Pines Bach LLP

Attorney Steven A. Bach

Bar Admissions:

• Wisconsin, 1974
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1974

Education:

• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1974
  • J.D. 
• St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin, 1969
  • B.A. 
  • Major: Sociology

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, 2000 to 2018
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1998 to Present

Attorney Elisabeth S. Bach-Van Horn

Bar Admissions:

• Wisconsin, 2011
• Kansas, 2008
• Missouri, 2007

Education:

• University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri, 2007
  • J.D. 
  • Honors: magna cum laude
• University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2002
  • B.A. 

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section, Member
• Dane County Bar Association, Member
• Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, Inc., Member, 2011-Present
• Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, Inc., Director at Large, 2017-2019
• Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, Inc., Chair Elect, 2020
• Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, Inc., Chair, 2021
• Dane County Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence (CCR DV)—Legal Issues Subcommittee, Member

Attorney Eduardo E. Castro

Bar Admissions:

• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin

Education:

• University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2020
  • J.D. 
• Bowdoin College
  • B.A.
  • Major: History
  • Minor: Government and Legal Studies

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association
• National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives (NALHE), Member
• American Constitutional Society, Member
• Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative, Board Member

Attorney Ann T. Davies

Bar Admissions:

• Wisconsin, 1993
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1993
• Illinois, 1994
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1994

Education:

• University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1993
  • J.D. 
• Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1987
  • B.A. 
  • Major: Economics

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section, Chair, 2013 to 2014
• American Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Dane County Bar Association
• Rock County Bar Association
• American Inns of Court, James E. Doyle Chapter
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section, Executive Committee, 2010 to 2013
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section, Member, 2007 to 2010
• The Divorce Cooperation Institute, Present

Attorney Samantha Foran

Bar Admissions:

• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin

Education:

• University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 2023
  • J.D. 
  • Honors: cum laude
• Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan
  • Honors: Cum Laude with Honors for the Major
  • Major: History with a concentration in American Studies
• Johns Hopkins University, School of Education, Baltimore, Maryland, 2018
  • M.S.Ed. 

Attorney Amanda K. Gennerman

Bar Admissions:

• Wisconsin

Education:

• University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 2003
  • J.D. 
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 2000
  • B.A. 
  • Major: Women’s Studies and Afro-American Studies

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Community Immigration Law Center (CILC), Board Member 
• National Immigration Project/National Lawyers Guild, Member
•  ASISTA and American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Member
• American Constitution Society (ACS), Member 

Attorney Will Kramer

Bar Admissions:

• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit

Education:

• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 2018
  • J.D. 
• Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, 2011
  • M.S. 
  • Major: Emergency Management
• University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 2006
  • B.A. 
  • Major: Political Science
  • Major: Public Administration & Policy Analysis

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Dane County Bar Association
• National Employment Lawyers Association
• Wisconsin Employment Lawyers Association
• National Whistleblower Center

Attorney Joshua J. Kindkeppel

Bar Admissions:

• Wisconsin
• Minnesota
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois

Education:

• Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2003
  • J.D. 
  • Honors: Student Bar Association, President
  • Honors: Res Ipsa Hockey Team
  • Law Journal, Journal of Public Law & Policy
• Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin, 2000
  • A.B. 
  • Honors: Student Senate, President (elected for two terms)
  • Honors: Member of Killer Whale Research Team, San Juan Island, Washington
  • Honors: Division I Forensics Team

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Dane County Bar Association Board of Directors and Past-President
• Co-Founder and Co-Chair of Joseph A. Melli (Dane County Bar) Attorney Mentorship Program
• WisTAF Board of Directors
• American Inns of Court, James E. Doyle Chapter, Barrister
• University of Wisconsin Law School, Visiting Faculty - Lawyering Skills Course, taught both Residential Real Estate and Representing the Small Business Owner classes
• Served on State Bar of Wisconsin Local Bar Relations, Wisconsin Bar Leaders' Conference, and Wisconsin Lawyer Assistance Program Committees
• Fellow of the Wisconsin Foundation, Board of Directors of the Fellows

Attorney Tamara B. Packard

Bar Admissions:

• Wisconsin, 1994
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2001
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1994
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2000

Education:

• University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1994
  • J.D. 
  • Honors: National Assn. of Women Lawyers Outstanding Woman Law Graduate
  • Law Journal, Wisconsin Women's Law Journal, Co-Editor-in-Chief, 1993, 1994
• Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, 1990
  • B.A. 
  • Major: English

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Wisconsin Association for Justice
• American Inns of Court, Master, James E. Doyle Chapter
• Legal Association for Women
• Dane County Bar Association
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Labor and Employment Section
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Litigation Section
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Appellate Section
• Wisconsin Employment Lawyers Association
• National Employment Lawyers Association

Attorney Elizabeth Pierson

Bar Admissions:

• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

• Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, 2018
  • J.D. 
• Haverford College
  • B.A., Comparative Literature
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Legal Association for Women
• Dane County Bar Association
• Civil Rights and Liberties Board of the State Bar (2023–2026)
• Wisconsin Employment Lawyers Association
• National Employment Lawyers Association

Attorney Rosemary Reniero

Bar Admissions:

• Wisconsin

Education:

• University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 2024
  • J.D. 
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Best in Class, Negotiation & Mediation
  • Honors: Best in Class, Law, Leadership & Professional Identity
  • Honors: American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers Scholarship Award, 2023
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2021
  • B.A. 
  • Major: History (with a focus on American history and Indigenous studies)
  • Minor: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section, Member

Attorney Elise Clancy Ruoho

Bar Admissions:

• Wisconsin, 1995
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1995

Education:

• University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1995
  • J.D. 
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: with honors
• University of Virginia, 1992
  • B.A. 
  • Honors: With High Distinction
  • Honors: Division I Women’s Collegiate Soccer, University of Virginia, 1988-1992
  • Honors: Academic All-American Honorable Mention
  • Major: Psychology

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section, Treasurer
• Collaborative Family law Council of Wisconsin, Member
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Member
• Dane County Bar Association, Member
• Legal Association for Women, Past President
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section, Board of Directors, Immediate Past Chair, 2015 to Present
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section, Board of Directors, Chair, 2014 to 2015
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section, Board of Directors, Executive Committee, 2011 to Present
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section, Board of Directors, Member, 2008 to Present
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Section Leader’s Council, Member, 2013 to 2015
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Fee Arbitration Panel, District 2, Member, 2013 to Present

Attorney Holly Slota

Bar Admissions:

• Wisconsin, 2003

Education:

• University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 2003
  • J.D. 
  • Honors: State Bar/Law School Academic Achievement Award
  • Honors: Bruce Beilfuss Memorial Award
• University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, 1998
  • B.A. 
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Dean's List
  • Honors: National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
  • Honors: Chancellor's Leadership Award
  • Honors: University Leadership Award
  • Major: Political Science
  • Major: English

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section
• Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, Member
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Member
• Dane County Bar Association, Member
• Legal Association of Women, Member

Attorney Diane M. Welsh

Bar Admissions:

• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

• American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia
  • J.D.
  • Honors: summa cum laude
• University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • B.B.A.
  • Major: Marketing
• Ball State University
  • M.B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Health Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Legal Association of Women
• Dane County Bar Association
• State Bar of Wisconsin
• American Inns of Court, James E. Doyle Chapter
• HIPAA Collaborative of Wisconsin
• Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
• Wisconsin Women in Government

Attorney Christa O. Westerberg

Bar Admissions:

• Wisconsin
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan

Education:

• University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 2002
  • J.D. 
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Law Review, Wisconsin Law Review, Senior Managing Editor
• University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
  • B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  • Honors: summa cum laude
  • Major: Philosophy