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Overview
Paulette Brazil is an attorney at the Benske Family Law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She focuses her practice on family law. She grew up in the Wisconsin city of Waukesha. In 1986, she earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee with a concentration in Finance. In 1990, she received a Bachelor of Law cum laude from John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois.
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Paulette Brazil is an attorney at the Benske Family Law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She focuses her practice on family law. She grew up in the Wisconsin city of Waukesha. In 1986, she earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee with a concentration in Finance. In 1990, she received a Bachelor of Law cum laude from John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois.
Ms...
Paulette Brazil is an attorney at the Benske Family Law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She focuses her practice on family law. She grew up in the Wisconsin city of Waukesha. In 1986, she earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee with a concentration in Finance. In 1990, she received a Bachelor of Law cum laude from John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois.
Ms. Brazil was active in several organizations while studying law, including the Law Review, the Gavel Society, Phi Delta Phi, and Student Government. In addition, she received the Who's Who Among American Law Students 10th Edition award for Outstanding Achievement in the Study of Law. In 1991, after relocating back to Wisconsin, she successfully completed the state's bar examination. Since 1993, she has focused solely on family law, but she has been an attorney since 1991.
Ms. Brazil primarily serves clients in the counties of Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, and Ozaukee. In addition to her work in family law, she is a trained mediator who graduated from the University of Milwaukee's Mediation Program in 2011. She also provides services as a collaborative lawyer, a field in which she has received specialized training.
In addition to the Inns of Court, the Family Law Society, the Justinian Society, and the Wisconsin Club, Ms. Brazil has been a member of several organizations. She has volunteered at the Milwaukee County Courthouse's Self Help Legal Clinic and in the field of domestic abuse. She has been listed on the Milwaukee Magazine Super Lawyers list. For the National Business Institute, she has both written materials and given workshops for other lawyers on the topic of family law.
About Paulette Brazil
Current Employment Position(s)
- Retired
Practice Areas
- Divorce
- Child Support
- Child Placement
- Child Custody
- Maintenance/Alimony
- Property Division
- Relevant Tax Issues
- Paternity
- Mediation
- Collaborative Divorce
Representative Cases
- In re the interest of Caryn A-G, 228 Wis.2d 658 (1999)
- In re the Marriage of Christine Connors & Robert Reimer (1998)
- In re the Marriage of Edward M. Pipp v. Paul Crivello (1998)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 1991
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section (Member)
- Inns of Court
- Gavel Society
- Family Law Section of the State Bar
- Society of Family Lawyers
- Wisconsin Club
- Justinian Society
Pro Bono Activities
- Volunteer, Self Help Legal Clinic
Education
- The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1990
Juris Doctorate
Honors: cum laude - University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1986
Major: Finance
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
3821 S. Howell Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53207
Phone
Fax
- 414-744-2738
Websites
Achievements
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Honors
- 2008-2009; 2019-2022 Selected to Super Lawyers
- A List WISN 12 for family law
- Super Lawyer Recognition
- Outstanding Achievement Award in the Study of Law
- Inducted into the Gavel Society
- Inducted into International Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi
- Invited to speak on WTMJ program regarding family law issues
- Who’s Who American Law Student’s
- Who’s Who Among Attorneys
- Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding volunteer for the Wisconsin Family Justice Clinic
- Top 100 Family lawyers in the State of Wisconsin by the American Society of Legal Advocates
- Nominated to the National Association of Professional Women
- Milwaukee's Lifestyle Magazine Leading Lawyer, 2015
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