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About Attorney Susan
Municipal Judge, Village of Elkhart Lake and Town of Rhine, Wisconsin
Part-time Municipal Judge from May 1, 2001 to present (Appointed from June 2001 to May 2002, elected in May 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010 and 2012)
Attorney Susan H. Schleisner, Attorney at Law, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Part-time from 1993 to September 1999, Full time from September 1999 to Present)
Litigation, Mediation and Arbitration (FINRA, see below)
Pro Se Divorce & Mediation Services, S. C., Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Attorney/Mediator (August 1993 to Present)
Provide divorce mediation and limited scope services to people representing themselves in their own divorce, post-divorce, child support, maintenance, custody and placement cases.
Three Offices: Appleton; Elkhart Lake; and Oshkosh
FINRA Arbitration Program, Chicago, Illinois
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (1994 to Present)
Arbitrator on select FINRA arbitration cases.
Sunstone Financial Group, Inc., (n/k/a UMB Fund Services), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Associate Counsel, Securities Lawyer (August 1998 to September 30, 1999)
Legal counsel to Sunstone (a mutual fund service provider) and client investment companies and advisers on the application of the securities laws as applied to administrators, transfer agents and distributors and general corporate matters.
AAL Capital Management Corporation (n/k/a Thrivent Financial), Appleton, Wisconsin
Director, Fund and Adviser Administration (July 1994 to August 1998)
Legal counsel to AAL Capital Management Corporation and The AAL Mutual Funds and their Boards of Directors on the securities laws as applied to their investment companies and investment advisers operations. Responsible for investment company regulation, including preparation, coordination and filing of registration statements, post-effective amendments and proxies and the review of annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. Advised and supported sales staff on issues relating to investment company distribution and advertising. Advised and assisted AAL staff on new fund products. Counseled portfolio managers and other investment staff on fund disclosure, investment policies and trading practices.
Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Market Regulation, Washington, D.C.
Attorney Adviser, National Market System Branch and Office of Automation and International Markets (September 1989 to August 1992) and Office of Trading Practices (September 1992 to August 1993)
Analyzed and reviewed self-regulatory organization rule filings. Investigated and analyzed securities markets for the purpose of proposing legislation and regulations to carry out Commission and Exchange Act policies. Formulated and interpreted rules and regulations regulating practices involving securities trading, tender offers and mergers and securities distribution techniques employed in raising capital for domestic and foreign business enterprises.
* Received recognition and cash award from former SEC Chairman Richard C. Breeden for outstanding contributions to the Commission.
Jobin & Flynn, Chicago, IL (Captive Defense Firm for Travelers Insurance Company)
Associate Attorney (May 1987 to August 1987), Paralegal (July 1984 to May 1987)
Education
The London School of Economics, University of London, Master of Laws (LL.M.), November 1988
The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, J. D. with Distinction, January 1987
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, B. S. Finance, December 1980
Other
Past President and Director, Chamber of Commerce, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (2001 and 2002);
Past Secretary of the Sheboygan County Bar Association, Sheboygan, Wisconsin;
Past Director of Casa Claire, a residential treatment and recovery center for women (“Group Home”); and
Past Volunteer for United Way, Appleton, Wisconsin;
Volunteer for the Fond du Lac County Circuit Court Pro Se Clinic through Family Services; and
Board member of the Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah Education Foundation (July 2015 to Present)
Admitted to practice in Illinois, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia