Probate law in Wisconsin covers estate administration, will contests, trust disputes, guardianship, and conservatorship proceedings. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Wisconsin has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to probate cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for probate matters in Wisconsin is generally 6 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Wisconsin's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The State Bar of Wisconsin sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on probate in Wisconsin bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The probate attorneys listed here practice throughout Wisconsin and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to probate law in Wisconsin for an in-depth look at Wisconsin's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

David G Mayer Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mayer Law, LLC
 4650 West Spencer Street Suite #39 Appleton WI 54914
(920) 809-4044
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law (2012)
English
Iowa Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Business Law Elder Law
John Kelly - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kelly & Brand, Lawyers At Law, LLC
 1 Pearl Avenue, 5th Floor P.O. Box 384 Oshkosh WI 54903-0384
(920) 230-2100
Harvard University
7th Circuit Bar
Active License
Business Law Construction Law Elder Law
John D. McNally - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLP
 330 E. Kilbourn Ave. Suite 1170 Milwaukee WI 53202
Marquette University Law School (2018)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Probate
Ryan R Seib - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Assurity Legal LLC
 2809 Fish Hatchery Road Suite 204 Madison WI 53713
(608) 501-2759
University of Wisconsin - Madison
United States Tax Court Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Construction Law
Mary John - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 513 Grant St Wausau WI 54403
(715) 843-6700
University of Wisconsin - Madison (1989)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Elder Law
James Rudd - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 219 E Wisconsin Ave Neenah WI 54956
(920) 725-2601
Marquette University Law School (1986)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Business Law Estate Planning Probate
Stephen Kosa - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Suite A Hudson WI 54016
(715) 386-4125
Hamline University School of Law (1988)
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Elder Law
Nicholas A. Heike - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Heike Law Offices, LLC
 135 E. Main St. Mondovi WI 54755
(715) 926-5007
Drake University Law School (2003)
English
7th Circuit Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections Elder Law
Robert E. Nennig Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nennig Law Offices, LLC
 6418 Normandy Ln Suite 225 Madison WI 53719
(608) 661-4333
DePaul U (1997)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Kenneth R Sipsma - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Steinhilber Swanson LLP
 122 W Washington Suite 850 Madison WI 53703
(866) 381-4391
University of Wisconsin - Madison
American Sign Language, English
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
Terry Rose - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 5529 6th Ave Kenosha WI 53140
(262) 658-8550
Northwestern University
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Sarah Lynn Ruffi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ruffi Law Offices, S.C.
 627 Jackson St Wausau WI 54403
(715) 843-0800
Marquette University Law School (1993)
Bar #1024317
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections Employment Law
Eric Schanowski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLP
 330 East Kilbourn Avenue Suite 1170 Milwaukee WI 53202
(414) 224-1440
Northwestern University School of Law (2018)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Criminal Law
Thomas Parins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Parins Law Firm, S.C.
 416 S. Monroe Avenue Green Bay WI 54301
(920) 432-3116
Harvard Law School (1963)
Bar #1018634
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Divorce
Peter John Hoeper - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hoeper Law Offices
 512 East Main Street Waupun WI 53963
(920) 324-5050
University of Wisconsin Law School (1972)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Wade M Pittman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pittman & Pittman Law Offices, LLC
 712 Main Street La Crosse WI 54601
(608) 233-4336
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota School of Law (2010)
English, Spanish
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy DUI & DWI Probate
Tajara Dommershausen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Petit & Dommershausen, S.C.
 2830 Curry Court #2 Green Bay WI 54311
(920) 739-9900
Marquette University Law School (1998)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Stanley Lind - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 10144 N. Port Washington Road Suite 2-C Mequon WI 53092
(414) 276-3083
Marquette University Law School (1966)
Wisconsin Bar
Deceased
Bankruptcy Collections Estate Planning
Michael Lauterbach - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lauterbach Legal LLC
 106 McDill Avenue Suite 100 Stevens Point WI 54481
(715) 544-8393
U of Wisconsin (2006)
Bar #1054280
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
James Edward Lewis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2149 Velp Ave Suite 206 Green Bay WI 54303
(920) 434-9977
University of Wisconsin Law School (1995)
English, Spanish
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Estate Planning
Jacqueline L. Messler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Davis & Kuelthau
 300 N. Corporate Drive Suite 150 Brookfield WI 53045
(262) 792-2409
Marquette University Law School (2009)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Estate Planning Probate
Cedric Kostelyna - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Center, S.C.
 433 West Washington Avenue Suite 300 Madison WI 53703
(608) 821-8200
University of Wisconsin Law School (2019)
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Jordyn A Janikowski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
 411 East Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1000 Waukesha WI 53186
(414) 287-1564
Marquette University Law School (2017)
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Probate
Matthew D. Brehmer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 219 E. Wisconsin Ave Neenah WI 54956
(920) 725-2601
South Texas College of Law (2013)
American Sign Language, English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Probate
Holly D Jensen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Consigny Law Office, S.C.
 303 East Court Street Janesville WI 53545
(608) 755-5050
University of Wisconsin Law School (1996)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Shawn G. Rice - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rice Business Law
 101 Falls Road Ste 601 Grafton WI 53024
(920) 694-6244
Marquette University (1990)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections Estate Planning
Brian McElligott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of F. Brian McElligott
 2281 Swan Boulevard Wauwatosa WI 53226
(414) 443-0420
Marquette University Law School (1980)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Estate Planning Probate
Patrick J. Taggart II - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Taggart Law LLC
 1730 Community Drive Sauk City WI 53583
(608) 643-3391
Marquette University Law School
English, French
7th Circuit Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections Estate Planning
Matthew Underwood - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Underwood Legal, LLC
 8383 Greenway Boulevard, Suite 600 Middleton WI 53562
(608) 571-4464
University of Wisconsin Law School (2010)
English, Hmong
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Philip Halley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.
 555 E Wells St Milwaukee WI 53202
(414) 978-5426
Ohio State U (1981)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Estate Planning Probate
Brendan Lee McAvoy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McAvoy Law Offices LLC
 2727 N. Grandview Blvd., #207 Waukesha WI 53188
(262) 261-0834
Marquette University Law School (2011)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Foreclosure Defense
Patrick DeMoon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 500 Commercial Court, Suite 300 Lake Geneva WI 53147
DePaul University
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Business Law Estate Planning Probate
Jason J. Heinen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Mark S. Knutson
 14170 West Greenfield Avenue Brookfield WI 53005-7006
(262) 785-9000
Liberty University School of Law (2008)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Probate
Maxfield (Max) Neuhaus - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rodli, Beskar, Neuhaus, Murray and Pletcher, S.C.
 219 N. Main Street River Falls WI 54022
(715) 425-7281
Hamline University School of Law
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Angela Frozena - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Frozena Law LLC
 6633 Green Bay Road Kenosha WI 53142
(262) 237-8668
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater (2006)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Robert E Holtz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1001 W. Glen Oaks Lane, Suite 210 Mequon WI 53092
(262) 241-1616
University of Wisconsin Law School (1982)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
William Joseph Chandek - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
William J. Chandek & Associates, LLC
 333 Bishops Way, Suite 150 Brookfield WI 53005
(262) 821-2078
Pepperdine University School of Law (1981)
English
Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Business Law Estate Planning Probate
Ryan Zenk - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Elder Law Center of WI, LLC
 6900 East Camelback Road Suite A39 Scottsdale AZ 85251
(262) 812-6262
University of Wisconsin - Madison (1986)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Wyon Wiegratz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 219 E Wisconsin Ave Neenah WI 54956
(920) 725-2601
University of Wisconsin - Madison (1971)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
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