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A Californian native, Attorney Stephen D. Brown, headed east to attend law school in Illinois in 1996 and remained since. He attended Northern Illinois University School of Law and graduated Cum Laude in 1999. While in law school, Mr. Brown participated in law review, was a semi-finalist for moot court in 1997, and he was the 1997 Corpus Juris Secundum award winner for Civil Procedure.. Although Mr. Brown’s first job as an attorney was for the Kane County State’s Attorney, his first job in the legal field started when he was in high school as a file clerk for Rich & Ezer, a medium sized (AV) rated firm in Los Angeles, California. After his graduation from law school, he also worked as a paralegal for successor firm Ezer & Williamson.. In his public service career that lasted fifteen years, Stephen was an Assistant Kane County State’s Attorney in Kane County. Mr. Brown served in the criminal, civil, and family justice divisions. In the criminal division, Mr. Brown prosecuted offenders for a wide variety of criminal offenses. He also handled commitment and medication proceedings involving mentally ill individuals.. As an Assistant State’s Attorney in the civil division, Mr. Brown was attorney for the County of Kane. He represented Kane County in litigation that was set in Kane County, DuPage County, Winnebago County, the Illinois Industrial Commission, and the Federal Court in Chicago. Mr. Brown handled cases involving property owned by Kane County, personal injury related to Kane County employees, worker’s compensation proceedings, election violations, and ordinance violations in connection with the Kane County Health Department and the Kane County Development Department. Mr. Brown also authored numerous legal opinion briefs for different agencies of Kane County government.. As an attorney for the Family Justice Division, Mr. Brown represented the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) in proceedings for the establishment and enforcement of child support orders. In this capacity, he frequently participated in proceedings in Kane County family court to establish and modify child support orders and for contempt of court. As part of his representation of HFS, Mr. Brown worked with HFS to correct erroneous withholding orders when they were discovered. Stephen treasures the commemorative plaque he received from the Child Support Division for his many years of outstanding service to be among his most prized possessions.  This plaque is currently hanging in his office.. In 2015, Mr. Brown left the State’s Attorney’s Office and was an Associate for Douglas B. Warlick & Associates.   As an associate, Mr. Brown successfully tried cases related to custody, dissolution, and support. In 2016, Mr. Brown expanded his practice to include mediation and participation in proceedings as a court-appointed Guardian ad Litem.  In 2017, Stephen founded the Law Office of Stephen D. Brown.

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Military Spouse. Mother. Daughter. 2 children. Guardian Ad Litem/ Realtor/Notary.  Licensed to Practice Law in MO and FL. Fambam day is Sunday.

I am Amanda Lotspeich, a licensed attorney in the State of Missouri and within the Western District Court of Appeals. I earned my Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law in 2020. My educational journey also includes a Master of Science in Management from Baker University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Central Missouri. This combination of legal and business education forms a solid foundation for my career.. Before attending law school, I spent over eight years in the insurance industry, managing both personal and business claims. During this period, I collaborated with defense counsel throughout various stages of litigation. My internships in law school were diverse, including positions at Legal Aid of Western Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri, the Johnson County Prosecutor's Office in Warrensburg, Missouri, and the Missouri Attorney General's Office in Kansas City, MO. I am currently a member of the Board of Trustees at Legal Aid of Western Missouri.. Our law firm, located in Warrensburg, Missouri, is dedicated to family law and civil litigation. We offer comprehensive family law services that address a wide range of issues such as divorce and custody modifications. Additionally, we assist with family law appeals.

I am a Florida licensed attorney, practicing exclusively in the area of Family and Collaborative Law. I am a trained Collaborative Attorney and encourage individuals to enagege in peace making, interest based negotiations rather than positional and adversarial litigation. This perpective and perception of family law matters, allows me to help families navigate through a difficult time in their lives towards an efficient and effective resolution that is in the best interest of everyone inolved, especially children.. Education/Awards: I obtained my law degree from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center. During my time at NSU, I was a Certified Legal Intern within NSU’s Children and Families Law Clinic. As a result of my work in the clinic, I received the Honorable Charles Kaplan Outstanding Service Award for demonstrating dedication and commitment to children and families through work in the NSU Center's Children and Families Clinic.. Associations: I am a member and Assistant Director of the West Broward Chapter of the National Association for Divorce Professionals. I believe that individuals dealing with family cases often feel alone and destabilized by their current circumstances. This results in a sensation of being lost when facing the reality of not knowing how to handle the areas of their lives that are heavily impacted by family cases. My involvement with this Association allows me to provide my clients access to personally known and trustworthy divorce professionals that are vital in providing individuals the guidance and support, in all areas they need, during this transitional period in their lives.

I'm a 22-year lawyer, practicing in the areas of complex family law and civil litigation.  Most of my cases are high-conflict.  I am acutely aware that my job is not to make my clients' relationship with their (soon-to-be) ex worse.  Years after you forget my name, you'll have to deal with the person with whom you're fighting now.  I am a results-driven, solution-oriented lawyer.  My job is to work myself out of a job.  Each of my clients has my cell phone number.  I am never, ever, out-of-touch.  In addition to my practice, I'm an adjunct professor, teaching family law at Arizona Summit Law School.. I'm 47, originally from New York City, but lost the accent years ago.  I'm married with two teenaged boys.  In my spare time, I write fiction, articles, and collect pinball machines.

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Nick Lovelace-Andrews is a devoted family law practitioner, focusing solely on guiding individuals through a range of family legal matters. His expertise spans divorce, child custody, LGBTQ family law, and prenuptial agreements, and he notably contributed to the co-authorship of the Marital Agreements chapter in the Washington Family Law Deskbook (3rd ed. 2022) alongside Stella Pitts.. Before joining Envision Family Law, Nick spent 3 1/2 years as an associate attorney at S.L. Pitts PC and previously volunteered as an attorney with the Housing Justice Project. Graduating from Seattle University School of Law in 2018, Nick excelled as a Rule 9 intern at the Consumer Advocacy Clinic.. During his law school tenure, Nick held leadership roles as the President of the Public Interest Law Foundation and the President of Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit Honor Society. Prior to his legal career, Nick actively advocated for marriage equality, serving as Vice President at the Legal Marriage Alliance of Washington and volunteering with Equal Rights Washington and Washington Families Standing Together during the Referendum 71 and 74 campaigns for marriage equality in Washington State.

Jim Whelpley was admitted to practice law in Minnesota in 1975, the Court of Military Appeals in 1976, the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota in 1981 and the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in 1982.  He is also licensed as a lawyer in Wisconsin.  Jim started as a lawyer in the Marine Corps, where he handled both criminal and civil cases.  He has handled a broad range of cases over the last 38 years, including thousands of divorces and hundreds of bankruptcies.. Jim always looks for a way to help every client, including those that choose to represent themselves, either because they have limited funds or simply because they want to represent themselves.