Brigitte Schmidt Bell

Background

Schmidt Bell, Brigitte was born on January 5, 1948 in Hamburg, Germany.

Education

Swarthmore College (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1970). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1979). Spoken languages: German, Hungarian.

Career

Worked at Brigitte Schmidt Bell, Professional Corporation (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Mediation, Litigation, Family Law, Adoption, Elder, Employment, Business. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Illinois. 1981, United States. Tax Court.

Company-Author: with Gemma B. Allen, "Child Support," Illinois Family law (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education 1992).

With Sandra R. Murphy, "Pleadings in Matrimonial Actions Under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Acting," Illinois Family Law, 3--1-3--154 (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education 1988). "QDROPHOBIA and Answers to Frequently Asked Tax Questions About Retirement Benefits in the Divorce Context," (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Presentations, November and December 1989).

Presentations: Academy of Family Mediators, July, 1994 Conference. July, 1995 Conference.

February, 1996 Conference.

July, 1996 Conference. Mediation Council of Illinois, April, 1994 Conference. Microwave Communications Incorporated, 1995 Conference, 1996 Conference, April 1997 Conference.

Wisconsin Association of Mediators, November, 1993 Conference.

November, 1994 Conference. November, 1996 Conference.

Academy of Legal Studies in Business, August 1995 Conference. National Business Institute , Equitable Distribution in Illinois, March, 1997 Conference.

Extern Law Clerk to the Honorable George North. Leighton, United States.

District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1978-1979. Adjunct Professor, Consensual Dispute Resolution, Loyola School of Law, 1986—. Visiting Faculty, DePaul School of New Learning, 1992—.

Legal Assistance Foundation"s Children"s Rights Project Advisory Board, 1985-1993.

Certified Arbitrator, Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, 1990—. Certified Mediator and Trainer for the Neighborhood Justice Center of Chicago (now "Center for Conflict Resolution"), 1985—.

Member, Board of Directors, 1987—. Chair, Long Range Planning Committee.

Secretary, 1993—. Member: Mediation Council of Illinois, 1987— (Board of Directors, 1994—.

Vice President, 1997—). Academy of Family Mediators, 1988—. (Practitioner Member, 1997).

Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1987—.

Member, Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, 1986—. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Member, Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution) Bar Associations.

Women"s Bar Association. Chicago Council of Lawyers.

Achievements

• Brigitte Schmidt Bell has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Co-Author: with Gemma B. Allen, "Child Support," Illinois Family law (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education 1992). With Sandra R. Murphy, "Pleadings in Matrimonial Actions Under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act," Illinois Family Law, 3--1-3--154 (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education 1988). "QDROPHOBIA and Answers to Frequently Asked Tax Questions About Retirement Benefits in the Divorce Context," (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Presentations, November and December 1989).
    
    Presentations: Academy of Family Mediators, July, 1994 Conference. July, 1995 Conference. February, 1996 Conference.
    
    July, 1996 Conference. Mediation Council of Illinois, April, 1994 Conference. MCI, 1995 Conference, 1996 Conference, April 1997 Conference.
    
    Wisconsin Association of Mediators, November, 1993 Conference. November, 1994 Conference. November, 1996 Conference.
    
    Academy of Legal Studies in Business, August 1995 Conference. NBI, Equitable Distribution in Illinois, March, 1997 Conference. Extern Law Clerk to the Honorable George N. Leighton, United States.
    
    District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1978-1979. Adjunct Professor, Consensual Dispute Resolution, Loyola School of Law, 1986—. Visiting Faculty, DePaul School of New Learning, 1992—.
    
    Legal Assistance Foundation's Children's Rights Project Advisory Board, 1985-1993. Certified Arbitrator, Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, 1990—. Certified Mediator and Trainer for the Neighborhood Justice Center of Chicago (now "Center for Conflict Resolution"), 1985—.
    
    Member, Board of Directors, 1987—. Chair, Long Range Planning Committee. Secretary, 1993—.

Membership

Member, Board of Directors, 1987—. Chair, Long Range Planning Committee. Secretary, 1993—. Member: Mediation Council of Illinois, 1987— (Board of Directors, 1994—.

Vice President, 1997—).

Academy of Family Mediators, 1988—. (Practitioner Member, 1997).

Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1987—. Member, Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, 1986—.

Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Member, Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution) Bar Associations.

Women"s Bar Association. Chicago Council of Lawyers.