James F. Guckenberg
Partner
Phone: (414) 271-3400
Fax: (414) 271-3841
E-mail: [email protected]
Practice Areas:
- Estate Planning
- Wills
- Trusts
- Powers of Attorney
- Marital Property Agreements
- Elder Law
- Family Law
James F. Guckenberg
Jim’s practice focuses on estate planning, probate, and guardianships, including matters involving elder law. He also has significant family law experience that compliments his estate planning practice.
Common estate planning tools Jim utilizes with his clients include wills, trust, powers of attorney, and marital property agreements. Jim focuses on educating his clients so they understand what happens if they have no plan in place, what estate planning tools are appropriate in light of their unique circumstances, and what needs to be done to make sure their estate plan performs as intended. His clients include individuals and families of all ages and walks of life.
Jim was born in Madison, Wisconsin and has lived and worked throughout Wisconsin both in small towns and large metropolitan areas. He has a bachelor’s degree in music education and performance, and he spent eight years teaching instrumental and general music in the public schools in Anoka, Minnesota before going to law school. He continues to actively perform and teach music. Jim lives in Wauwatosa’s East Town neighborhood where he is a member of Wauwatosa Presbyterian Church.
Education:
- Hamline University School of Law, Juris Doctor
- Lawrence University, Bachelor of Music
Service:
- Mediation and Restorative Justice Center.
- Legal Action of Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Justice Center
Recognition:
- 2016 Client Satisfaction Award, American Institute of Family Lawyers
- 2015 Client Satisfaction Award, American Institute of Family Lawyers
Writing:
- Job Protections for Injured Workers, Halling & Cayo, S.C. Blog, August 2016, https://hallingcayo.com/latest-news/
- Same sex marriage a reality . . . now what?, Wisconsin Law Journal, October 14, 2014
- Renewing the Limitations Period for Collecting Judgments, Kohn Law Firm Legal Notes Blog, August 2011, out of publication.
- An Overview of Earnings Garnishment, Kohn Law Firm Legal Notes Blog, August 2010, out of publication.
Speaking
- Family and Matrimonial Law in the 21st Century: Practicing with Humanity,September 17, 2013, Law Review Continuing Legal Education
- Same Sex Marriage and Divorce in Wisconsin, September 23, 2013, Milwaukee Bar Association
Memberships:
- Wisconsin Association of Mediators
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Bar Association
- Leander J. Foley, Jr. Matrimonial Chapter of the American Inns of Court
- Society of Family Lawyers