Nina Vitek, Esq.
Nina Vitek, Esq.Attorney

Nina works in the following areas:

Divorce, Legal Separation, Annulment, Child Support, Custody and Placement Disputes, Maintenance/Spousal Support, Grandparent Visitation, Paternity, Domestic Abuse Injunctions, Harassment Injunctions, Pre-nuptial and Post-nuptial Agreement Litigation, Modification of Existing Orders, Jurisdictional Disputes, Pre-mediation Consultations and Preparation, Limited Fee Representation, Co-counsel Assistance and International Family Law Issues.

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EDUCATION:

  • 1982 B. A. History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • 1986 Juris Doctor, University of Nebraska College of Law

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

  • 2015-present, Law Office of Nina M. Vitek, S.C.
  • 2012-2015, Partner at Vitek & Probst, S.C.
  • 2010-2012, Partner at Vitek & Stein, S.C.
  • 1998-2010, Partner at Lara, Vitek & Stein, S.C.
  • 1987-1998, Podell & Podell
  • 1986-1987 Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office – Child Support Enforcement, Paternity Division

 

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

    • Family Law Section
    • Chair, Paternity Committee, 1993-2001
    • Co-Chair, Paternity Committee, 1992-1993
    • ABA Advisor to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; Advisor to the Drafting Commission to revise the Uniform Parentage Act, 1997-2001
    • Liaison from the ABA Family Law Section to the American
    • Association of Blood Banks, 1999-2001

 

STATE BAR OF WISCONSIN

    • Family Law Section
    • Member, 1987-Present

 

MILWAUKEE BAR ASSOCIATION

    • Family Law Section Member, 1987-Present
    • Professionalism Committee-Board Member, 1990-1993
    • Bench/Bar Family Law Committee, 2007-2009

 

OZAUKEE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

    • Volunteer Family Law Clinic, 2007-Present

 

SOCIETY OF FAMILY LAWYERS

    • Board of Directors, 1996-present
    • Chair, 2000-2001
    • Member, 1987-Present


HONORS:

  • “AV” (highest ability, highest ethics) by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory


RECOGNITION & SPEECHES:

  • Recognition in publication of 2012 Wisconsin’s Top Rated Lawyers – Divorce Category

American Bar Association:

    • April, 2009 – “Alimony: A Rose with Many Thorns, Thinking Outside the Box — Income for Purposes of Spousal Support”
    • October, 1996 – “Jurassic Park Technology: Establishing
    • Parentage After Death”
    • April, 1995 – “Current Status of Admissibility of DNA Evidence in Paternity Cases”
    • November, 1993– “The Admissibility of DNA Testing in Paternity Actions”

 

State Bar of Wisconsin:

    • August, 2006 – “International Conundrums”, 18th Annual Family Law Workshop
    • June, 1998 – “Paternity Action Primer”
    • January, 1997 – “Psyching Up the Client”
    • March, 1992 – “Role of the GAL in Paternity Issues”

 

Law Education Institute, Inc.:

    • January, 1997 – “Pondering Paternity in the 90’s”
    • January, 1994 – “Social Security – It’s Role in Family Law”

 

Professional Education Systems, Inc.:

    • January, 1993 – “Computer Software Designed for the Family Law Practice: FinPlan’s Divorce Planner and Propertizer”
    • Listed in “Wisconsin’s Top Rated Lawyers” 2012 Edition under Divorce
    • Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Tax Topics in Family Law
    • Matters. May 24, 2013, Madison Crowne Plaza


AUTHOR:

  • Matthew-Bender Consultant Editor: Disputed Paternity Proceedings, 1997-2001
  • “Stock Options and Post-Retirement Maintenance Payments” National Litigation
  • Consultants’ Review, November 2009
  • American Journal of Family Law, “Mutual Mistake as Grounds for Setting Aside a Property Settlement Agreement,” Volume 27, Number 1, Spring 2013


ARTICLES and PUBLICATIONS:

American Journal of Family Law, “Modifying Custody: Legislative Changes to Wisconsin’s Child Custody Laws,” 1998


NATIONAL TELEVISION APPEARANCE:

CBS This Morning, discussing paternity proceedings in relation to the Bill Cosby case, July 30, 1997


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES:

  • American Bar Association, Family Law Section Member 1987-2003
  • State Bar Association of Wisconsin, Family Law Section Member 1987-Present
  • Milwaukee Bar Association, Family Law Section Member 1987-Present
  • Society of Family Lawyers, Member 1987–Present
  • Le Club Board of Governors, 2007–2012


APPELLATE PRACTICE CASES:

  • Heppner v. Heppner, 319 Wis. 2d 237, 768 N.W.2d 261 (review denied)
  • Dehart v. Dehart, 2011-AP-00493