Linda Lea Viken

Linda Lea Viken

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Education

U of South Dakota School of Law, 1977/ JD

Admitted to Practice

1978

AAML Position(s) Held

National
  • Secretary, 2nd VP, 1st VP, President Elect, President, Past Present, Bylaws Chair
State
  • President, Past President, Secretary

CLE Presentations

  • South Dakota Trial Lawyers Seminar, “Fee Agreements,” 1984;
    South Dakota Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Programs:
    “Divorce Taxation,” 1984
    “Child Custody Litigation Issues,” 1985
    “New Developments in Child Support Enforcement,” 1986
    “Administrative Law,” 1987
    “Labor Law Lawyers School,” 1988;
    “The Use of Mediation and Investigation in Custody Cases,” 1988 Law Education Institute, Vail, Colorado’,”The Military Family,” 1988 – Law Education Institute, Vail, Colorado,
    “Documentary Presentation of Evidence in a Contested Divorce Trial,” South Dakota Trial Lawyers Court Trial Seminar, 1991,’Basic Divorce Laws, Forms & Procedures,’ South Dakota Trial Lawyers Family & Divorce Law Seminar, 1997,
    ‘Child Custody, Visitation & Support Issues,’ South Dakota Trial Lawyers Family & Divorce Law Seminar, 1997, ‘Painless Discovery from a Plaintiff and Defense Viewpoint,’ South Dakota Trial Lawyers Pre & Post Trial Essentials Seminar, 1997 , ‘Federalism of Family Law,’ AAML Annual Meeting, 1997. ‘Jurisdictional Issues – Child Support Jurisdiction,’ AAML Mid-Year Meeting, 2001, ‘Family Law in the Milllenium,’ State Bar of South Dakota Continuing Legal Education, 2001, ‘Alimony Guidelines – A Plus or Minus?’ South Dakota Trial Lawyers Spring Seminar, 2002, ‘Alimony and Child Support, The Unholy Alliance?’ 2004 National CLE Conference on Family Law in Snowmass/Aspen Colorado, ‘Ethical Dilemmas for Counselors When Testifying in Court,’ Counselors / Ethics / Law West River Counseling Association, October 29, 2005,
    ‘Dividing the Perks of Employment,’ State Bar of South Dakota and Committee on Continuing Legal Education Family Law CLE,
    ‘Ethical Conundrums’ American Institute of Certified Public Accountants / American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers National Conference on Divorce, Las Vegas, Nevada 2008 ,’Higher & Higher – Trial Preparation,’ Nevada State Bar Family Law Conference, Ely, Nevada, 2011, ‘Ethical Conundrums,’ Kentucky Chapter of the AAML and Louisville Bar Association Annual Family Law Seminar,
    ‘Custody Evaluations: What Are We Looking At?’ National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges’ Conference on Juvenile and Family Law, 2012,
    ‘Hot Topic for Family Law….the Emerging Issues,’ South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, 2014;’Parental Rights in South Dakota’ w/Kylie M. Riggins. Ellsworth AFB, 2014; ‘Impact of Special Needs Children on Divorce.’ American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, November 2015; ‘Guarding the Home Front: Protecting the Spouse,’ American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, March 2016,
    ‘Military Members and Divorce / Custody,’ SD State Bar Family Law CLE, April 2017, ‘Family Law – Tax Reform & Alimony,’ SD State Bar Early Bird CLE, June 21, 2019, ‘Important Issues to Consider When Estate Planning Meets Family Law,’ Webinar sponsored by The ABA Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law, August 9, 2018,
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