Margaret G. Zickuhr Zolp
839 Deer View Court
West Bend, WI 53095
(262) 627-9150
mzickuhrzolp@gmail.com
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Houseman & Feind LLP, Grafton, Wisconsin
Partner/Attorney
February 2009 – Present
Practice generally with a concentration in Family Law and Mediation; firm’s focus on
Municipal Law. Manage support staff and associate attorneys. Determine firm goals,
oversee staffing, and manage performance of partnership. Guardian ad Litem. Court
appointed custody and placement mediation for Milwaukee and Ozaukee County and
private mediator
- 2008, 2007 Wisconsin Rising Star – named by Super Lawyers as one of the
top young lawyers in Wisconsin
- 2015 American Institute of Family Law Attorneys named Top 10 Best Wisconsin
Attorney for Client Satisfaction
- 2014 WISN A-List rated #2 Attorney by clients in Southeast Wisconsin
- Appointed by Supreme Court – Office of Lawyer Regulation - District 6 Committee
- Elected to State of Wisconsin Alternative Dispute Resolution Board of Directors
- Admitted to Practice: Wisconsin State Courts - Member 1027631
U.S. District Courts – Eastern and Western Districts
- Professional Affiliations: Leander J. Foley Matrimonial Inns of Court, Assistant Editor of
the Wisconsin Journal of Family Law (2004-2006), Society of Family Lawyers, Wisconsin
Association of Mediators, Wisconsin Bar Association, Ozaukee Bar Association,
Washington County Bar Association, Milwaukee Bar Association-Bench and Bar
Committee, Association of Trial Lawyers of America -Student Advocacy Trial
Competition, Who’s Who, National Association of Professional Women, Association of
Family and Conciliation Courts, National Association of Counsel for Children - Child
Welfare Law Specialist, National Association of Professional Women; Reviewer for the
American Business Law Journal
- Special Training: - Divorce and Custody (Domestic Relations) Mediator Training,
Kankakee Center for Conflict Resolution (Zena Zumeta), Ann Arbor,MI
- Parenting Coordinator Training, AFCC, (Joan Kelly)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison, Mediation Techniques for Managing
Conflicts, On-line, Madison, WI
Schott, Bublitz & Engel, s.c., Brookfield, Wisconsin
Shareholder/Attorney
May 2002 – February 2009
- Practice generally with a concentration in family litigation, meditation and appeals
- Determine firm goals annually, oversaw recruiting, hiring and firing of support staff and
attorneys, negotiate salaries and benefits, manage performance of staff and attorneys,
manage budgetary issues, negotiate contracts with vendors
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Adjunct Professor of Law
January 2015 – present
Class taught: Interviewing and Counseling Clients
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lecturer
September 2005 – August 2012
Classes taught include:
Master’s Program Undergraduate Program -
Advanced Business Law (753)
Business Law I (391)
Gold Star Teaching Award – Fall 2008, Spring/Summer/Fall2009, Spring/Summer/Fall
2010, Spring/Summer/Fall 2011, Spring 2012
Appointed by Chancellor to Non-Academic Misconduct Hearing Committee 2010-2012
Academy of Legal Studies in Business – member 2009-2012
Additional training:
- National Business Law Symposium – Spring 2009
- Introduction to Peer Instruction – Spring 2009
- Teaching with Classroom Response Systems – Spring 2009
Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Adjunct Instructor
December 2000 – September 2006
Classes taught include:
Master’s Program –
Legal and Ethical Issues for Managers
Fundamentals of Executive Management
Case Studies in Ethics
Undergraduate Program Legal & Ethical Aspects of Technology Management
Business Law I
Business Law II
Negotiations
Introduction to American Government and Politics
History of Business in the 20th Century
Ethics
Negotiation Class - assisted in development of curriculum
Special Training in Interactive Television
Bryant & Stratton College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Adjunct Instructor
January 2004 – June 2004
Class taught:
Law and Ethics for Health Care Professionals
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OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Software Spectrum International, Dallas, Texas
Account Executive - Wisconsin Territory
June 1995 to August 1996
- Developed and marketed computer software solutions to Fortune 500 corporations
- Increased revenues by 51%
- Doubled Wisconsin territory client base
- Established and strengthened publisher relationships
Manpower International, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 1992 - June 1995
Project Manager
August 1994 to June 1995
- Initiated, designed, and managed development of fully integrated international time
management systems
- Managed large group of technical experts, including outsourced consultants and
integrated business consultants, oversaw all human resources issues of employees
- Internationally marketed temporary services and systems
- Matured computing concepts using the Internet, multimedia, EDI, and international
communications networks
- Expanded marketing philosophy allowing for computerization and information sharing on
a worldwide basis
- Member of National Association of Female Executives
PC Coordinator
January 1992 - August 1994
- Established new concepts in computing throughout organization
- Designed and integrated long-term systems management strategy
- Allocated and managed five million-dollar systems budget
EDUCATION
Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Juris Doctor 1999
Honors and Activities:
Marquette Sports Law Review Journal
Giles Sutherland Rich National Moot Court Team
Certificate of International Law - TC Beirne School of Law, Australia
Pro Bono Society
Public Interest Law Society
Phi Alpha Delta - La Follette Chapter, Vice-Justice
Appointed: Law School Information Systems Committee
Publications:
Intellectual Property Newsletter, “If There Were Any Sense to Our Language Trust
Would Be a Four Letter Word,” March 1997, page 2.
Cyberlaw Home Page, “Prisoner’s Rights to the Internet,”
http://www/gu/edu/au/gwis/law/cyberlaw
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems and Marketing
December 1992
Honors and Activities:
Alpha Kappa Psi - Business Fraternity: National Award for Outstanding
Service, President, Most Outstanding Member
Data Processing Management Association
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OTHER ACTIVITIES
Ozaukee Family Services – Advisory Board
Family Law Assistance Center – Ozaukee County – Volunteer Attorney
Boy Scout Pack 3784 – Treasurer
Bench and Bar Committee – Milwaukee County Bar Association
Wisconsin Journal of Family Law – Assistant Editor (2004-2006)
Board of Directors – Centro Legal (2001-2004)
Board of Directors – Marquette Alumni Association – MU Club (2002 – 2004)
Board of Directors - Wisconsin State Fair - Junior Fair (2000-2003)
Advocates of Ozaukee – trained staff on legal issues and services
Camp Ammon, Boy Scouts of America (1982 – 2003)
Explorer Scout High Adventure Post - Committee Member
Girl Scouts of Milwaukee Area - Adult Trainer
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Adoption Law: Start to Finish, “Ethical Guidelines in Adoption Law” and “Procedures for
Terminating Parental Rights”, March 2013 Training for attorneys on adoption and child
focused legal issues
The Art of Representing Children, “The Attorney’s Role in Representing a Child” and
“Interviewing a Child”, October 2011 2nd Publication - National program training attorneys
on how to work and communicate with children in family law cases.
Financial Divorce Settlements From Start to Finish, “Ethics” and “Getting Paid for your Legal
Services, September 2011 National program training attorneys on ethical and financial
issues in dealing with family law cases.
Hearing Their Voices, “The Attorney’s Role in Representing Children”, September 2010.
Training for attorneys on advocating for children in court.
Advanced Family Law, “Violence In the Home” and “Children in the Courtroom”, May 2010
Training on domestic violence issues and their effect on court proceedings, and, advocating
for children in court.
The Art of Representing Children, “The Attorney’s Role in Representing a Child” and
“Interviewing a Child”, September 2008 Training on working with children in a variety of
child focused issues.
In the Best Interests of the Child: “Mediation of Child Custody Issues”, June 2008; An
analysis of mediating and advocating in a mediation setting for child issues
Child Custody and Visitation, “Ethical Considerations” and “ADR/Mediation of Custody
Issues” December 2007, Training on Ethical issues in Child Custody and Visitation cases,
and an analysis of ADR/Mediation from the advocate’s position and the mediator’s.
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Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, "Point," July 2003, Vol.25, No.3, page 59.
A perspective on the ethical and legal concerns of client billing.
Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, "Case Spotlight," July 2004, Vol. 29, No. 3
A review of changes in law related to custody and placement of children.
Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, "Meet the Judge, Up Close and Personal,"
October 2004, Vol. 24, No. 4. An interview with the Honorable Michael O. Bohren.
Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, “The Role of the Guardian ad Litem for a Party in a
Family Law Case,” October 2005, Vol. 25, No. 4. A review of the law as it relates to
incompetent parties proceeding under the law in their own interests.