Amy Devine Email & Phone Number

Madison, WI, US

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Monona, WI

Attorney specializing in elder law, estate planning, Medicaid planning, and probate.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Working as part of the National Quality Improvement Center for Adoption/Guardianship Support and Preservation (QIC) grant research team under the supervision of Dr. Nancy Rolock
• Researching evidence-based interventions serving children and families and compiling findings
• Analyzing data on adoption readiness programs with SPSS and qualitative methods
• Tracking state and national legislation regarding re-homing and adoption practices

Madison, WI

• Conducted psychosocial assessments of Veterans and their caregivers in the primary care geriatrics clinic
• Conducted cognitive screens, including SLUMS and MoCA
• Assessed patients and providing diagnoses to patients and their families as part of an interdisciplinary team in the GRECC Memory Assessment Clinic
• Completed WI and IL advance directives and DNR orders with patients and their families
• Provided information and referrals for nursing home placement, home health services, respite, prosthetics, and adult day health center services within the VA system
• Participated in numerous educational seminars, including UW Medicine Grand Rounds, Geropsych Colloquium, and Geriatric Core lectures

Prairie Du Sac, WI

• Conducted psychosocial assessments of patients as part of discharge planning
• Provided limited case management services for patients and their families
• Completed advanced directives with patients
• Collaborated with a team of physicians, physical therapists, nurses, and social workers in providing care for patients

Madison, Wisconsin

• Analyzing court procedures, laws, and policies and creating legislative and case law summaries
• Preparing presentations on court procedures, laws, and best practices in child welfare
• Analyzing potential legislation, drafting reports, and presenting summaries at various judicial, juvenile clerk, and community stakeholder meetings
• Conducting and coordinating Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) reviews in various counties on compliance with the Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act (WICWA)
• Compiling and reviewing data for CQI reviews and writing summary reports
• Organizing and providing technical support for judicial child welfare trainings, including reviewing materials and judicial checklists

Jamaica, N.Y.

• Taught weekly seminar in family law, trial preparation and strategy, and interviewing and client management skills
• Developed curriculum and syllabus for new legal clinic, including assigned readings and simulations
• Supervised three clinical law students in all aspects of legal practice

New York, NY

• Supervised pro bono attorneys in adoption, custody, guardianship, and visitation matters
• Supervised volunteer attorneys, legal interns, and a staff attorney within the organization on family court matters
• Wrote and updated training manuals on trial practice, custody, guardianship, and adoption law and conducted legal trainings for pro bono attorneys
• Recruited, trained and supervised pro bono volunteers
• Wrote legal fact sheets and pro se guide to assist kinship caregivers understand and protect their rights
• Created and conducted presentations and outreach to community groups, particularly grandparent support groups, on legal issues for kinship caregivers, including family law and public benefits

• Prepared summaries of court reports
• Completed legal research and wrote hearing and trial opinions
• Mediated disputes in family and special civil court
• Performed administrative tasks, including answering phones, organizing case files and resolving scheduling conflicts

Monterey, CA

• Wrote and edited grants for a not-for-profit agency providing housing and supportive services for persons with HIV and AIDS
• Organized two major agency fundraisers, “The Crystal Ball,” and “Dining with Friends”
• Supervised volunteers at agency Thanksgiving community dinner and holiday gift drive

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Battered Women's Rights Clinic

Master Of Social Work (M.S.W.), Gerontology

B.A., Psychology, Social Welfare, Legal Studies