About Amy

Amy Shapiro is a family law attorney based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with over 40 years of experience. She has been practicing in Wisconsin since 1984, focusing on family law matters such as divorce, child custody, child support, and guardianship. In addition to her advocacy, she serves as a Guardian ad Litem for children in custody cases and is trained in mediation and collaborative law. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Bar and the Milwaukee Bar Association. She has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law and was a finalist for Best Divorce Attorney by the Shepherd Express in 2010. She has served on the boards of Jewish Family Services, the YWCA of Milwaukee, and the 16th Street Community Health Center. She earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1981 and her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1977. She is currently a shareholder at Hawks Quindel, S.C., a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has also been appointed to the WUWM Advisory Committee for 2012-13. She has authored articles on family law topics, including "Shortening Trial Time" in the Family Advocate in 1994 and "U.C.C.J.A. & P.K.P.A: A Comparative Study" in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law in January 1991. She is also a trained mediator and collaborative attorney, offering mediation services to resolve family disputes. She has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law and was a finalist for Best Divorce Attorney by the Shepherd Express in 2010. She has served on the boards of Jewish Family Services, the YWCA of Milwaukee, and the 16th Street Community Health Center. She earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1981 and her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1977. She is currently a shareholder at Hawks Quindel, S.C., a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has also been appointed to the WUWM Advisory Committee for 2012-13. She has authored articles on family law topics, including "Shortening Trial Time" in the Family Advocate in 1994 and "U.C.C.J.A. & P.K.P.A: A Comparative Study" in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law in January 1991. She is also a trained mediator and collaborative attorney, offering mediation services to resolve family disputes. She has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law and was a finalist for Best Divorce Attorney by the Shepherd Express in 2010. She has served on the boards of Jewish Family Services, the YWCA of Milwaukee, and the 16th Street Community Health Center. She earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1981 and her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1977. She is currently a shareholder at Hawks Quindel, S.C., a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has also been appointed to the WUWM Advisory Committee for 2012-13. She has authored articles on family law topics, including "Shortening Trial Time" in the Family Advocate in 1994 and "U.C.C.J.A. & P.K.P.A: A Comparative Study" in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law in January 1991. She is also a trained mediator and collaborative attorney, offering mediation services to resolve family disputes. She has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law and was a finalist for Best Divorce Attorney by the Shepherd Express in 2010. She has served on the boards of Jewish Family Services, the YWCA of Milwaukee, and the 16th Street Community Health Center.

She earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1981 and her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1977. She is currently a shareholder at Hawks Quindel, S.C., a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has also been appointed to the WUWM Advisory Committee for 2012-13. She has authored articles on family law topics, including "Shortening Trial Time" in the Family Advocate in 1994 and "U.C.C.J.A. & P.K.P.A: A Comparative Study" in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law in January 1991. She is also a trained mediator and collaborative attorney, offering mediation services to resolve family disputes. She has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law and was a finalist for Best Divorce Attorney by the Shepherd Express in 2010. She has served on the boards of Jewish Family Services, the YWCA of Milwaukee, and the 16th Street Community Health Center. She earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1981 and her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1977. She is currently a shareholder at Hawks Quindel, S.C., a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has also been appointed to the WUWM Advisory Committee for 2012-13. She has authored articles on family law topics, including "Shortening Trial Time" in the Family Advocate in 1994 and "U.C.C.J.A. & P.K.P.A: A Comparative Study" in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law in January 1991. She is also a trained mediator and collaborative attorney, offering mediation services to resolve family disputes. She has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law and was a finalist for Best Divorce Attorney by the Shepherd Express in 2010. She has served on the boards of Jewish Family Services, the YWCA of Milwaukee, and the 16th Street Community Health Center. She earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1981 and her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1977. She is currently a shareholder at Hawks Quindel, S.C., a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has also been appointed to the WUWM Advisory Committee for 2012-13. She has authored articles on family law topics, including "Shortening Trial Time" in the Family Advocate in 1994 and "U.C.C.J.A. & P.K.P.A: A Comparative Study" in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law in January 1991. She is also a trained mediator and collaborative attorney, offering mediation services to resolve family disputes. She has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law and was a finalist for Best Divorce Attorney by the Shepherd Express in 2010. She has served on the boards of Jewish Family Services, the YWCA of Milwaukee, and the 16th Street Community Health Center. She earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1981 and her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1977. She is currently a shareholder at Hawks Quindel, S.C., a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has also been appointed to the WUWM Advisory Committee for 2012-13. She has authored articles on family law topics, including "Shortening Trial Time" in the Family Advocate in 1994 and "U.C.C.J.A.

& P.K.P.A: A Comparative Study" in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law in January 1991. She is also a trained mediator and collaborative attorney, offering mediation services to resolve family disputes. She has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law and was a finalist for Best Divorce Attorney by the Shepherd Express in 2010. She has served on the boards of Jewish Family Services, the YWCA of Milwaukee, and the 16th Street Community Health Center. She earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1981 and her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1977. She is currently a shareholder at Hawks Quindel, S.C., a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has also been appointed to the WUWM Advisory Committee for 2012-13. She has authored articles on family law topics, including "Shortening Trial Time" in the Family Advocate in 1994 and "U.C.C.J.A. & P.K.P.A: A Comparative Study" in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law in January 1991. She is also a trained mediator and collaborative attorney, offering mediation services to resolve family disputes. She has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law and was a finalist for Best Divorce Attorney by the Shepherd Express in 2010. She has served on the boards of Jewish Family Services, the YWCA of Milwaukee, and the 16th Street Community Health Center. She earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1981 and her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1977. She is currently a shareholder at Hawks Quindel, S.C., a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has also been appointed to the WUWM Advisory Committee for 2012-13. She has authored articles on family law topics, including "Shortening Trial Time" in the Family Advocate in 1994 and "U.C.C.J.A. & P.K.P.A: A Comparative Study" in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law in January 1991. She is also a trained mediator and collaborative attorney, offering mediation services to resolve family disputes. She has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law and was a finalist for Best Divorce Attorney by the Shepherd Express in 2010. She has served on the boards of Jewish Family Services, the YWCA of Milwaukee, and the 16th Street Community Health Center. She earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1981 and her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1977. She is currently a shareholder at Hawks Quindel, S.C., a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has also been appointed to the WUWM Advisory Committee for 2012-13. She has authored articles on family law topics, including "Shortening Trial Time" in the Family Advocate in 1994 and "U.C.C.J.A. & P.K.P.A: A Comparative Study" in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law in January 1991. She is also a trained mediator and collaborative attorney, offering mediation services to resolve family disputes. She has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law and was a finalist for Best Divorce Attorney by the Shepherd Express in 2010. She has served on the boards of Jewish Family Services, the YWCA of Milwaukee, and the 16th Street Community Health Center. She earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1981 and her B.A.

in Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1977. She is currently a shareholder at Hawks Quindel, S.C., a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has also been appointed to the WUWM Advisory Committee for 2012-13. She has authored articles on family law topics, including "Shortening Trial Time" in the Family Advocate in 1994 and "U.C.C.J.A. & P.K.P.A: A Comparative Study" in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law in January 1991. She is also a trained mediator and collaborative attorney, offering mediation services to resolve family disputes. She has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law and was a finalist for Best Divorce Attorney by the Shepherd Express in 2010. She has served on the boards of Jewish Family Services, the YWCA of Milwaukee, and the 16th Street Community Health Center. She earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1981 and her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1977. She is currently a shareholder at Hawks Quindel, S.C., a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has also been appointed to the WUWM Advisory Committee for 2012-13. She has authored articles on family law topics, including "Shortening Trial Time" in the Family Advocate in 1994 and "U.C.C.J.A. & P.K.P.A: A Comparative Study" in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law in January 1991. She is also a trained mediator and collaborative attorney, offering mediation services to resolve family disputes. She has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law and was a finalist for Best Divorce Attorney by the Shepherd Express in 2010. She has served on the boards of Jewish Family Services, the YWCA of Milwaukee, and the 16th Street Community Health Center. She earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1981 and her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1977. She is currently a shareholder at Hawks Quindel, S.C., a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has also been appointed to the WUWM Advisory Committee for 2012-13. She has authored articles on family law topics, including "Shortening Trial Time" in the Family Advocate in 1994 and "U.C.C.J.A. & P.K.P.A: A Comparative Study" in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law in January 1991. She is also a trained mediator and collaborative attorney, offering mediation services to resolve family disputes. She has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law and was a finalist for Best Divorce Attorney by the Shepherd Express in 2010. She has served on the boards of Jewish Family Services, the YWCA of Milwaukee, and the 16th Street Community Health Center. She earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1981 and her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1977. She is currently a shareholder at Hawks Quindel, S.C., a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has also been appointed to the WUWM Advisory Committee for 2012-13. She has authored articles on family law topics, including "Shortening Trial Time" in the Family Advocate in 1994 and "U.C.C.J.A. & P.K.P.A: A Comparative Study" in the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law in January 1991. She is also a trained mediator and collaborative attorney, offering mediation services to resolve family disputes

Education

Boston University School of Law

J.D. (1981) | Law

1977

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

B.A. | Philosophy

1977

Experience

Hawks Quindel, S.C.
2001

Calvey, Lara & Shapiro,S.C.
1991

Legal Action of Wisconsin
1984

Georgia Legal Services Program
1981

Accepted Jurisdictions

Wisconsin

Professional Associations

Milwaukee Bar Association

has membership Current

Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin

has membership Current

Family Law Bench Bar Committee

has membership Current

Jewish Family Services

Board has membership 2008 - Current

YWCA of Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)

Board has membership 1990 - 1999

16th Street Community Health Center (Milwaukee, WI)

Board has membership 1985 - 1989