Mary L. Poletti

After graduating from Washington & Lee, School of Law, in Lexington, Virginia, I started practicing law in Roanoke, Virginia in 1987, doing a variety of legal work in private practice, mostly in the area of family law. When I came back to Kenosha, Wisconsin, my home town, I resumed private practice in 2009. We opened the law firm of Nickolai & Poletti in 2012 where I continue to specialize in family law which includes divorce, child custody and placement, termination of parental rights and step-parent adoptions, and grandparents rights, to name a few areas. I am proud of the team we have in place in our Burlington office to serve the legal needs of our clients in a prompt, efficient way and with the highest ethical standards. I would like to put my years of experience to work for you to assist you in navigating through your legal issues.

Washington and Lee University School of Law

J.D. (1987) | Law

1984 - 1987

Honors: Second Best Brief in the 1985 Burks Moot Court Competition; Honorable Mention in Oral Argument portion of Davis Moot Court Competition

Taylor University

B.A. | English, Pre-Law

1977 - 1981

Activities: Editor of school newspaper

Scoring Judge

Regional Mock Trial Competition for Wisconsin

2017 - Current

Preside over teams of high school students in their trial presentations and score groups.

Board Member

Kenosha Board of Zoning Appeals

2011 - Current

Hear citizen appeals regarding their denial of zoning relief.

Mediator

Kenosha Circuit Court Mediation Program

2009 - 2011

Mediated small claims cases to assist parties to come to agreement rather than proceed in court.

Certified Arbitrator

Better Business Bureau

1992 - 1994

Served as arbitrator for consumer complaints against auto manufacturers.

BV Distinguished Rating

Martindale-Hubbell

2010

"Very High Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards" through a "strenuous Peer Review Rating process that is managed and monitored by the world's most trusted legal resource - LexisNexis, Martindale-Hubbell."

Kenosha Bar Association

Member

Current

Racine Bar Association

Family Law Committee

Current

Burlington Senior Center

Board Member

Current

Activities: Manage business of the Burlington Senior Activities Center

Crossway Community Church

Member

Current

State Bar of Wisconsin

Member

Current

Virginia

1987-1999

Wisconsin

Since 2009

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