Estate planning often involves deeply personal decisions shaped by family dynamics, values, and long‑term goals.
With more than 20 years of experience, Melissa Kampmann helps clients navigate these conversations with clarity and confidence. She is known for cutting through legal complexity and explaining options in practical, relatable terms so clients can make informed decisions.
Melissa works closely with clients and their trusted advisors to design flexible estate plans that address both financial objectives and personal priorities. Her technical depth and thoughtful approach have earned her peer‑elected membership in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), a national organization of more than 2,400 leading trust and estate lawyers and law professors. Fewer than 30 ACTEC Fellows practice in Wisconsin.
Melissa regularly advises clients on:
- Estate planning for multi‑generational families utilizing tax minimization and creditor protection strategies
- Use of limited liability companies to manage and preserve family assets across generations
- Tax‑efficient charitable giving, including lifetime gifts and charitable trusts
- Trust and probate administration, ensuring efficient asset transfers according to decedent’s wishes
In addition to her planning practice, Melissa serves as trustee of family trusts through the firm’s Fiduciary Services department, carrying out client intentions with care and discretion. She also advised tax exempt organizations in all areas of formation and retention of tax exempt status.
Outside the office, Melissa is community volunteer and a dedicated advocate for the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community. Melissa and her family were honored by Breakthrough Wisconsin in 2022 for their leadership and advocacy in the Type 1 Diabetes community.
Estate planning often involves deeply personal decisions shaped by family dynamics, values, and long‑term goals.
With more than 20 years of experience, Melissa Kampmann helps clients navigate these conversations with clarity and confidence. She is known for cutting through legal complexity and explaining options in practical, relatable terms so clients can make informed decisions.
Melissa works closely with clients and their trusted advisors to design flexible estate plans that address both financial objectives and personal priorities. Her technical depth and thoughtful approach have earned her peer‑elected membership in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), a national organization of more than 2,400 leading trust and estate lawyers and law professors. Fewer than 30 ACTEC Fellows practice in Wisconsin.
Melissa regularly advises clients on:
- Estate planning for multi‑generational families utilizing tax minimization and creditor protection strategies
- Use of limited liability companies to manage and preserve family assets across generations
- Tax‑efficient charitable giving, including lifetime gifts and charitable trusts
- Trust and probate administration, ensuring efficient asset transfers according to decedent’s wishes
In addition to her planning practice, Melissa serves as trustee of family trusts through the firm’s Fiduciary Services department, carrying out client intentions with care and discretion. She also advised tax exempt organizations in all areas of formation and retention of tax exempt status.
Outside the office, Melissa is community volunteer and a dedicated advocate for the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community. Melissa and her family were honored by Breakthrough Wisconsin in 2022 for their leadership and advocacy in the Type 1 Diabetes community.
Civic Activities
- American Heart Association – Heartwalk Coordinator (2004–2007)
- YWCA – Director (2004–2008); Men Who Cook Chairperson (2008–2010)
- UW Alumni Association – Vice President (2005–2010)
- Family Counseling Services – Director (2008–2011)
- Aspirus Patient Rights Committee – Member (2009)
- Aspirus Bioethics Committee – Member (2010–2013)
- Paul and Ruth Schultz Foundation – Secretary (2010–present)
- St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation – Board Member (2010–2017)
- NTC Foundation, Inc. – Board Member (2011–2023), Co-Chair – Day for NTC Students
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – Advocate, Volunteer, Speaker (2012–present)
- University of Wisconsin Law School – Adjunct Faculty for the Lawyering Skills Course (2012, 2015)
- Woodson YMCA – Board Member (2017–2023)
- Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin – Board Member (2018–present)
- Children’s Imaginarium, A Museum for Kids – Board Member (2022–present)
Professional Activities
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel – Fellow (2025–present)
- Family Firm Institute – Member
- Marathon County Estate Planner Forum – Member
- State Bar of Wisconsin – Real Property, Probate & Trust Section Member; Wisconsin Bar Association Drafting Committee
- Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce – Board Member (2010–2017); President (2015–2016)
