Bios/CV's for other Gitlin Law Firm lawyers:
Gunnar J. Gitlin, Paulette M. Gray, and Scott J. Farrell.

Curriculum Vitae

Stephanie A. Kasten

Since graduating from law school in 2000, Attorney Kasten has concentrated her practice in family law.  Before joining The Gitlin Law Firm, Attorney Kasten worked for a well known McHenry County law firm.   Attorney Kasten is conversant in German.  In May 1997 she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English in the top of her class from the prestigious Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa.  She went on to receive her JD with honors of cum laude from Northern Illinois University in May 2000.  Attorney Kasten is a Fellow of the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.

Bar Association Memberships and Positions Held:

Attorney Kasten is a member of the American Bar Association (including the Family Law section), the Illinois State Bar Association, and the McHenry County Bar Association (including the Family Law section).  Attorney Kasten is past president and vice-president of the Family Law section of the McHenry County Bar Association.  Attorney Kasten's practice includes practice in Boone County since her previous practice involved significant work in Boone County.

Awards and Recognitions:

• Law Review Editor 1999-2000
• Law Review Member 1998-2000
• Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition, Best Brief 1999
• NIU Moot Court Competition Oral Arguments, Best Brief, 1999
• NIU Moot Court Competition Oral Arguments, Second Place, 1999

Lectures:

Attorney Kasten has provided the following lectures for the National Business Institute:

• "Handling Illinois Divorce Cases from Start to Finish." October 2004
• "Complex Issues in Divorce for the Illinois Practitioner," January 19, 2005
• "Handling Custody, Visitation and Support Issues in Divorce" July 31, 2006
  

Author:

• "Handling Custody, Visitation and Support Issues in Divorce," section of NBI manual (2006)
• "Complex Issues in Divorce for the Illinois Practitioner," section of NBI manual (2005)
• "Handling Illinois Divorce Cases from Start to Finish," section of NBI manual (2004)

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