Specialties
Any legal issues that arise can impact your family. This is especially the case when the situation directly involves family members, as is the case in divorce and family law matters. When facing these types of challenges, our firm is dedicated to helping you seek a resolution so you can move forward with your life. Using decades of experience, we can confidently handle your case.
History
Established in 1997.
Kris grew up in the Seattle area. After graduating from the University of Washington in 1988, she attended law school at Marquette Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and obtained a Juris Doctorate in 1991.
Kris began practicing law in Lansing, Michigan but returned back to Wisconsin in 1994 and began growing her family practice. In 1997 she helped form the law firm of Brazil, Thelen & Benske, S.C. When the firm decided to take alternate paths, the law firm of Thelen & Associates, LLC was launched.
Meet the Business Owner: Kristina T.
Kris grew up in the Seattle area. After graduating from the University of Washington in 1988, she attended law school at Marquette Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and obtained a Juris Doctorate in 1991.
Kris began practicing law in Lansing, Michigan, but returned back to Wisconsin in 1994 and began growing her family practice. In 1997, she helped form the law firm of Brazil, Thelen & Benske, S.C. When the firm decided to take alternate paths, the law firm of Thelen & Associates, LLC was launched.
Kris practices in all of the courts of Southeastern Wisconsin handling all family law matters, including child support, custody, placement and visitation. She also handles cases involving alimony (maintenance), property division, pre-nuptials/ante-nuptial agreements and cohabitation. She has also handled numerous matters before the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Kris is a member of the family sections of the Wisconsin Bar Association, the Waukesha County