Margaret W. Hickey
Work in Becker, Hickey & Poster, S.C.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Family Law, Elder Law
222 E. Erie Street, Suite 320, Milwaukee, WI 53202
About Margaret W. Hickey
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Elder Law
Education
- University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1986J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Ranked in top 10%; award for highest average in second-year class.
- Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August, 1982B.A.
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Marquette-in-Madrid Study Center, Semester of study and travel (1/81 - 6/81), Madrid, Spain
- A.F.S. student to Colombia, South America, (1/77 - 1/78), Colombia
Languages
- Spanish
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, Avoidance in Bankruptcy of Liens Created in Divorce Action, Milwaukee Bar Association, April 1989
- Speaker, Tax Aspects of Divorce, LAW/Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association, December 1989
- Moderator, Defense Research Institute
- Speaker, Annual Convention, Annual Case Law Update, State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section, June 1992
- Speaker, What's New in '92, Case Law Update, State Bar of Wisconsin, 11th Annual Family Law Workshop, August 1992
- Speaker, Update II: Proposed Legislation and Bibliography, State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section, January 1993
- Speaker, 12th Annual Family Law Workshop, Child Support and Child Tax in the 21st Century, State Bar of Wisconsin, August 1993
- Speaker, Navigating the Medical Assistance Maze, Planning After October, 1993, Association for Women Lawyers, Estate Planning Group, 1993
- Speaker, Divorce Taxation, State Bar of Wisconsin, February 1994
- Planner and Moderator, Ethics Presentation, Milwaukee Bar Association Professionalism Committee Seminar, 1994
- Speaker, Tax Aspects of Divorce, LAW/Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association, December 1989
- Evidence Trial Preparation and Presentation For the Family Lawyer (yes, Rules of Evidence Do Apply), 36th Annual Family Law Workshop, State Bar of Wisconsin, speakers, M. Hickey and E. Gittings, August 2018.
- Participating in Divorce Negotiations When your Client has Special Needs, 2019 NAELA Summit, speakers M. Hickey and E. Rosner, November 2019, Washington D.C.
- Advanced Evidentiary Issues, “Advanced Skills and Techniques for Family Law Practice,” State Bar of Wisconsin, speakers, M. Hickey and A. Krueger and Hon David Wilk, October 2019
- Estate Planning and Divorce, “Navigating the Intersection of Estate Planning, Divorce and Business Law,” State Bar of Wisconsin, speakers, M. Hickey and M. Rogers, January 2020
- Ways the Title 19 Pandemic Has Impacted the Practice of Law Including Execution of Estate Planning Documents, “Legal Issues of the Aging” Seminar, State Bar of Wisconsin, Speakers, T. Cambpell and M. Hickey, September 2020
- Business Valuations: the Nitty Gritty, Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys, Divorce Wisconsin Style, speaker, M. Hickey, March 2021, M. Hickey, T. Lindsey and M. Murray
- Ethical Issues in Complex Family Law Matters, Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys, Divorce Wisconsin Style, November 2021, speaker, L. Balisle, M. Hickey and A. Kaiser
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 1986
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1986
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1986
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association, 1986 - Present (Member)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1986 - 1992 (Associate)
- American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1992 - 1993 (Member)
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 1993 - Present (Member)
- State Bar of Wisconsin, 1986 - Present (Member Elder Law, Family Law Sections)
- Milwaukee Bar Association, 1986 - Present (Member)
- Association of Women Lawyers, 1989 - Present (Member)
- American Bar Association, Member (Tort and Insurance Practice, Family Law and Litigation Sections)
- State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Elder Law, Family Law and Litigation Sections)
- Milwaukee Bar Association, 1987 - 1988 (Committee Member, Legal Services for the Indigent)
- Milwaukee Bar Association, 1987 - 1989 (Member, Lawyer Referral Service)
- Milwaukee Bar Association, 1993 - 1995 (Committee Member, Professionalism Committee)
- Milwaukee Young Lawyers (Member)
- Milwaukee Bar Association, 1996 - 1999 (Vice Chair Elder Law Section)
- Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, 2004 - Present (Director)
- Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin , 2003 - Present
- Inns of Court, Leander Foley Chapter, 1999 - 2007 (Barrister)
- Milwaukee Bar Foundation Board of Directors, 2005 - Present (Director)
- Wisconsin National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2008 - Present (Director)
- Wisconsin National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2011 - Present (Vice Chair)
- Elder Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin, 1996 - 2000 (Director)
- Elder Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin, 1997 - 1998 (Program Chair)
- Elder Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin, 1998 - 1999 (Chair)
- Elder Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin, 2000 - Present (Advisor)
- Family Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin, 1995 - 2004 (Director)
- Family Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin , - 1996 (Co-Chair Legislation Committee )
- Family Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin , 1999 - 2000 (Secretary )
- Family Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin , 2000 - 2001 (Treasurer )
- Family Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin , 2001 - 2002 (Vice Chair )
- Family Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin , 2002 - 2003 (Chair)
- Milwaukee Bar Association Board of Directors , 1999 - 2006
- Milwaukee Bar Association Board of Directors , 2002 - 2003 (Vice President )
- Milwaukee Bar Association Board of Directors , 2003 - 2004 (President-Elect )
- Milwaukee Bar Association Board of Directors , 2004 - 2005 (President )
- Milwaukee Bar Association Board of Directors , 2005 - 2006 (Past President )
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow, 1999 - Present
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Secretary of the Wisconsin Chapter, 2003
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Treasurer, 2004
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, President-Elect, 2005
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, President, 2006 - 2007
- State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors, 2005 - 2007 (Governor elected for District 2 (Milwaukee area))
- State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors, 2007 - 2009 (Governor elected for District 2 (Milwaukee area))
- State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors, 2006 - 2007 (Chair)
- State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors, 2009 - 2011 (Treasurer )
- State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors, 2011 - 2013 (served on Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Strategic Planning Committee)
Past Positions
- Charne, Clancy & Taitelman, S.C., Associate, 1989 - 1991
- Gibbs, Roper, Loots & Williams, Associate, 1986 - 1989
- Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II, Legal Intern, 1986
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Beta Kappa
Articles
Published Works
- Cobra: Lifeline to Health Insurance, American Journal of Family Law, Vol. 3, No. 3 at 181, Fall, 1989
- How to Save Income Taxes in Divorce Cases, Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, Vol. 12, No. 3, 1992
- Medicaid Divestment by Becker, Barbara J. and Hickey, Margaret W., Attorney's Desk Reference Chapter, State Bar of Wis. CLE Books, 1994-2009
- Law in the 50 States, M. Hickey, reporter for Wisconsin to the ABA Family Law Section on family law cases and statutes , 1996-2002
- HSS 80: New Rules for Child Support Obligations, 68 Wis. Law. 14 , April, 1995
- New Methods Proposed to Collect Child Support Arrears May Violate Due Process and Could Be Counterproductive., 17 Wis. J. Fam. L. 3, July, 1993
- "Trials and Tribulations" , Column in Elder Law News, published quarterly until 2004
- Estate Planning by Hickey, Margaret W. and Hogue, Mary M., Advising Older Clients, Vol. II, State Bar of Wis. CLE Books, 1998, with updates through 2011
- Administrative Enforcement: A New Tool to Collect Support Arrears, 71 Wis. Law. 12, December, 1998
- Making a Maintenance Judgment Stick, 21 Wis. J. Fam. L. 2, April, 2001
- Legislature Looking at Child Support Changes, 21 Wis. J. Fam. L. 4, October, 2001
- Estate Planning for Cohabitants, 22 J. Am. Acad. of Matrim. Law. 1, 2009
- Is Support Different in High Income Cases? A Discussion of Ladwig and Chen, Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, 2010
- “Children with Special Needs Require Special Attention in Divorce” M. Hickey, 36 Wis. J. Fam. L. 1 (March 2019)
- “Limiting and Reversing the Arbitration Process in Divorce Cases” M. Hickey. 36 Wis. J. Fam. L. 1 (January 2020)
- “Divorce: Knowing When You Need a Guardian Ad Litem, Guardian, Both or Neither.” M. Hickey and E. Tercilla. 38 Wis. J. Fam. L. 3 (July 2021)
- “Why Run for State Bar President-Elect?,” M. Hickey. 38 Wis. J. Fam. L. 3 (July 2021)
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