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Hallowell Estate Counsel · Milwaukee · Est. 1998

Estate counsel
for Wisconsin families.

Wills, trusts, succession planning, and the next-generation conversations no one wants to have. Downtown Milwaukee. By appointment.

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Assets under counsel
$1.8B
Family plans drafted
1,840
Years in practice
26
Retention through generations
100%
Practice areas

Three doors, one practice.

Each engagement begins the same way: a two-hour conversation in our Water Street office, no charge. From there, we draft what your family actually needs.

Wills & Probate

Last wills, codicils, and the documents that direct how an estate is settled. We also represent estates in Milwaukee County probate from petition through close.

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Trusts & Succession

Revocable living trusts, irrevocable family trusts, family LLCs, business succession, and the planning that keeps an operating company in family hands across generations.

Plan a trust →

Healthcare & Powers

Healthcare directives, financial powers of attorney, guardianship petitions. The documents you need in the bad week, drafted before the bad week arrives.

Set up directives →
The Family Portal

Every family we counsel gets a portal.

Every document we draft for you lives in a single private dashboard. Status, signing dates, asset summary, the next review on your calendar. Replaces the manila folder in your file drawer that you can never find when you need it.

  • ▸ Every document, current version, one-click export
  • ▸ Asset summary updates as your portfolio shifts
  • ▸ Automatic review reminders at year three and seven
  • ▸ Trusted contacts can request access in the event you can't
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The Hartwell Family

Plan #EP-2024-0184
Estate value $4,840,200 + $186K YoY
Documents current 11 / 12 1 needs review
Next annual review Mar 14, 2025 on calendar
Document Last signed Status
Last Will & Testament Mar 14, 2023 Current View
Revocable Living Trust Mar 14, 2023 Current View
Healthcare Directive · Spouse Mar 14, 2023 Current View
Schedule of Assets Aug 02, 2024 Needs review Open
Engagements

Three ways to engage.

Most estate counsel quote by the hour without telling you what the bill will look like. We don't. Every engagement is a fixed quote, agreed in writing, before we begin.

Will Package
$1,800 starting

For families whose plan starts with a will and the supporting documents to honor it.

  • Last will and testament
  • Healthcare directive
  • Financial power of attorney
  • One signing meeting at our office
  • Three-year automatic review reminder
Discuss this plan
Most engaged Estate Plan
$4,500 starting

For families with assets across investments, real estate, and closely-held interests. The plan most of our clients land on.

  • Everything in the Will Package
  • Revocable living trust
  • Trust funding instructions
  • Schedule of assets, kept updated
  • Family Portal access
  • Annual review meeting, no charge
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Family Counsel
$12,000 annual retainer

For families with operating businesses, generational wealth, or planning that crosses state lines.

  • Everything in the Estate Plan
  • Business succession plan
  • Family LLC or limited partnership counsel
  • Generation-skipping vehicles when indicated
  • Quarterly check-ins with all decision-makers
  • Coordination with your CPA and wealth advisor
Speak with Anne
Anne Hallowell, founding counsel
Founding Counsel

“Estate planning is the work of small decisions, made calmly, before they become urgent.”

Anne Hallowell founded the practice in 1998 after eight years at Foley & Lardner. She holds a JD from Marquette University, sits on the Wisconsin Estate Planning Council, and has drafted plans for families across three generations in Mequon, Whitefish Bay, Fox Point, and the Lake Country.

The practice is intentionally small. Six attorneys, two paralegals, one office. We turn away the engagements we cannot give attention to. The result is a practice where every client speaks with Anne, every plan is signed off by her, and no piece of work leaves the office without two sets of eyes on it.

Anne Hallowell, J.D. · Founding Counsel

The Office

One South Water, Suite 1400.

Two blocks west of the river. Reception is on the right when you step off the elevator. Espresso, mostly excellent.

Hallowell Estate Counsel office interior
Conference room, west wall.
Reading library at the Hallowell office
Reading library.
Downtown Milwaukee skyline from the office
The view from suite 1400.
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Schedule a consultation.

Two hours, in our Water Street office, no charge. Bring your spouse if you have one, your business partners if relevant, and the questions you've been meaning to ask.

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Available consultation slots release each Monday for six weeks out.

By phone (414) 555·0184

Anne or our office manager Sarah answers. Direct line, weekdays 8 to 5.

The office
One South Water
Suite 1400
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Weekdays 8:00 to 5:00 · Saturday by appointment