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Melissa S. Kampmann

By: dmc-admin//August 3, 2009//

Melissa S. Kampmann

By: dmc-admin//August 3, 2009//

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These two adjectives probably best describe Melissa S. Kampmann, who balances a busy estate-planning practice with myriad community service.

Kampmann has handled a wide variety of succession, income and estate-planning, and trust and estate administration matters, ranging from simple wills, to multi-million-dollar, complicated estate plans.

“I enjoy my practice because it is intellectually challenging and I’m given the opportunity to work with families on a personal level,” she says.

As for volunteering, Kampmann has been active in her community since high school. Giving back to the community is important at her firm, “So coming here was a natural fit.”

Kampman is chairperson of the largest fundraiser for the Wausau YWCA; she’s a board member for Family Counseling Services; a committee member of the University of Wisconsin Alumni Committee of Wausau; and a member of the Bioethics Committee at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

Q&A

What is your favorite thing to do in Wisconsin?

As a Green Bay native, it has to be Packer games, but a close second is going to outdoor concerts to listen to local artists during the beautiful Wisconsin summers

Can you handle the truth?

I promote brutal honesty

Can you drive a stick shift?

Yes, my very first car was a stick shift

What is your motto?

Everything happens for a reason

Who are your favorite writers?

With a 3-year-old and a 6-month-old, my current favorites
are Dr. Seuss and Sandra Boynton

How would your mother describe you in one word?

Independent

What is the best part of being an attorney?

Every day is different!

What can you spend hours doing that’s not law-related?

Doing what is important — playing with my two wonderful daughters

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