Barbara Blee Maille, J.D., M.S.W., leads Danna McKitrick's family law practice group representing both men and women in a broad range of family disputes involving complex interpersonal relationships and extensive financial holdings.

Her primary focus is on domestic and probate litigation involving: dissolution of marriage, legal separation and annulment; valuation and division of property; retirement/pension plan distributions; maintenance (alimony); child custody; child support; modifications of court judgments; paternity; adult and child orders of protection; pre/post nuptial agreements; guardianships; discovery of assets; and disputes over wills and trusts.

Maille's training and experience in clinical social work gives her an added dimension as a caring advisor to her clients and as a trial attorney with a unique perspective on psychological issues and family dynamics of child custody and guardianship litigation.

Maille has extensive experience speaking and providing estate planning services to those who want to provide financial protection for disabled family members. Maille's interest in this area of the law began when she successfully argued the landmark case Tidrow vs. Missouri Division of Family Services, which held that a person with special needs who is the beneficiary of a trust will still be able to receive public assistance if the trust is properly written.

Prior to joining Danna McKitrick in 1992, Maille was the director of mid-central legal center for developmental disabilities—a center for legal training in developmental disabilities law in a four state region. This followed her roles as assistant professor of pediatrics and director of social work training at the Children's Rehabilitation Unit of the Kansas University Medical Center.

Sue McNabb, J.D., M.A., B.A., served as assistant attorney general for the Louisiana Department of Justice. She has an extensive background in corporate law in the private sector where she worked as general counsel of an INC 500 company and as vice president of administration with a national not-for-profit corporation. Prior to that, she taught at Louisiana State University. Presently, she works as a consultant.

McNabb has worked with the office of the attorney general and the gaming industry on developing the "Problem and Compulsive Gaming Programs" for the various gaming properties in Louisiana. She also developed and implemented the innovative Gambling Treatment Referral Program, a diversionary program designed to refer first or second non-violent offenders whose crime is a result of gambling activity into treatment. McNabb has written numerous articles on responsible gaming which appeared in Global Gaming Business, Casino Lawyer and the American Bar Association Gazette among others. She was inducted into the prestigious International Masters of Gaming Law in 2006 and serves as chair of the Responsible Gaming Committee. She is vice-chair of the governmental section of the American Bar Association and serves on the board of directors of both the National Council on Problem Gambling and the Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling .

Arlene C. Miller, LCSW, NCGC, is a social worker in private practice in St. Louis, Missouri. Miller was initially trained as a community mental health counselor and is a certified gestalt therapist. Miller has been an adjunct faculty member at St. Louis Community College at Meramec, where she created and taught one of the first college credit courses on problem gambling. Her extensive background in marriage and family therapy along with her specialized training in multiple addictions makes her an excellent resource for addressing the financial issues facing today's families. Miller has presented basic and advanced gambling training to numerous agencies, organizations, schools, congregations and professionals in multiple settings.

Jennifer H. Norland, B.A., is a curriculum/instructional designer for the Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies (CASAT), at the University of Nevada. Norland received a bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in addiction counseling and prevention from the University of Nevada with high distinction. Her professional skills includes software application in DreamWeaver, InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Additionally, Norland has experience with electronic and web-based curricula and products, production of Curriculum Infusion Packages (CIPs), CDs/DVDs, podcasts, as well as development of distribution material for trainings, conferences and informational booklets.

Laurie Norman, B.E.A.D., holds a bachelor's degree with a double major in addictions studies and psychology from Minot State University, and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Regina. She worked in the addictions field for nine years, beginning her teaching career in 2001. She joined the Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation as the responsible gaming Officer in 2005, and is responsible for the implementation of the Responsible Gaming Program on the gaming floor of Casino Regina and Moose Jaw.

Denise F. Quirk, M.A., has a sixteen-year history of treating addicts and their families, teaching college students, serving on an examining board and state gambling council, running a not-for-profit outpatient gambling center and ultimately collaborating on the academic training project with the Mountain West ATTC- where she developed and teaches the two online problem gambling academic courses. The presenter is licensed as an MFT, certified as a national and state gambling counselor, and licensed as an addiction counselor in Nevada. Quirk has presented at state and national conferences and continues to work as a therapist and supervisor of gambling counselor interns.

Juan Paulo Ramirez, M.A., Ph.D., joined the Public Policy Center as a research specialist in 2007. Ramirez has experience designing surveys, data collection, statistical analysis and the use of Geographic Information Systems. His focus of research is related to behavioral health projects. Ramirez received his doctorate degree in geography at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2002, where he also earned his master's degree. He received a bachelor's degree in geography from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Mark Rios, M.S.W., is a chemical health social worker, who was born in Durango Mexico, but grew up in Texas working in the fields with his family until he graduated high school. While in high school, his family migrated to Minnesota. Once he graduated high school, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps to further his education for four years active duty. During his marine active and in-active eight-year tour he earned a bachelor's degree in chemical dependency counseling and performed many trainings to his fellow marines on prevention. In 1998 Rios joined the agency Communidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) as a prevention specialist and chemical health assessor where he worked specifically with the Latino community. During the nine years of working with CLUES, Rios worked in the capacity of assessor, project manager, department director and assumed many responsibilities in various state committees that were in the area of chemical health.

Carolyn Ross, M.P.S., has 24 years of experience working in the field of human services, and her work has encompassed substance abuse prevention and treatment, street gang interventions, criminal justice programs, and services for families. Her career began with Youth Service Project, Inc. in Chicago serving as an outpatient substance abuse counselor, program director and clinical director during her tenure. Her involvement with the CENTER began in 1990, where she served as an outpatient counselor, program manager and treatment supervisor before her departure to serve as the executive director of the Martin Luther King Center in Illinois. She returned to the CENTER in 2001, assuming her current position as executive director. Ross has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in public service.

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