Susan Hansen

Susan Hansen focuses her practice on collaborative divorce and mediation with self-represented parties. She has extensive experience in both complex financial and child-related family issues. Her approach emphasizes working closely with clients for creative problem-solving and uses an interdisciplinary process to provide the greatest value and long-term benefits to clients. Susan has held leadership positions, including past president of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. She has frequently presented on family law topics to lawyers, judges, and mental health and financial professionals. She has provided mediation and collaborative practice training nationally and internationally, most recently in Florence, Italy. Susan has consistently been named in Milwaukee's best divorce lawyers by Super Lawyers, Milwaukee Magazine, US News and World Reports, M Magazine, and received an AV Preeminent Bar and Judicial Rating by Martindale Hubble for Highest Level of Professional Excellence and Ethics. Susan is co-founder if the Family Mediation Center to expand education and process options for self-represented couples. FMC utilizes an interdisciplinary mediation approach including lawyer mediators and child and financial specialists to assist couples in creating family-centered agreements and navigating the court process. For more information, visit www.h-hlaw.com and www.familymediationcenter.org

Marquette University Law School

J.D. (1981) | Law

1979 - 1981

Honors: Academic Award for Family Law

How Mediation is Changing Family Law

Best Lawyers

August 1, 2018

Consider a Mediator Over a DIY Divorce

Super Lawyers

May 9, 2018

Co-presenter, Compassionate Family Court Systems: The Role of Trauma-Informed Jurisprudence, Washington DC

June 7, 2018

AFCC

Co-presented with Judge Michael J. Dwyer, presiding judge of Family Division and Dr. Casey Holtz, child and family psychologist

Trainer, Interdisciplinary Family Mediation, Milwaukee, WI

May 17, 2018

Family Mediation Center

Four day mediation training focused on mediating with self-represented parties.

Collaborative Practice Trainer, Introductory Interdisciplinary Collaborative Training, Florence, Italy

May 9, 2016

I was part of a training team that presented a 3 day training to Italian lawyers,financial specialists and mental health professionals.

Listed as Super Lawyer; Top 25 Women Lawyers in Wisconsin

Super Lawyers

2018

List as a Super Lawyer since inception of the awards.

Best Family Lawyer; Best Mediator

Best Lawyers-US News and World Reports

2018

AV Preeminent; Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence

Martindale Hubbell

2018

Received for multiple years. Also received highest rating from the Judiciary.

State Bar of Wisconsin  # 1014798

Member

Current

Internation Academy of Collaborative Professionals

President

2005 - 2006

Wisconsin

Since 1981

• Free Consultation
  I provide a no-charge telephone consultation to help potential clients understand their legal process choices and weigh options for next steps.
• Credit Cards Accepted
• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  I provide both full and limited scope representation for individuals as well as mediation services for couples. Client's legal needs and fees are discussed at the initial consultation and throughout the duration of representation.