Martin P. Gagne - Milwaukee, WI
Attorney at GMDB
Divorce Lawyers in Milwaukee, WI
735 North Water Street Suite 731 Milwaukee, WI 53202
Milwaukee Divorce Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Divorce
- Legal Separation
- Paternity
- Custody & Placement
- Post-Judgment
- Child Support
- Maintenance
- Third Party Visitation
- Child Relocation
- Mediation
- Prenuptial Agreements/Property Agreements
Attorney Information
Overview
For more than 35 years, Marty Gagne practiced Family Law exclusively, including complex financial and custody cases. His experience included dealing with the valuation of closely-held businesses, stock options, executive compensation, employee benefits, trusts and gifted and inherited property. He represented parents in local, interstate and international child custody disputes. As a family law attorney, he offered cooperative divorce and collaborative divorce as well as traditional divorce (with or without litigation). Mr. Gagne also mediated dozens of Family Law cases since 1990. He practiced throughout southeastern Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington, Sheboygan, Racine and Manitowoc Counties.
Mr. Gagne was selected a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Family Law every year from 2005 to 2019; that publication selected him as one of the Top 50 Lawyers in Wisconsin and one of the Top 25 Lawyers in Milwaukee in 2018. He was AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was listed in that publication's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers from 2005 to 2019. He was also named in The Best Lawyers in America every year from 2008-2019; he was selected as Best Lawyers in America 2018 Lawyer of the Year in the Area of Family Law in Milwaukee. He presented at seminars and classes to judges, court commissioners, attorneys, law students, mental health professionals, and community members on various Family Law issues.
Mr. Gagne was a Court Commissioner and former member of the State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors. He was formerly Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Family Law Section of the Milwaukee Bar Association, a former member of the Board of Directors of the Divorce Cooperation Institute, Inc., and was a member of the Leander J. Foley Matrimonial Inns of Court, Milwaukee Bar Association and the State Bar of Wisconsin Family Law Section.
Mr. Gagne is a 1978 graduate of Clark University and a 1981 cum laude graduate of Boston University Law School.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Wisconsin Super Lawyer, Family Law, 2005 - 2019
- Wisconsin Super Lawyer Top 50 Lawyers in Wisconsin, 2018
- Wisconsin Super Lawyer Top 25 Lawyers in Milwaukee, 2018
- AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, 2005 - 2019
- Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 2005 - 2019
- Best Lawyers in America, 2008 - 2019
- Best Lawyers in America 2018 Lawyer of the Year – Family Law, Milwaukee
Education
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Legal Education
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Boston University School of Law,
Boston,
Massachusetts, 1981
Honors: cum laude
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Boston University School of Law,
Boston,
Massachusetts, 1981
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Non Legal Education
- Clark University, 1978
Current Employment Position(s)
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Of Counsel
Classes and Seminars
- Presenter, Family Law Issues
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Wisconsin, Board of Governors, 2014 - 2017
- Milwaukee Bar Association, Family Law Section, Board of Directors (Former Chairperson)
- Divorce Cooperation Institute, Inc., Board of Directors
- Leander J. Foley Matrimonial Inns of Court
- Milwaukee Bar Association
- State Bar of Wisconsin, Family Law Section
- Divorce Cooperation Institute, Inc.
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Contact
735 North Water Street
Suite 731
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: 414-273-5551
Fax: 414-273-5554
Email: Send a message
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