“Each case I handle is unique, but I am always helping a family through a trying time. I pride myself in being responsive, intelligently aggressive, and assisting my clients in a way that makes them feel empowered. My clients gain not only a better understanding of the law but also a conclusion to their case that they have been a partner in.”
Biography
Abby has extensive experience in the traditional and collaborative divorce processes. She attended extensive training to act as a collaborative attorney and to become a family mediator. Abby has litigation experience throughout South-Eastern Wisconsin including Racine, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, and Ozaukee Counties. Abby also has experience acting as a Guardian ad Litem in Racine County.
Abby prides herself on her availability, quick responses, and open communication with her clients. Abby is very passionate about keeping children’s best interests at the forefront of all negotiation and litigation. Abby has unique insight into children’s best interests as acting as a Guardian ad Litem provided her the opportunity to speak with children of various ages and backgrounds about how their parent’s litigation affected them.
She is a member of the Milwaukee Bar Association and Ozaukee County Bar Association, and the Collaborative Family Law Council.
Certified Legal Specialties
- Collaborative Law, Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin
- Mediation, The Family Mediation Center C, 2019
Membership & Leadership Positions
- Collaborative Family Law Council of WI, Member
- Milwaukee County Bar, Member
- Ozaukee County Bar, Member
Past Positions
- La Fleur Law Office , Attorney, 11/2019 to 11/2021
- Murphy, Johnson, & Trampe, Attorney, 01/2016 to 11/2019
Practice Areas
- Family Law 100%
Education
- Vermont Law School
- Salisbury University
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 2011
Honors
- Rising Star by Wisconsin Super Lawyers, 2022-2023
- 2020 Leaders in the Law Award – Wisconsin Law Journal
- Avvo Client’s Choice Award, 2016
- Top 40 under 40 – The National Advocates, 2017
- 10 Best Attorneys – Wisconsin – American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, 2017
- Top 10 Under 40 for excellence in field of family law by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, 2017
