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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:

National Business Institute's "Handling Illinois Divorce Cases from Start to Finish." October 2004.
National Business Institute: "Complex Issues in Divorce for the Illinois Practitioner," January 19, 2005.
"National Business Institute: "Handling Custody, Visitation and Support Issues in Divorce" July 31, 2006
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education: "Starting Points - Divorce Boot Camp” on the topics of the costs of divorce and custody - February 2007 and February 2008.
McHenry County Bar Association, Family Law Section on case law updates - 2005 to 2008.

Author:

“The Costs of Divorce: Support, Maintenance, and Other Fiscal Impacts,” section of IICLE manual, 2007 and 2008
“What About Children? Custody and Visitation,” section of IICLE manual, 2007 and 2008
“New Supreme Court Rules for Custody Cases - An Overview,” McHenry County Bar Association Journal, 2006
"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)

Other:

Trained Collaborative Lawyer through Collaborative Practice - Silicon Valley presented by the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois, 2006
Certified Mediator, Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin and Mediation Training and Consultation Institute, 2007
Child Representative/Guardian ad Litem Training, 2007

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