August 1, 2019 was a beautiful sunny summer day in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, but Attorneys Nadine Davy, Donna Ginzl and Jeffrey Raymond were inside the Stone Harbor Resort diligently learning about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Trauma Informed Care (TIC).  This presentation was on day one of the three-day annual Door County Family Law Workshop.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, “Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have a tremendous impact on future violence victimization and perpetration, and lifelong health and opportunity.  Working together, we can help create neighborhoods, communities, and a world in which every child can thrive.”

The “ACEs” presentation provided our attorneys with a lot of valuable information, tips and tools for assisting their adult clients who have experienced ACEs. As well as tools for how trauma informed care can help minimize the impact on their clients going through the family law process.  In addition, the presentation addressed strategies to help minimize the negative impact that adversarial litigation may have on our clients’ children.

Anderson O’Brien will be this year’s Gold Sponsor at the 13th Annual Walk for Hope event organized by the Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Awareness Coalition of Portage County.  Walk for Hope is a 5K walk that helps raise awareness and support for mental health initiatives in Portage County. Mental health issues affect our entire community, and as members of this community we want to help and we want to encourage others to join us.

For more information, please visit:
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Congratulations to Attorney Nadine Davy for being named a finalist in this year’s Stevens Point Journal Readers’ Choice Awards for Lawyer or Law Firm. Nadine has been an attorney for 35 years, 22 of those in the area of Family Law. Over the years, Nadine has represented clients on custody and placement issues and the multiple financial aspects of divorce, including maintenance, child support and property division. We are honored and grateful that one of our exceptional attorneys has been recognized by the community for her hard work and dedication. Click the link to see all the results for the 2019 Best of Portage County.

Congratulations to Attorney Ron Skrenes who recently celebrated 40 years at Anderson O’Brien. Ron is a business attorney who simultaneously holds designations/certifications as an (1) Attorney, (2) Certified Public Accountant, (3) Accredited Estate Planner, (4) Certified Financial Planner and (5) Estate Planning Law Specialist.His commitment to the Firm and his service to the community has been outstanding over the past four decades and we are grateful to have had him here for so many years. Thank you, Ron.

We are very happy to announce that Jeffrey T. Raymond has joined our Firm as an associate. Jeffrey graduated from University of Wisconsin Law School earlier this year. As a law student, Jeffrey spent his summers working as a clerk at Anderson O’Brien where he developed a passion for the practice of family law. In addition, during his final year in law school Jeffrey also worked as a judicial intern for Justice Rebecca Dallet of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Jeffrey practices divorce & family law and performs litigation & dispute resolution.

Attorney Steven H. Thompson, a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Madison Law School, has been elected to the Order of the Coif for 2018. Induction into the Order of the Coif, a national honor society, is considered one of the highest academic distinctions a law school graduate can receive. To gain membership, a student must have earned a J.D. and achieved high scholastic ranking among graduating classmates.