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Phil Cardis
Madison, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Business and Probate
University of Minnesota Law School
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Cardis Law Group can provide our clients with exceptional, pragmatic counsel. Cardis Law Group is a dedicated and highly skilled law firm with deep experience in legal advisement and representation. We are exceptional, powerful negotiators and diligent advocates, and we will be your proactive partner to help you navigate through your legal...
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Brendan Lee McAvoy
Waukesha, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Defense and Probate
Marquette University Law School and University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Do you need a lawyer? Our clients are middle class Americans who work hard to possess retirement savings, real estate, and their own businesses. At McAvoy Law Offices LLC, our job is to make sure that our clients' income, estates, and livelihood are protected.
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Daniel J. Krause
Madison, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 25 years of experience
(608) 268-5751
Lafayette Building, Suite 207
313 Price Place
Madison, WI 53705
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder and Probate
NYU School of Law
Founder of Krause Estate Planning & Elder Law Center, Dan has helped thousands of families with estate planning and estate administration since 1999. A retired Army Major and JAG Officer, Dan is a board-certified Estate Planning Law Specialist. He is certified by The Estate Law Specialist Board, Inc.
Dan and his former law partner, Nelson Donovan, wrote the book _Estate Planning in Wisconsin: Privacy, Protection and Taking Control_, published in 2017. It is an easy-to-understand primer for non-experts, covering the basics of estate planning, including wills, trusts and powers of attorney.
Besides offering education classes for the public, Dan has lectured on...
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Dera L. Johnsen-Tracy
Madison, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(608) 829-2525
Estate Planning Center of Wisconsin
8446 Excelsior Drive, Suite 102
Madison, WI 53717
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
Marquette University Law School
Attorney Dera L. Johnsen-Tracy is a shareholder and co-founder of Horn & Johnsen SC. Dera and focuses her legal practice in the areas of estate planning, probate and guardianship. Prior to completing law school, Dera gained 14 years of legal experience as a paralegal in Texas and Wisconsin. Dera’s extensive experience provided a strong and practical client-centered foundation for her legal practice. She strives to meet the needs of her clients in a personal and efficient manner. In furtherance of her passion for helping families plan, Dera is an active participant in the Wisconsin Wills for Heroes program and...
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Jacqueline L. Messler
Brookfield, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
Marquette University Law School
I assist clients with estate planning, probate, trust administration, pre-marital agreements, guardianship, and small business succession planning. Regardless of net worth, everybody should have an estate plan. I am happy to assist a range of clients: from the young couple who wants to do estate planning to appoint a guardian for their minor children to the multi-millionaire who needs estate tax planning.
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Shawn G. Rice
Grafton, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 32 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Collections and Probate
Marquette University
Shawn Rice practices primarily in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, corporate, business, real estate, banking & finance and estate planning. Shawn provides counsel and strategic direction to business clients and individuals, guiding them through a variety of transactional matters. Shawn focuses his practice on business, corporate and commercial matters. He advises businesses of all types and sizes, from closely-held, family companies to multi-national corporations.
He has extensive experience providing counsel on general business matters such as start-up and formation, limited liability companies, joint ventures and partnerships, corporate governance, shareholder relations, bank and other financing, securities, real estate matters, and contracts...
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Nelson Donovan
Madison, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
University of Wisconsin Law School
Nelson W. Donovan has spent a lifetime talking to audiences. First as a military aviation instructor and more recently, about the importance of estate planning, tailoring plans for his clients, and writing on this subject. Nelson is also a JAG attorney for the US Army Reserves.
Nelson’s experience as a wartime aviator, military instructor pilot, and airline captain, offers our clients steady precision. He acquired his fiscal savvy from his time as a licensed financial advisor, and an ethical outlook working for the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Office of Lawyer Regulation.
A UW Law School graduate, Nelson integrates his extensive professional experience...
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Patrick J. Taggart II
Sauk City, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
Marquette University Law School
Patrick is a general practice lawyer, whose areas of expertise include: Real Estate Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Corporate and Business Law, Litigation, Collections, Banking Law and Title Insurance.
Patrick Taggart II grew up in Sauk City, Wisconsin. After graduating from Marquette University Law School, he returned to the Sauk City and Prairie du Sac area and joined LaRowe Gerlach & Roy, LLP as an Associate Attorney. In 2001, Patrick became a Partner of the law firm. The firm was subsequently re-named LaRowe Gerlach Taggart LLP in March of 2013. In 2017, he was appointed as a Court Commissioner for...
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William A. Swendson
Oconomowoc, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 51 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Elder
University of Wisconsin Law School
I genuinely believe that the value of life comes from service to others. I have dedicated more hours to this philosophy than our business manager would care to imagine. I have been rewarded kindly in the friends that I have made, the lessons that I have learned and the impact that I have made on the community. I never stop hunting for the next project.
My service to the community has been very broad in scope. I have served as a member of the Oconomowoc school board, the Oconomowoc Hospital Foundation, and as a trustee of St. Jerome’s Catholic...
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Paul E. Bucher
Waukesha, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury
Marquette University Law School
Paul was born in Milwaukee, WI and grew up on the south side of Milwaukee. Paul has five brothers and was raised by a single mom. Growing up on the south side of Milwaukee, Paul attended the local Catholic grade school and worked his way through school by working at gas stations, having a paper route and doing whatever he could to raise money to pay for tuition and books. Paul attended Pius XI high school and, once again, worked to pay all costs of his education, as did his five brothers.
Upon graduating from high school, Paul took a year...
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Oleg Feldman
Glendale, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Estate Planning and Business
Marquette University Law School
You believe you deserve an attorney who focuses on his client's needs, rather than on his bottom line. So do we. Ask our clients, and they’ll tell you that we take the time to get to know our clients to understand their particular situation to give them the most practical and effective legal solution. And, many of our services are provided based on a flat-rate arrangement. It helps us to earn our clients' trust and lifetime relationship.
Mr. Feldman provides legal assistance to clients concerning a broad range of business and estate planning matters, including business formation and organization, contract review,...
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Cedric Kostelyna
Madison, WI Estate Planning Attorney
Estate Planning, Divorce, Family and Probate
University of Wisconsin Law School
Cedric brings a background in education to his legal practice. His teaching experience allows him to understand the unique needs of diverse families and individuals. His previous role at a nationwide family law firm provided him with the skills to guide families towards collaborative solutions, and when necessary, to litigate aggressively. In every case, Cedric advocates for putting the child’s rights and well-being as the paramount consideration.
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Cathleen A. Dettmann
Middleton, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Estate Planning and Business
University of Wisconsin - Madison
I focus my practice on complex business litigation and transactional work including partnership disputes, franchise and fair dealership issues, theft of trade secret issues, copyright disputes and breach of fiduciary duty cases, among others. My practice also includes a substantial amount of contract drafting, business start-up work, and business succession and estate planning.
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Lanre J. Abiola
Wauwatosa, WI Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, Business and Probate
Marquette University Law School
Mr. Lanre Abiola founded Prestige Law Office, LLC, in 2022 with the objective of providing individuals, entrepreneurs, and small and mid-sized businesses with high-quality, cost-effective legal services to achieve the best possible result for clients at a fair cost. Mr. Abiola believes in vigorous advocacy on clients' behalf. Thus, Mr. Abiola carefully limits his caseload to ensure that each case he works on receives the attention and craft necessary to develop and articulate a bold legal defense for his clients.
Additionally, Mr. Abiola believes that clients should be told what their legal fees will be up front. Simply put, if he...
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Kevin Bublitz
Waukesha, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Probate and Tax
University of Wisconsin - Madison
I am a shareholder of Schott, Bublitz & Engel, s.c. My practice areas include business law, real estate law, estate planning and probate. I served as counsel for an array of clients such as: privately held businesses, non-profit organizations, real estate developers and brokers, builders and subcontractors, manufacturers and distributors, employers and employees, lenders, condominium and homeowners associations, title insurance companies, and individuals. Prior to entering private practice, I practiced in the tax department of a national accounting firm. I am a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Waukesha County Bar Association participating in the...
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Nancy Winter
Madison, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 34 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Real Estate and Tax
University of Wisconsin Law School
Nancy brings an accounting background to the practice of law, allowing her to counsel her clients regarding their legal needs with an eye toward tax planning.
Nancy takes great pride in building and maintaining strong client relationships, based on service and trust. Together, Nancy and her father, Jay W. Winter, served the legal needs of Oregon and Madison-area families from one generation to the next. In 2013, Winter Law Office merged with The Law Center for Children & Families, forming The Law Center, S.C. As a result of the merger, the firm is able to serve more of...
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Patricia McKinney-Lins
Madison, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
University of Wisconsin Law School
Patricia McKinney-Lins focuses on family and business estate planning and probate. She is part of the Neider & Boucher, S.C. law firm, located on Madison's west side, with an office in Spring Green, Wisconsin. She is dedicated to serving families as well as small business owners, including family farm business owners. Patricia started her practice in 1986, practiced estate planning, real estate and probate for several years, took time off with her children and has been back to full-time practice since 2011. Patricia enjoys helping her clients organize their affairs to simplify the process of protecting themselves...
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Peter Wolff
Waukesha, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 22 years of experience
Estate Planning, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
Marquette University Law School
Attorney Peter Wolff has been practicing law for over 17 years. His varied experience makes him an exceptional advocate. He has a good working relationship with the Judges and the prosecutors of Waukesha County and he has a reputation for achieving the best possible outcome for his clients.
Peter attended the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, and he received a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, with a minor in Communications. He graduated from Marquette University Law School in 2002. His practice focuses on criminal and family law. Peter regularly accepts appointments in criminal, family and juvenile matters from the Circuit Court...
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Matthew Underwood
Madison, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Elder and Probate
University of Wisconsin Law School
Attorney Matthew Underwood is an estate planning and business attorney at Underwood Legal, LLC. Matt helps families, individuals, and businesses take hold of their future with customized planning and advice. Matt’s goal is to empower you to understand your planning decisions so you can take ownership of your plan and proceed in life with feelings of comfort and accomplishment.
Matt earned his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School and his bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
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Katie E Babe
Pewaukee, WI Estate Planning Attorney
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Appeals, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Marquette University Law School
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Emily A Fey
Oconomowoc, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Estate Planning
Drake University Law School
Raised in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, I graduated from Oconomowoc High School in 1997. In search of a small liberal arts education, and intent upon getting away from home and becoming independent, I attended Kalamazoo College in Michigan. I graduated in 2001 with a major in political science. In 2004, I graduated from Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa. After passing the Wisconsin bar exam, I joined Swendson/Menting Law Ltd., in Oconomowoc.
I started out practicing in the family law area. I was a court appointed Guardian ad Litem and did divorce work, and quickly realized that this was not my...
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Mary John
Wausau, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 32 years of experience
Estate Planning, Asbestos, Elder and Probate
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Mary John is a partner practicing in the areas of estate planning, probate and business law. She also handles real estate matters and provides litigation support, particularly in the firm’sappellate matters. Her experience includes:
Preparing estate planning documents to meet each client’s individual needs, from the simple to the complex, including wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, marital property agreements, life insurance trusts, charitable remainder trusts and special needs trusts
Creating and implementing asset-protection plans for clients planning for possible nursing home care
Guiding families through probate or trust administration after the death of a loved one
Setting up business entities, including LLCs, LLPs...
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Chantelle M Ringe
Madison, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Real Estate and Social Security Disability
DePaul College of Law
Chantelle M. Ringe’s practice focuses on estate planning, elder law, planning for individuals with special needs, adult guardianships, small business matters and real estate transactions. Chantelle works with elders and families of elders who are in need of long-term care, individuals who have special needs, and individuals looking to establish an estate plan that is tailored to their unique concerns and goals. Chantelle also advises individuals in the administration of trusts and probate estates, and frequently assists individuals with business organization, business succession plans and real estate-related matters.
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Peter John Hoeper
Waupun, WI Estate Planning Attorney
Estate Planning, Divorce, Family and Probate
University of Wisconsin Law School
If you are about to embark on the probate process, you need to take immediate action and seek out the help of a Waupun estate planning lawyer you can trust. While you may agree, you may be wondering where you can even begin to search for the right lawyer. You can breathe more easily now, because you have come to the right law firm. Hoeper Law Offices exists to support individuals just like you, and you can know that your case is in the right hands when you come here. Attorney Peter John Hoeper obtained his Juris Doctorate from the...
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Robert E Holtz
Mequon, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 39 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Elder and Probate
University of Wisconsin Law School
Rob has enjoyed the opportunity to practice law in Southeastern Wisconsin for over 33 years. Rob and his wife, Ann, have three children, including twin daughters (UW-Madison graduates) and a son, and they reside in Mequon. Rob is responsive to questions from both individuals and business owners, and has handled a variety of cases and projects in the areas of estate planning, wills, elder law, trusts, probate, tax, small business, business sales and acquisitions, real estate, litigation and general practice. Rob is also a Certified Public Accountant (Wisconsin, 1987-present).
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Michael J. Coakley
Madison, WI Estate Planning Attorney
613 Williamson Street
Ste 201
Madison, WI 53703
Free ConsultationEstate Planning
Northern Illinois University College of Law
As an attorney in Turke & Steil’s estate planning practice, my aim is to help clients take pride in the legacies they will leave behind by crafting estate plans that are understandable, holistic, and efficient.
All families come with their own dynamics and respectfully navigating those dynamics are what great estate plans do, in my opinion. Having grown up in Wisconsin, I am proud to be helping fellow Wisconsinites by giving them the tools to navigate those dynamics in the manner they see fit.
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Juscha EM Robinson
Madison, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 21 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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Thomas Murphy
Waukesha, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Marquette University Law School
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Ronald J. Sonderhouse
Waukesha, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 35 years of experience
Estate Planning, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Attorney Ronald Sonderhouse has over 25 years of legal experience. He is a well respected attorney within the Waukesha County Court system and was given the backing of many Judges, the District Attorney and the Sheriff of Waukesha County when he ran for a Waukesha County Judge position.
Ron graduated from the University of Detroit School of Law in 1990. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business from Michigan State University in 1987. While attending law school, Ron also received a Master's Degree in Business.
Ron began his legal career in Allegan, Michigan in 1991 where he worked as an...
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David J Jones
Fort Atkinson, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 5 years of experience
Estate Planning, Administrative, Divorce and Family
Regent University School of Law
I grew up in and around Fort Atkinson. I went to college and law school in Oklahoma and Virginia. I visited China for a month, and I visited Israel for two weeks.
I had the honor and privilege of studying under Former U.S. Attorney-General John Ashcroft; Sitting Virginia Supreme Court Justice D. Arthur Kelsey; Professors Brad Jacob and James Duane, who had U.S. Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer as law professors; Ben Madison, who writes law school Civil Procedure text books for Carolina Academic Press, a national law school textbook publisher; and Harvard Law School Alumni,...
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Tim Greenwood
Sauk City, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Estate Planning, Divorce and Family
Marquette University Law School
Tim Greenwood grew up in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, before moving to Oshkosh for undergraduate, and then Milwaukee to attend Marquette University Law School. After graduating Tim worked as a Family Law Contract Attorney for a private firm in the Milwaukee area before joining LaRowe Gerlach Taggart LLP in 2019 until 2021. Then in 2021, the office split and Tim remained with the Sauk City Office, which became Taggart Law LLC, until February 2022.
Areas of Practice: He is a general practice attorney, specializing in Family Law, Divorce, Custody, Placement, and Support, and Estate Planning.
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Michelle Fitzgerald
Brookfield, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Family
Marquette University Law School
Michelle Fitzgerald is an attorney and founder of Horizons Law Group, LLC. She practices family law, including mediation and collaborative law, real estate, new business start-ups, estate planning including probate and guardianships. Michelle is on the board of the Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin as well as a past Chairperson. She formerly served on the Wauwatosa Village BID Board and school governance council at her children's former school. She is also an active member of the Milwaukee Bar, and the Association for Women Lawyers (AWL), and past volunteer at the House of Peace Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic. Michelle was...
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Stephanie Rapkin
Milwaukee, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 40 years of experience
Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
DePaul College of Law
Licensed to practice law in Wisconsin since 1984, Stephanie G. Rapkin also went on to obtain an LL.M. in taxation. She has written two tax and estate planning books for Lexis Nexis, one of the largest legal publishing houses in the world. She has written a number of law journal articles and specialty articles for electronic legal journals. She had taught both continuing legal education courses in estate planning and tax for practicing attorneys and university courses in probate law and business law. She has been named one of the top estate planning attorneys for 4...
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Alexander M Evans
Madison, WI Estate Planning Attorney
Free ConsultationEstate Planning
Charleston School of Law
As a fourth-generation attorney and now, a father of two toddlers, I understand the importance of heritage and proper planning. As an estate planning attorney, my mission is to be a guiding light for families facing complex probate challenges and to provide them with the peace of mind that comes from well drafted documents.
I understand that the legal intricacies of estate planning and probate can be daunting, but my passion lies in simplifying these complexities. My goal is to ensure that future generations don’t have to bear the burden of uncertainty and confusion when it comes to their family’s...
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Monica Walrath
Pewaukee, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
Marquette University Law School
Walrath Law, LLC is not a typical law firm. With today’s changing technology, infinite mobile apps and hectic lifestyles, Walrath Law, LLC strives to be there for you every step of the way.
After fifteen years of practicing law while raising a family, Attorney Monica Walrath understands the busy schedules and demands of everyday life. Walrath Law, LLC is available outside of typical business hours and will accommodate your schedule.
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Patricia Hammel
Antigo, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Defense and Landlord Tenant
University of Wisconsin
I've lived and practiced law in Wisconsin for over 40 years, including Madison, Janesville and northern Wisconsin. Since leaving Judicare Legal Aid in August 2024, my main areas of practice are bankruptcy, foreclosure resolution through Chapter 13 and modifications, estate planning and family law.
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Michael Dan Kaiser
Hartland, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
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Marsha Tesar
DE FOREST, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 25 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Probate and Real Estate
University of Wisconsin Law School
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Amanda N. Follett
Kewaskum, WI Estate Planning Attorney with 10 years of experience
(262) 626-8432
1225 Fond du Lac Avenue, Suite 100
PO Box 456
Kewaskum, WI 53040
Estate Planning, Business and Real Estate
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Amanda concentrates her practice on corporate and business law, estate planning and business succession planning, real estate law, and tax issues.
She lives in West Bend and is actively involved with several groups in the local community, including the Albrecht Free Clinic and West Bend Noon Rotary Club.
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Jason Krautkramer
Wausau, WI Estate Planning Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Elder and Tax
University of Wisconsin Law School