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Serving Wisconsin for over 100 years

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A Family Legacy Since 1920

• Family and Locally Owned

• Compassionate Legal Experts

• Family and Locally Owned

• Compassionate Legal Experts

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About Our Firm

Although it’s often thought of in different and sometimes less flattering terms — the practice of law is a helping profession.

As a law firm, we solve real problems for real people and families every day.

Honest, Helpful Legal Advice in North Central Wisconsin – A Schmidt Family Tradition Since 1920

Schmidt & Schmidt S.C. is a family tradition that started back in 1920 when attorney Karl Schmidt (1898-1953) established our firm. Since then, three generations of the same Schmidt family lawyers have provided legal counsel to clients in the Wausau area, Marathon County and throughout North Central Wisconsin.
Today, attorney Andrew Schmidt and our staff carry on this tradition with great pride and with a sincere desire to help the people who call on us or walk through our doors.

Although we do litigate issues on behalf of our clients, particularly those with divorce and post-divorce issues — our practice is focused mainly on transactional work. One client may need help with a real estate issue, such as selling a home or setting up a life estate. Another may need our assistance in planning for end-of-life issues and resolving important questions so that loved ones are not left in turmoil once that client is gone. It could be that you’re here because you want help in organizing and building a successful small business.

Whatever your legal needs in these areas are, our law firm can meet them efficiently and at a fair cost.

Here, you’ll find people who are friendly and down-to-earth yet not afraid to be honest or straight-to-the-point in explaining the law or the legal issues you’re concerned with, in reviewing the available options you have, or in answering your questions about what to expect. We believe in this approach, and it has helped us build long-term relationships with many of the people who come to us for help. We value these relationships and appreciate the new opportunity presented to us every time a new client calls on us for help.

We look forward to having the opportunity to help you, too. Reach us by phone at (877) 757-6995 or by email today to schedule a consultation. Weekend and evening times are available by appointment. We can also meet with you in your home, in a health care facility or in another setting, if necessary. Major credit cards are accepted.

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About Andrew W. Schmidt

Managing Partner
Location: Wausau, WI
Phone: (877) 757-6995
Fax: (715) 845-2015

Professional Associations and Memberships
  • American Bar Association, Member, Real Property, Probate & Trust Section
  • American Bar Association, Member, Family Law Section
  • American Bar Association, Member, General Practice Section
  • American Bar Association, Member, Law Practice Management Section
  • Wisconsin Bar Association, Member, Real Property Probate and Trust Section
  • Wisconsin Bar Association, Member, Family Law Section
  • Wisconsin Bar Association, Member, Solo & Small Firms Section
  • Wisconsin Bar Association, Member, General Practice Section
  • Wisconsin Bar Association, Board Member, Law Practice Management
  • Wisconsin Bar Association, Past Board Member, Solo & Small Practice Section
  • Wisconsin Bar Association, Past Committee Member, Law Office Mgmt and Advisory Practice Board
  • Marathon County Board Association, Member
  • Toastmasters Int'l, ATM Gold, 1983 to 1999
  • Toastmasters Int'l, Regional Board Mgr., 1991 to 1993
  • Eagle Scout, Samoset Council, 1975
  • Samoset Council, Boy Scouts of America, Tiger Cub Den Leader, Pack 400
  • Boy Scouts Americas - Cub Scout Pack 400, 2002 to 2004
Pro Bono Activities
  • Wisconsin Judicare Participating Attorney, 1998 to 2020
  • Elderly Pro Bono Project, Marathon County Aging and Disability Resource Center
Areas of Practice
  • Divorce and Elder Law
  • Residential Real Estate
  • Elder Law - Medicaid Planning
  • Family Law - Custody and Support
  • Family Law - Paternity
  • Wills
  • Trusts
  • Estate Administration
  • Guardianship
  • Landlord/Tenant
Bar Admissions
  • Wisconsin, 1998
Education
  • Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota - J.D. - 1998
  • University of Idaho - College of Mines, Moscow, Idaho - M.S. - 1983; Major: Geography Mineral Land Management
  • Ripon College, Ripon, WI - B.A. - 1981; Major: History and Economics
Classes/Seminars
  • Residential Landlord/Tenant Law, Lorman, Inc., 2002 to 2002
  • New Lawyer Practice Service. What it Takes to Set Up Your Own Law Practice
  • Rent Smart, UW Extension Service, 2005 to 2005
  • Landlord, Boot Camp, 2010 to the present
Past Employment Positions
  • Waddell & Reed Fin. Svcs., Financial Planner, 1983 to 1986
  • Video Update - Schmidt, LTD., President, 1986 to 1995
  • “How to Protect your Property” and “How to Protect your Real Estate.” UWSP Continuing Education
  • “Wisconsin Easement Law,” Wisconsin Recreational Immunity Law,” “Cabin and Hunting Land Agreements,” A Survey of Surveying,” all with Wisconsin Woodland owners Association. 2016 to present.
Ancillary Businesses
  • "Justice of Peace" Weddings - Court Commissioner

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Our Practice - What We Do

At Schmidt & Schmidt S.C., we provide a wide range of quality legal services to people in the Wausau area and throughout North Central Wisconsin. We practice with integrity and strive to resolve our clients’ problems and concerns efficiently and effectively, and at a reasonable cost. Many of the legal issues we handle are “everyday” problems that everyday people — people who aren’t used to dealing with attorneys or law firms on a regular basis — have from time to time.

If you have a legal issue or concern — contact our offices and talk to an experienced attorney who can help.

Some of the Particular Matters we Focus on Include:

Estate Planning 
We offer a comprehensive range of estate planning services tailored to meet your individual needs and goals. These include wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, customized power of attorney instruments, advanced directives, divestment planning, Medicaid planning, life estates, and much more. For further information, please see:
  • Elder law
  • Special needs trusts
  • Medical planning and asset protection
  • Trusts, wills, and Powers of Attorney
  • Nursing home spend down planning
Real Estate
We handle a wide variety of residential and commercial real estate concerns, including purchase and sale agreements, easements, family cabin and hunting partnership agreements, real estate conveyances, land use restrictions, boundary disputes, eminent domain issues, adverse possessions, and more. For further information, please see:
  • Landlord/tenant
  • For sale by owner
  • Life estates
  • Easements
Small Business Organization
The first steps in planning for and building a successful small business are important. Our firm can help you choose the business structure (FLP, LLP, LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp, etc.) that will best meet your needs now and your goals for the future.
  • Articles of incorporation or Organization
  • Operating agreements
  • Buy sell agreements
  • Business dissolution
Marriage Officiating
Attorney Andrew Schmidt is appointed as a County Commissioner or “Justice of the Peace” to officiate at your or a friend's wedding in Wisconsin. Please call us for rates and availability.
Probate and Estate Administration
We have been proudly providing these services for over 85 years and offer a variety of services for those families in need of these services. Probate and estate administration for after a person has passed away. Guardianships, conservatorships and mental health intervention for families who need help with family members who are not entirely capable of caring for themselves.
  • Probate avoidance planning
  • Estate administration
  • Guardianships
  • Conservatorships
  • Mental health crisis/commitment
Family and Divorce Law
We offer divorce form assistance and provide a number of family law, divorce, and divorce-related legal services, including stepparent adoptions, creative contracts for the unmarried, marital agreements, property agreements, child custody issues, post-divorce modifications, and more. For further information, please see:
  • Divorce
  • Post-divorce litigation
  • Premarital and post marital agreements
  • Divorce form assistance
  • Stepparent adoption
Seminars/Speaking Engagements
Attorney Andrew Schmidt frequently gives legal seminars on these topic areas to professional associations, businesses, social service organizations, nonprofits, nursing homes, fraternal clubs, and many other different groups. Please call us for rates and availability.
  • How to Avoid Probate
  • When Do You Really Need a Trust?
  • Special Needs Trusts: Basics and Advanced
  • Landlord and Tenant Law – World Famous Landlord and Tenant quiz; Advanced: for law enforcement, social workers and professionals
  • “Necessary Conversations:” Basic – Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney
  • How to Sell Your Own Real Estate

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