Lisa L. Derr
Lisa Derr has practiced family law for almost 25 years. She began her mediation practice in 1995 after seeing that litigation was not the best avenue for solving clients' divorce issues. Lisa is a past director of the Family Law Section Board and a past chair of the Wisconsin State Bar Gender Equity Committee. Lisa has given extensive training in mediation as well as resolving workplace conflicts and is currently the President of the Wisconsin Association of Mediators. Lisa also served on the District 13 Committee for the office of Lawyer Regulation from 1999 through 2004. She lives in Beaver Dam with her husband and three boys where she is actively involved in community theater and past president of Women's Affiliate of the Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce.
Areas of Practice
- 95% Divorce Mediation
- 5% Divorce Litigation
Litigation Percentage
- 5% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 1987
- Illinois, 1987
Education
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
- J.D. - 1987
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
- B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1984
- Major: Psychology
Published Works
- "Legislative Update" on upcoming legislation in the Family Law , Journal of Family Law, Spring , 2003
- "Legislative Update" on upcoming legislation in the Family Law , Journal of Family Law, Fall, 2003
- "Legislative Update" on upcoming legislation in the Family Law area with Dan Rossmiller, Journal of Family Law, Spring , 2004
- New Child Support Laws on the Horizon, Wisconsin Association of Mediation Journal , Fall, 2003
- “Certification of Mediators – What Does it Mean for Me?”, Wisconsin Assoc. Mediation Journal, Spring, 2005
- Discussing Money Without a Fight, nspire Magazine, August, 2004
Classes/Seminars
- Managing Conflict - Dealing with the Frustrated Customer, Wisconsin State Credit Conference
- Applying Domestic Violence Research to Placement and Custody Factors of §767.24, Wisconsin Supreme Court of Judicial Education, 2005 - Present
- Resolving Conflict in the Workplace, Dane County Society of Human Resource Managers
- Mediating with Domestic Abuse, Wisconsin Association of Mediators
- Resolving Conflict in the Workplace for Companies, Janesville WI Plant
- Domestic Violence Training to Staff of Friends of Abused Families, West Bend
- Building a Frank Lloyd Wright House with the Same Old Bricks: The Building Blocks of Meditation, Emerging Issues in Mediation Conference
- Legislative Update, State Bar of Wisconsin
- Legislative Update, Annual Family Law Workshop
- Preparing Your Clients for Mediation, State Bar Convention
- Grief and Loss of Divorce, Cardinal Stritch University, 2007 - 2011
- Managing Conflict at Work, Horizon Home Care and Hospice, 2005
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Office of Lawyer Regulation, District 13, Committee Member & Secretary, 1999 - 2005
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Member, 1997 - Present
- Wisconsin State Bar Gender Equity Committee., Past Chair
- Wisconsin Association of Mediators, President, 2011 - 2012
- Wisconsin State Bar Family Law Section, Director, Family Law Section
Past Employment Positions
- Family Law Section Board, Past Director
- Office of Lawyer Regulation, District 13 Committee, 1999 - 2004
- Chapman and Cutler, Associate Attorney, 1989 - 1991
Pro Bono Activities
- Guardian for elderly at Clearview Nursing Home, Juneau Wisconsin
Languages
- English
