In practice since 1986, Attorney Kathleen Reiley devotes her law practice to helping people with family law issues including divorce, premarital agreements, post nuptial agreements, marital property agreements, legal separation, stipulated divorce agreements or uncontested divorce matters, legal child custody and physical placement, paternity orders, and child support and family maintenance matters. She is both an experienced trial attorney and a mediation lawyer. She regularly handles and post judgment issues such as enforcement of a court order, judgment modifications, petitions to modify support, petitions and trials to change legal custody or physical placement, and cases involving disputes between same sex couples. She also handles stepparent adoptions.
Name:
Kathleen Reiley, Esq.
Law Firm Name:
Attorney Kathleen Reiley, S.C.
Physical Address:
2010 Eastwood Drive, Suite 202 (Directions)
Madison, WI 53704
Mailing Address:
2010 Eastwood Drive, Suite 202
Madison, WI 53704
Telephone Number:
(608) 246-8309
Online Contact Form:
Attorney Kathleen Reiley, S.C., Contact Information
Legal Representation:
Alimony
Child support
Cohabitation disputes
Custody
Divorce
Family law
Grandparent
visitation
Maintenance
Marital
Property Agreements (prenuptial & post-nuptial agreements)
Mediation
Paternity Rights & Legal Actions
Post Judgment Disputes
Spousal Support
Stepparent Adoption
Trials
& Litigation, Family Law
Education:
J.D., University of Iowa, 1985, with distinction.
Kathleen Reiley attended accelerated courses from May 1983 to August 1985, while maintaining an active case load in a civil litigation clinic for four semesters and prosecuting cases in the Johnson County Attorney's Office for two semesters. She won her first jury trial (two days) while filling the position of assistant county attorney by Supreme Court rule. She also taught English as a Second Language for one semester during law school.
Linguistics Department at Iowa, 1982-83
Kathleen Reiley taught English as a Second Language and German during one year of graduate school.
B.A., University of Iowa, Double major,
Honors program in Letters (comparative literature) and Russian,
graduated with distinction, 1982.
The honors program permitted the design of one's major.
Kathleen Reiley chose English, Russian and German literature
of the 19th century. The major required a written thesis
and oral defense.
Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa, junior year (1980-81)
Honors Program, University of Iowa, Undergraduate studies
Honors Program, University of Iowa, School of Law
Bar Admissions:
State of Iowa, 1985
State of
Wisconsin, 1986
Professional Experience:
Kathleen
Reiley, Attorney at Law, 2001 to present
Attorney Kathleen Reiley practices law in the state of Wisconsin.
She focuses her law practice in the area of family law handling
divorce, cohabitation
and nontraditional
family disputes, custody,
placement, support,
paternity and marital
property issues. Attorney Kathleen Reiley has participated
in the Dane County Bar Association Mediation Project since
its inception.
Attorney, United States Department of Agriculture,
Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC, 1989-1990
Attorney Kathleen Reiley represented the client agencies
of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Food Safety
Inspection Service litigating regulatory matters.
Guest Lecturer, Viterbo College, La Crosse,
Wisconsin, 1988
Attorney Kathleen Reiley taught labor relations courses
during the spring semester.
Attorney, Davis, Birnbaum, Joanis, Marcou & Colgan, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1988
Attorney Kathleen Reiley represented people in the areas of employment law and general civil matters.
Attorney, Birnbaum & Marcou, La Crosse,
Wisconsin, 1988
Attorney Kathleen Reiley primarily represented people in
the area of employment law.
Attorney, Joanis, Davis, Joanis, Colgan & Reiley, 1986-1987
Attorney Kathleen Reiley represented people in general civil litigation and family law matters, and as a public defender by appointment.
Law Clerk, Johns & Flaherty, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1985-1986
Attorney Kathleen Reiley clerked for for the firm of Johns & Flaherty for matters regarding insurance defense, general civil litigation, and employment law.
Professional Organizations:
President, Dane County Bar Association,
2002-2003
President Elect, Dane County Bar Association, 2001-2002
Member, Dane County Bar Association, 1992 - present
Volunteer, Lawyer Assistance Program, State Bar of
Wisconsin, 2001 - present
Member, Lawyer Assistance Program, State Bar of Wisconsin,
2001 - present
Member, Office of Lawyer Regulation (formerly BAPR)
District 9 investigative committee, 1999 - 2003
Member, La Crosse Bar Association, 1986-1988, pro
bono grant committee
Courses Taught & Seminars Presented:
Ethics and GAL
The New ABA Ethics Guideline
Attorney Kathleen Reiley regularly shares her experience, knowledge, and research with Attorneys in Wisconsin through the Wisconsin State Bar and other associations such as to the Law Association of Women, and local county bar associations such as Chippewa County and Ashland County, and through special panels with the Wisconsin State Bar.
Civil & Community:
Secretary of the Board of Directors, Barrymore
Theatre, 1992 - present
Jail & Bail, March 1983
Schenk-Atwood Revitalization Association (SARA), 1992
- 1998
Optimist, 1992 - 1993
Briarpatch Volunteer Counselor, 1991
Board of Directors, La Crosse Visiting Nurses Association,
Inc., 1985 - 1989
Voters Services Chairperson, La Crosse County league
of Women Voters, 1985 - 1989
Headlines about Attorney Kathleen Reiley:
Madison's Best Family Law Attorneys, Madison
Magazine, January 2001
Madison's Best Family Law Attorneys, MadisonMagazine.com,
January 2003
Featured
Divorce Attorney, Legal, Zoom
Dane
County Bar Association, past president
How
to Be an Effective Trial Attorney for Victims of Domestic
Abuse in Family Law Cases
Wisconsin
Women
Hobbies:
Certified SCUBA diver
Bicycling touring
Knitter, member of Madison Knitters Guild, 1991 - 2000 (give
or take a year)
Pilot previously certified
Dog fancier
Most interesting referral source:
Clients' ex-spouses
Frequency of settling amicably:
Most of the time
Trials:
Yes, when called for
Most rewarding professional association:
State Bar Lawyers Assistance Program
More About Kathleen Reiley
For more information about Kathy Reiley and a list of websites that feature her skills, please visit About Reiley.
