Elizabeth Rodriguez Lanzhammer

Elizabeth “Liz” Rodriguez Lanzhammer is a senior associate in Axley’s Family Law Practice Group. She focuses her practice on divorce, child support, placement, paternity judgments and termination of parental rights and stepparent adoptions. Her practice also focuses on guardianship, both adult and minor, and conservatorship work. She acts as a Guardian ad Litem in both family and guardianship matters. Ms. Lanzhammer also works handling trust and probate litigation.

Ms. Lanzhammer prioritizes helping her clients work through the divorce process from both a legal and emotional standpoint. Ms. Lanzhammer advocates for her client’s best interest while also keeping them focused on getting to their next step so when the divorce is over they are able to move on with their life. Ms. Lanzhammer is also certified in the Collaborative Divorce process and is a member of the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin.

Over the course of her career, Ms. Lanzhammer’s focus has been increasingly more on cases involving children. In placement matters, Ms. Lanzhammer focuses on maintaining strong relationships between parents and their children and helping to create realistic placement schedules. She helps clients to be thorough so they can be secure in their placement schedule and not taken advantage of. She is a fierce advocate for her clients and takes a hardline approach when it comes to protecting her clients and their children’s interests.

Ms. Lanzhammer also works on guardianship cases involving both children and the elderly. Her focus is on getting the family through a tough process so they can concentrate on caring for their loved ones and making sure they are meeting their loved ones’ needs as it relates to their health, safety, and welfare.

In addition to her practice, Ms. Lanzhammer is actively involved in the legal community as a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Dane County Bar Association, and Columbia County Bar Association. As part of her participation with the State Bar of Wisconsin, Ms. Lanzhammer is a member of the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association.

Before starting her career as a lawyer, Ms. Lanzhammer served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Judge Alan J. White of Columbia County during law school. She also volunteered with Community Justice, Inc. and earned her Pro Bono certificate for her work there. Before starting law school, Ms. Lanzhammer volunteered with AmeriCorps in the Florida State Parks.

Outside of work, Ms. Lanzhammer enjoys running, sewing, and traveling.