Susan A. Hansen
Susan Hansen
Milwaukee
Wisconsin (WI)
Family Law
Collaborative Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Profile
Attorney Susan A. Hansen practices family law with an emphasis on collaborative divorce and mediation. She focuses on a client-centered, problem-solving approach. Attorney Hansen is the Past President of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP). She has served as a member of the Guardian ad Litem Legislative Council Committee and Training Chair for the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin. She has also been Chair of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Public Education Chair for CFLCW and a member of the Collaborative Law Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution.Attorney Hansen is a member of many professional and community service organizations including the Wisconsin Association of Mediators, AFCC, ABA, Association for Conflict Resolution and the Leading American Attorneys Network Advisory Board. She is past-chair of the MBA Family Law Section, Bench Bar Committee and the Common Council Commission on Domestic Violence. She has frequently presented and written on financial and children's family law issues for attorneys, judges, educators, mental health and financial professionals and business entities as well as the public. Attorney Hansen handles a wide range of divorce and family law cases, including high asset and business interests as well as custody and placement issues. Attorney Hansen is committed to providing personalized legal services with integrity and expertise.
Selected To
Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2011
Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2010
Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2009
Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2008
Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2007
Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2006
Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2005
About Susan Hansen
Admitted: 1981, Wisconsin
Professional Webpage: www.h-hlaw.com/profiles/hansen.htm
Honors and Awards:
- Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubble and American Registry
- Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers 2011
- The Best Lawyers in America is a peer review publication ranking that is published annually., Best Lawyers in America, 2010
- Hansen and Hildebrand was names as one of the best law firms in America by Best Lawyers, a peer review annual publication., Best Law Firms in America, 2011
- The Best Lawyers in America is a peer review publication that is published annually., Best Lawyers in America, 2011
- The Best Lawyers in America is a peer review publication that is published annually., Milwaukee Best Lawyers Family Law Mediation Lawyer of the Year, 2012
- The Best Lawyers in America is a peer review publication that is published annually., Best Lawyers in America, 2012
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Extensive training in mediation and collaborative practice.
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Presenter for State Bar CLE programs related to divorce, collaborative practice and mediation. Assisted with mediation training as a professional mediation coach.
- Past Chair of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin; Past President of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP);
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Advisory Board member for Task Force on Family Violence; Volunteer mediation services for the courts; public speaking on divorce options; training and program development for child advocacy/Guardian ad Litem services and divorce-related financial issues.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Presented at international collaborative family law conferences in in Cork, Ireland; Munich, Germany; and Lille, France. Participated in collaborative meetings in Edinburgh, Scotland and Rome, Italy.
- The Family Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin presents an annual workshop in Door County for family lawyers. I have coordinated the program and/or presented at the workshop from 2000-2011., Presented and/or assisted in coordinating the Annual Family Law Section Workshop, Coordinator/Presenter
- Published columns in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, 2009-2010
- I co-authored a chapter of the book, Innovations in Family Law Practice, entitled "Collaborative Practice", author, Innovations in Family Law Practice, AFCC , 2008
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Selected and honored as a Leader in the Law by the Wisconsin Law Journal., 2009
Educational Background:
- Marquette Law School graduate and admitted to the State and Federal Bar., 1981
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