Award-winning Family Lawyers
& Mediators
We understand that your family matters most.
Our Experienced Team
At Hansen & Hildebrand, our sole focus is family law & estate planning. Our lawyers and mediators have experience and expertise in all aspects of divorce, including complex financial issues. We will listen and work with you to minimize the financial and emotional toll of separation and divorce, and create wills and trusts to ensure your family’s future is secure. Our team can help you move forward in the most constructive and cost-effective way possible.
What Sets Us Apart
Experience
Our lawyers are trained and skilled in all methods of resolving family issues. We have extensive experience in Collaborative Practice, Mediation, and Estate Planning in addition to productive negotiation and litigation, when necessary.
Creativity & Problem Solving
Our foundation is finding creative solutions beyond traditional approaches. By combining our legal experience and innovative thinking we provide resolutions with a fresh perspective.
Personalized Approach
We tailor our services to each client’s unique circumstances. We understand that your legal needs are personal and we work to provide process and solutions to meet your goals.
Our Areas of Expertise
Divorce
Divorce affects every aspect of your life, including family relationships and finances. It can be emotionally and financially costly, but it does not have to be that way.
Mediation
Mediation provides a productive alternative to the traditional court process. We create a private and confidential process that keeps you in control.
Estate Planning
Crafting comprehensive estate plans to protect and manage your assets and ensure a plan that reflects your values and wishes. A well crafted estate plan minimizes family conflict and court involvement.
Award Winning Collaborative Family Lawyers and Mediators
SuperLawyers
Milwaukee Bar Association's Lifetime Achievement Award
US News and World Report's Best Law Firm & Best Mediator
Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent Peer & Judicial Rating
What People Say About Us
Lindsey Kujawa is professional and responsive. She is detail oriented, kind and empathetic. Lindsey assisted in navigating a difficult situation and helped me reach a successful outcome. More than grateful to Lindsey!
Attorney Paul Stenzel and Ellen Donovan were extremely knowledgeable, professional and understanding as mediators for my divorce. Together, they helped me navigate an extremely stressful and foreign phase of my life. I would highly recommend Attorney Stenzel as a mediator for any couples that would be able to use the mediation process to complete their divorce.
I was very pleased with the attorneys at Hansen & Hildebrand, and especially with the professionalism, expertise, and guidance of Lindsey Kujawa. It was easy to tell she has the experience to help anyone understand how a court would approach a situation, and I can't thank her enough for helping with my divorce case. I would recommend Lindsey to any of my friends or colleagues!
Lindsey Kujawa was amazing to work with. She not only helped advise me in my child placement and support case, but she showed concern and compassion for me during a very challenging time. She made a personal connection and understood my priorities and goals. When additional challenges came up and I would become more upset or anxious, she was amazing with keeping me focused on the facts and my priorities/goals, saving me from unnecessary stress and anxiety. Highly highly recommend!!
Greg is a highly skilled mediator with substantial expertise in family mediation. With an attorney background and a Master's degree in social work, he has a very unique experience and skill set. Greg is reliable, fair, kind and empathetic- a mediator you can really trust to help shape your future.
I felt confident in Paul Stenzel guiding us through the collaborative divorce process. I enjoyed working with him and appreciated the care and attention he gave to us to make sure everything was as seamless as possible. It also made being overseas less stressful since we were able to complete everything virtually.
Divorce is something that I would not wish on my worst enemy, and Paul helped to make the process bearable. He was very communicative and clear in terms of several things. He honored my goals of wanting to be fair and realistic with respect to the process. He helped me to keep the big picture in mind - protecting my interests while having empathy for all involved. He did, in fact, bring our case in for the softest landing possible.
Erin was incredibly professional- responsive and timely with all phone calls and email correspondence, as well as courteous and compassionate when difficult negotiation situations arose in my case. She helped me make an informed decision on how to best finalize the Marriage Settlement Agreement to ultimately get the best results for both sides and to save in legal fees by finalizing the divorce sooner rather than later which was also much appreciated!!
My experience with Erin Idler began with a 30 minute phone call consultation. I was unsteady and heartbroken by the prospect of a divorce; Erin's steadiness and clarity immediately calmed me and convinced me that I had found the attorney to guide me through this process. From her excellent organization to her superb communication skills, Erin made a painful experience bearable and I will always be grateful for her. When it came time to revamp my will, I knew immediately that I would ask Erin to continue representing me. While I don't anticipate any other legal needs, if I do, I know exactly who to call. If you need an attorney, call Erin Idler. She's an ideal combination of intelligence, compassion and softly placed humor. I'd be remiss if I didn't acknowledge Ellen, Erin's co-worker who never failed to greet me with a smile and a kind word. Thank you Erin and Ellen. You're the best.
Paul--I cannot express how grateful I am for all your help and support throughout the mediation process. It was seamless and well organized. You did a remarkable job of remaining neutral and nonjudgmental, I appreciate you very much. I cannot imagine anyone else doing divorce any other way.
I appreciate your [Sue Hansen’s] assistance at each step of our divorce mediation. Though divorce is not easy, you helped us understand the legal process and discuss options for family and financial agreements that would work for us and be approved by the court. You always shared input in a respectful and caring way that assured mutual understanding. Your warmth, experience, and creativity helped us find the best solutions possible for our family. We are both happy we chose mediation and would recommend your process to anyone considering divorce.
The uncoupling and ending of a marriage is difficult and emotional for all parties involved but it does not have to be contentious and be a process fraught with endless arguing on top of those emotions. There is a different and more collaborative opportunity to move forward and that is through mediation. The team at Hansen & Hildebrand, specifically Greg Hildebrand alongside Rose Ward, make the process easier and help with the mediation that is respectful of all parties and builds a process environment where the continuation of "family" is recognized and strived for. I believe they wanted us both to be as cared for as we could be and they were respectful of where we came from and what we hoped to leave this process with. Plus the systems are full of checklists and they navigate and guide the processes seamlessly. Given how good they are it is ironic because no one is LOOKING for their services, as it means an acknowledgement that something has broken, but if/when you land in the situation Hansen & Hildebrand can offer a better solution than argumentative court proceedings.
Selecting Hansen & Hildebrand was the best decision I could have made as I went through my divorce. My attorney, Lindsey Kujawa, was nothing short of spectacular. From the first time we met, she made sure I knew that she was here to make me feel comfortable, calm, and level headed as we worked through my divorce. She clearly explained every step of the process to me - never leaving out a single detail. On top of that, she was incredibly responsive to all of my communications, even when I acted a bit irrational at times 🙂 If you are in the market for a divorce attorney, highly recommend Lindsey Kujawa and the Hansen & Hildebrand team.
I just want to say thank you, Lindsey Kujawa, for her help through this process. I couldn’t be happier with my choice to hire her. She has been so professional and thoughtful through this whole process. I appreciated her timely communication, attention to detail, fair billing, and her caring & compassionate manner. She helped to move the process along in the midst of various challenges. Again, thank you for teaching me along the way and for helping me to get to the other side with a fair settlement.
Greg helped us setup a prenup. Great experience. Was responsive, rates were reasonable. His office manager Rose was also great.
I continue to marvel at how Sue untangled me from my marriage -- financially and emotionally -- to set me on a path of health. The skills she brought to the experience, continue to resonate within me and continue to teach me. She made a wrenching ordeal civilized as well as compassionate by focusing us on the quality of the journey, not just the outcome. There is no substitute for in-person, in-real-life legal counsel and peace-making.
If you ever needed to get a divorce, Attorney Erin M. Idler is the one for you. I was so confused about everything, and after 17 years of marriage, my husband asked for a divorce. I didn’t know what to do. That’s when I called Hansen & Hildebrand. Everything was very well explained, and she got everything I needed done. This is a very hard process, but you are in good hands, and it will be satisfying when it’s done the right way. Thanks, Attorney Idler!
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