ABOUT

I served as a Judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, and am an attorney with more than four decades of experience.   After leaving the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in August 2022, I resumed my law and mediation practice.  I have experience in many areas of law, teaching at both Marquette University Law School and Northeastern University Law School, as well as teaching in the Paralegal department at Milwaukee Area Technical College.  My areas of knowledge are broad and deep, from corporate law and general civil law, to child abuse.  I have been appointed as a Guardian ad Litem in more than 400 cases involving frail and disabled adults, and in numerous family cases involving contentious disputes.

As background, I teach at two law schools, specializing in Child Abuse and in Negotiation and Advocacy.  I also teach in a paralegal program at Milwaukee Area Technical College.   In addition, I have an active law and mediation practice focusing on family cases, guardianship, child abuse, foster care, and issues involving IRIS and disabled adults. 

Lori Kornblum recently completed her service as a judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. She is an Adjunct Professor at Marquette University and Northeastern University Law School, and a full time Faculty member of Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), Paralegal Department. Ms. Kornblum is an active practicing attorney. Her private practice focuses on Adult Services, Guardian ad Litem work for disabled adults and for children, Child Abuse, private CHIPS and Foster Care. Ms. Kornblum is a founding Director and Board Member of L’Chaim Chaverut Northshore, a non-profit focusing on the needs of independent seniors in the Northshore of Milwaukee area. She also serves on the board of Wisconsin CASA. Ms. Kornblum is the past chairperson of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Office of Lawyer Regulation Board of Administrative Oversight, and of the Special Preliminary Review Committee, and has served on the City of Mequon Board of Appeals. She continues to research and write on issues relating to the well-being of children and the law. Ms. Kornblum has served numerous non-profit organizations in a leadership position. Prior to her teaching service, Ms. Kornblum served as an Assistant District Attorney in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, for 22 years, specializing in Child Abuse and Neglect. She received her JD from University of California-Berkeley School of Law in 1982, and her AB from Yale University in 1979, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa.