, Turnaround Management Association

  • Chair, American Bar Association Real Property Section – Hotels, Resorts and Tourism Committee
  • Member, Milwaukee Athletic Club’s Women Steering Committee
  • Member, American Bar Association Real Property Section – Communications Committee
  • Former Trustee, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
  • Former Director, Wisconsin Downtown Action Council, 1995-1997
  • Former Director, Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University

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