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Attorney Michael Brandt has practiced in civil litigation for his entire career. He focuses primarily on family law, including divorce, paternity, child support, maintenance, interstate custody actions, business and property division, contempt/enforcement proceedings, and restraining orders/injunction and takes appointment as Guardian ad litem by the Courts to advocate on behalf of the best interests of children directly.
He also practices in the areas of Juvenile Law (CHIPS), Estate Planning, Guardianships and Probate. He has significant experience with complicated international and interstate custody and placement disputes, and the intricacies of formal discovery.
He is a certified Collaborative Divorce attorney, has acted as a Parent Coordinator in contested family cases, as is available to serve as a family law mediator.
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13 years | 161 cases
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Chat withState: Wisconsin
Acquired: 2011
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101 Dempsey Road, Madison, WI, 53714
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Posted by Diana | August 26, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Michael Brandt was a terrible lawyer. This picture of him is also from what may be 20 years ago as it does not reflect his age currently. He used only 10 minutes of his time to figure out our family situation after claiming he “read the report but needed a refresher” 10 minutes prior to the court ...
Given that "Diana" is a fake name of a person who was obviously not a client, it is difficult to respond to. This sounds like a very unhappy person who tried (and failed!) to use an injunction to attack the other parent of their child, was dismayed that the attorney (apparently me?) didn't fall for it, and the Court rightly declined to let "Diana" destroy the other parent's relationship with their child. I'm proud of the work I've done, and I cherish reviews like this because it means I did a good job, as this person failed to harm their child's relationship with their other parent, at least in some exceedingly small part thanks to me. I suspect that both the Court and the other parent in this case (whoever they are) would have a dramatically different opinion of me. A person who leaves a "review" like this is not a person I would want to get a positive review from. In short, to paraphrase FDR... I welcome her hatred. I don't mind insulting comments or reviews like this. Dealing with unpleasant people is part of my job on a daily basis. I'm good at generally being compassionate and respectful, but family law involves people at their worst, and often they are those who refuse to take any personal responsibility for their own actions. I take responsibility for myself and my own failures and mistakes. Lord knows there are enough. But whatever "Diana" is talking about isn't one of them. I should say that my hair has gone a bit more gray since that picture was taken about 8 years ago.
"Mike provides dedicated, thorough and conscientious advocacy for his clients in family law matters. I have referred my own clients to Mike in the past, and have always received positive reviews back on how pleased they were with his representation. I will continue to refer clients to Mike in the future because I know he will treat them and their issues with respect and provide individualized counsel and advice."
"I have found Michael to be very knowledgeable in the areas of estate planning, probate, and elder law. I would definitely recommend him to anyone in the Waunakee/Madison area."
Family lawyer
2017 - Present
Partner, Hanna, Brandt & Lucsay, LLP
2015 - 2017
Attorney, Brandt and Family Law, LLC
2015 - 2015
Attorney, Musial & Friedrich, SC
2014 - 2015
Attorney, Boardman & Clark, LLP
2011 - 2014
Associate Attorney, Kuehn Law Offices
2010 - 2011
Law Clerk, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups
2011
JD - Juris Doctor
English
Spanish