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MELINDA
ABNEY WHITTON |
EDUCATION
J.D., magna cum laude, Brandeis School of Law at University of Louisville - 1999
Honors: Class standing - top 10% Brandeis Honor Society Dean’s List all semesters B.A., University of South Carolina
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Louisville Bar Association, Family Law Section
Kentucky Bar Association, Family Law Section
Twelfth Circuit Bar Association (Henry, Oldham, Trimble Counties)
SEMINARS
| 2005 | Kentucky Collaborative Family Network Training |
| 2005 | 15th Biennial Family Law Institute, University of Kentucky College of Law |
| 2005 | ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education |
| 2005 | Strothman & Company PSC |
| 2004 | American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Chicago, IL |
| Standard of Value for Professional
Practices and Closely Held Businesses Comparative Types and Forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution The Use of Behavioral Science Specialists in Contested Child Custody Cases |
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| 2004 | 7th Annual Family Law Seminar,
Kentucky Chapter AAML and LBA, Louisville, KY Family Law and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Child Support Deviations: Big, Small, and All Around Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships - What Is in Store for Kentucky? Common Problems for Family Law Practitioners and Ethics 2000 on the Horizon Classification and Division of Stock Options Negotiating Skills for Family Law Attorneys Law Office Management and Technology Criminal Matters in Child Support Domestic Violence and Immigration - New Skills for the Active Family Lawyer Care and Feeding of Your Financial Expert: How to Work Ethically and Effectively for Maximum Results Domestic Violence and Custody - Its Evolution in 2004 Modifying and Terminating Maintenance: Some Surprises |
| 2004 |
LanProse, Inc. |
| 2003 | Louisville
Bar Association Child Support in Shared Custody Cases Maintaining the Financial Status Quo Post-Lewis |
| 2003 | American
Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Loyola University, Chicago, IL Institute for Family Law Associates Getting Started with your Client File Management Dealing with Clients, Judges and Opposing Counsel Reading Financial Statements and Tax Returns Preparing Client for Deposition Business Evaluation 101 Pensions and Qualified Domestic Relations Orders Discovery Preparing Exhibits, Handling Evidentiary Proceedings, Arguments and Objections |
| 2003 | Annual Family
Law Nuts & Bolts of Divorce Seminar Louisville Bar Association / U of L School of Law Practical Divorce from Start to Finish Lawyers Mutual Ethics Temporary and Permanent Child Support, Maintenance and Prenuptial Agreements Attorney and Paralegal Perspectives on Qualified Domestic Relations Orders Hague Abduction Convention Domestic Violence Orders and Restraining Orders Perspectives from the Bench |
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
| 2003 - present | Associate Attorney, Diana L. Skaggs & Associates |
| October 2000 - December 2002 | Associate Attorney, Seiller & Handmaker, LLP |
| August 1999 - December 1999 | Internship with
Judge Lisabeth Hughes Abramson, Circuit Court |
| January 1999 - July 1999 | Criminal Justice
internship under Joseph P. Gutmann, Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, Louisville, KY |
| Spring 1997-1999 | Volunteer with
Teen Court; assisted teen advocates in preparing their cases for trial |
| 1997 | Certified Mediator |
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