Anich, Wickman & Lindsey S.C.

Leece & Phillips Law Offices is a well-established family law partnership serving Walworth County from Elkhorn, the county seat of Wisconsin's premier resort county in the southeastern corner of the state. Founded in the mid-1980s, the firm has built four decades of family law experience in a county whose character is defined by the juxtaposition of its working-class agricultural interior and the rarefied wealth concentrated in Lake Geneva, the Victorian resort city on Geneva Lake that has served for generations as the summer playground of Chicago's upper class. This dual character — modest rural communities alongside estates, yacht clubs, and resort properties valued in the millions — means that Leece & Phillips Law Offices regularly handles both straightforward dissolution matters and highly complex high-asset divorces involving second homes, watercraft, resort businesses, and substantial investment portfolios. Lake Geneva's emergence as a year-round resort destination for the Chicago metropolitan area's affluent has made Walworth County one of Wisconsin's most economically stratified counties, with a substantial gap between the median incomes of full-time residents and the asset wealth of seasonal and part-time residents. Leece & Phillips Law Offices is experienced in navigating the complexities of dividing Geneva Lake properties — subject to strict Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shoreline regulations and frequently carrying multi-generational emotional significance — within the §767.61 equal division framework. The firm assists clients in addressing whether vacation properties constitute marital property subject to division, how inherited resort properties factor into equitable considerations, and whether the income generated by short-term vacation rentals of Lake Geneva properties constitutes marital income for support calculation purposes. Walworth County's Circuit Court, located in Elkhorn, handles family law matters for the county's 102,000 residents with a docket that includes both the uncontested divorces of long-married agricultural families and high-stakes contested proceedings involving Chicago-area professionals with extensive Walworth County real estate holdings. Leece & Phillips Law Offices' attorneys maintain strong familiarity with the county's judicial officers and court practices, providing clients with the institutional knowledge that comes only with decades of local practice. The firm's capability extends to Wisconsin's full family law repertoire, including the unique physical placement terminology of §767.41, spousal maintenance under §767.56, and child support under DCF 150. Elkhorn itself is a charming county seat with a historic downtown, and Leece & Phillips Law Offices has been a fixture in the community since the 1980s, building relationships with clients, local institutions, and the Walworth County bar that reflect the firm's deep investment in the county and its people. From straightforward uncontested divorces for farm families in East Troy, Sharon, or Whitewater to complex contested matters involving substantial Lake Geneva lakefront properties, the firm brings consistent expertise and local knowledge to every family law matter it undertakes.