Attorney Linda S. Balisle is the founder of the Madison law firm of Balisle Family Law Legal Counsel, S.C. She concentrates her practice in the area of divorce mediation, arbitration and, if necessary, litigation for high net worth clients and business owners, as well as complex jurisdictional issues, LGBTQIA+ families, and appellate practice.
Of the many appellate cases she has argued, 17 were published in the case reports, including In re Marriage of LaRocque, 139 Wis. 2d 23 (1987); In re Custody of H.S.H-K., 193 Wis. 2d 649 (1995); In interest of A.E.H., 161 Wis. 2d 277 (1991); Richardson v. Richardson, 139 Wis. 2d 778 (1987); Schwantes v. Schwantes, 121 Wis. 2d 607 (ct. App. 1984); and Roberto v. Brown, 107 Wis. 2d 17 (1982).
Licenses
- State of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Dane County Bar Association
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Appointments-Current
- Wisconsin Diplomates (one of two) of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers
Appointments-Past
- Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison for Family Law, Civil Procedure and Appellate Procedure (1982-1995)
- Chair of the Federal Legislation and Lobbying Task Force of the American Bar Association-Family Law Section
- Chair of the Board of Governors of the Wisconsin State Bar Association
- Board Member of the Wisconsin Law Foundation
- Past President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Wisconsin Chapter
- Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
Recognitions
- Recipient of the Wisconsin Law Foundation’s Belle Case LaFollette award for outstanding service to the profession
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Martindale Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, and Super Lawyers for several years
- Madison’s Best Family Law Attorney by Best Lawyers in America in 2009 and 2019
