Publications

"Medicaid Divestment," Hickey, Margaret W. and Poster, Heather B., Attorney's Desk Reference Chapter, State Bar of Wis. CLE Books, 1994-2010.

Law in the 50 States, M. Hickey, reporter for Wisconsin to the ABA Family Law Section on family law cases and statutes (1996-2002).

How to Save Income Taxes in Divorce Cases, Becker, Barbara J. and Schulz, Margaret H., 12 Wis. J Fam. Law 41, July 1992.

"COBRA: Lifeline to Health Insurance," American Journal of Family Law, Vol. 3, No.　3 at 181 (Fall 1989), M. Schulz and B. Becker.

"HSS 80: New Rules for Child Support Obligations," M. Hickey, 68 Wis. Law. 14 (April 1995).

"New Methods Proposed to Collect Child Support Arrears May Violate Due Process and Could Be Counterproductive," M. Hickey, 17 Wis. J. Fam. L. 3 (July 1997).  

"Trials and Tribulations," M. Hickey, author of column for the Elder Law News, published quarterly until 2004 by Elder Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

"Estate Planning," chapter by Hickey, Margaret W. and Hogue, Mary M., Advising Older Clients, Vol. II, State Bar of Wis. CLE Books, 1998, with updates through 2009.

"Administrative Enforcement: A New Tool to Collect Support Arrears," M. Hickey, 71 Wis. Law. 12 (December 1998).

"Making a Maintenance Judgment Stick," M. Hickey, 21 Wis. J. Fam. L. 2 (April 2001).

"Legislature Looking at Child Support Changes." M. Hickey, 21 Wis. J. Fam. L. 4 (October 2001).

"Estate Planning for Cohabitants." Working title, M. Hickey, to be published in the Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in 2009.

Margaret W. Hickey & Megann M. Senfleben, Is Support Different in High Income Cases? A Discussion of Ladwig and Chen, 30 Wis. J. Fam. L. 41, 41-44 (Summer 2010).

 

 

 

Margaret W. Hickey

Margaret Wrenn Hickey practices in the areas of divorce, family law, and elder law including trusts for the disabled, title 19 and guardianship. She is a shareholder in the law firm of Becker, Hickey & Poster, S.C., Milwaukee, and received her B.A. from Marquette University (1982, summa cum laude), where she was Phi Beta Kappa, and her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School (1986, cum laude).

Margaret is a past Chair of the State Bar of Wisconsin Elder Law Section Board of Directors and a past Chair of the Family Law Section Board of Directors. She is a past President of the Milwaukee Bar Association (President 2004-05) and served on the Board of Directors from 1999-2005. Margaret currently serves on the State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors (District 2, 2005-2009, Chair 2006-07) and will serve as Treasurer of the Board from 2009-2011. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society, Aurora Family Service and public radio station WUWM. Margaret lectures frequently at local, state and national bar meetings and to community groups and other professionals on elder law and family law topics. She was recently re-elected Village Trustee in the Village of Shorewood.

Margaret is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Bar Association, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and the Association for Women Lawyers and she is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (President for the Wisconsin Chapter, 2005-06.) She is named in the Best Lawyers in America for family and elder law and has been named as a "Super Lawyer" in elder law.

Affiliations and Board Involvement

State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors, Governor elected for District 2 (Milwaukee area) 2005-07, 2007-2009, Chair, 2006-07, Treasurer 2009-11

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; fellow, 1999-present, Secretary of the Wisconsin Chapter 2003, Treasurer 2004, President-Elect 2005, President 2006-07

Milwaukee Bar Association Board of Directors (1999- present; Vice President 2002-03, President-Elect 2003-04, President 2004-05, Past President 2005-06)

American Bar Association (member Family law, Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law sections)

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (member 1993- present)

State Bar of Wisconsin (Member Elder Law, Family Law and Law Sections)

Director, Family Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin (1995- present, Co-Chair Legislation Committee 1996-present, Secretary 1999-00, Treasurer 2000-01, Vice Chair 2001-02, Chair 2002-03)

Director, Elder Law Section Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin (1996- 2000, Program Chair 1997-98, Chair 1998-99, Advisor 2000-present)

Milwaukee Bar Association (Committee member Legal Services for the Indigent 1987-88, Lawyer Referral Service 1987-89, Committee Member Professionalism Committee 1993-95, Vice Chair Elder Law Section 1996-1999)

Association of Trial Lawyers of America (member 1986-92)

Association for Women Lawyers (member 1988- present)

Inns of Court, Leander Foley chapter, Barrister (1999- 2007)

Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin (2003-present)

Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee (Director 2004- present)

Community Involvement

Trustee, Village of Shorewood (2006- 2011)

Aurora Family Service of Milwaukee (Director, 1999- present, Secretary 2005-06, Vice President 2006-07, President 2007 - 2009)

Rosalie Manor, (Director1989 - 1997, Treasurer 1991, President 1992-1995)

WUWM Community Advisory Board member (2004- present, Chair 2008 -10).