Ashley J. Richter

An attorney at Richter & Phillips LLP, Ashley J. Richter represents clients in Madison, Wisconsin, and the surrounding areas. She handles family law cases of legal separation and divorce, collaborative divorce, child support, maintenance, property division, child placement and custody disputes, grandparent visitation, paternity actions, unmarried couples, prenuptial and postnuptial marital property agreements and adoption and surrogacy matters.

Ms. Richter also handles certain administrative and professional licensing matters. These include licensing application issues and professional misconduct and ethics defense.ÿ In addition, she also handles powers of attorney, wills and trusts, and probate administration and litigation. Her personal injury focus includes motor vehicle accidents, animal bites, pedestrian and bicycle accidents, and wrongful death claims.

She attended the University of Minnesota, where she graduated summa cum laude, with high distinction, with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology. At the University of Wisconsin Law School, she earned a Juris Doctor and focused on family law, graduating cum laude.ÿ Ms. Richter is an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School teaching adoption law and policy.

Ms. Richter is on the board with the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, volunteers with the Dane County Family Law Assistance Center, is a former president of the Legal Association for Women and is intricately involved with the Dane County Bar Association, The James E. Doyle American Inn of Court and the Dane County Bar Association Case Mediation Program Committee. Since 2010, she has assisted in writing and judging the mock trial competitions for high schools.ÿ She has an Avvo "Superb" rating.