Lisa Derr | Oshkosh Divorce Lawyer

Lisa Derr has practiced family law for 30 years and has been a mediator for over 20 years. She began her mediation practice after seeing how poorly litigation resolved clients’ divorce issues in the long-term. Lisa is a past director of the Family Law Section Board and a past chair of the Wisconsin State Bar Gender Equity Committee. Lisa has given extensive training in mediation for private companies as well as governmental agencies. She’s a Past President of both the Wisconsin Association of Mediators and the Women’s Affiliate of the Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce. She is a current supervisor on the Dodge County Board of Supervisors and also served on the District 13 Committee for the Office of Lawyer Regulation (which regulates attorney misconduct) from 1999 through 2004. She and her husband, Michael, have three sons.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner - Lawyer	Derr & Villarreal Attorneys & Mediators		2004-Present
Office of Lawyer Regulation	District 13 Committee		1999-2004
Associate Attorney	Chapman & Cutler, LLP		1987-1990

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Wisconsin Law School	J.D.	Law School	1987
University of Wisconsin	Bachelor of Arts		1984

State / Court	Date
Wisconsin	1987

• Member | State Bar of Wisconsin
  Member | Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
  Member | Wisconsin Association of Mediators
  

• Certified Mediator  | Mediate.com
  Practitioner Status | Wisconsin Association of Mediators
  

• Derr & Villarreal Blog | Divorce Can Be A Good Thing | Nov 2012

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1987) Licensed as Attorney in Wisconsin. Verified with State Bar of Wisconsin.	December 05, 2016

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Divorce Can Be A Good Thing  (2016-11-30 13:48:35)
Divorce Can Be A Good Thing

How to Discuss Divorce Mediation When Your Spouse Doesn't Know You Want a Divorce  (2018-02-28 12:21:47)
Even if you can’t talk to each other mediation is effective, but both of you must agree to try.

Mediation Reduces Impact Of High Conflict On Young Children  (2018-02-28 12:29:03)
Divorce mediation helps parents minimize their conflict and restructure their connection to form a new parenting relationship even before the completion of the divorce. Litigation often focuses on why one parent is ineffective and inferior prompting more anger and more conflict.

Children’s Grief During Divorce  (2018-02-28 12:31:35)
As family mediators, we see parents so enmeshed in the throes of conflict, they don’t recognize that their children are grieving let alone help them through the process. Knowing more about grieving myths and children’s grieving process will help us better support our clients as they process their own feelings and help their children grieve.

Is Your Spouse Hiding Assets? 4 Reasons To Mediate  (2018-02-28 12:33:34)
You think your spouse is hiding assets and you want to hire a pit bull attorney. Here’s 4 reasons why mediation is still better.