About Janice
Respected and Professional Attorney for Over 40 years
Janice Wexler is a highly respected attorney, not only by her clients but also by other divorce lawyers and judges. Born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, Janice Wexler earned her undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. During her 40-plus years as an attorney, she has made it her mission to make family law less adversarial and more family-oriented.
We Value Our Community and Family
Janice is proud to be an active member of the greater Madison community. She served on the Board of Trustees for her synagogue and volunteered with the Interfaith Hospitality Network now known as The Road Home. Janice provides pro bono services at the Dane County Family Law Assistance Center. Janice and her husband enjoy spending time with their adult children, young grandchildren, and Moxie, their German Wirehaired Pointer.
A Source for Expert Legal Advice
Janice has lectured at the UW – Madison Law School and the University of Wisconsin Extension. The Wisconsin Journal of Family Law published her work on the role of Guardian ad Litem, and she served on the Guardian ad Litem Legislative Council Advisory Committee. The State Bar of Wisconsin included her work in its Continuing Legal Education program.
She is a past Chair of the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin. At the CFLCW Annual Meeting in November 2016, she presented a discussion of “Confidentiality and Ethics.” Janice was quoted in the December 2016 issue of Wisconsin Lawyer, and Brava magazine interviewed her for a Wisconsin Collaborative Divorce Community piece in their February 2017 issue.
Janice formerly served on the District 9 Committee of the Office of Lawyer Regulation of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin and is a member of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin. She previously served as Director-at-Large for the Dane County Bar Association, on the Board of Directors of the Dane County Bar Association and the American Bar Association’s Committees on Child Custody and Cohabitation/Step-Families.
Current Memberships
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Family Law Section – State Bar of Wisconsin
- Dane County Bar Association
- Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin (CFLCW)
- Dane County Chapter of CFLCW
- Collaborative Academy
- Wisconsin Collaborative Community
- International Association of Collaborative Professionals (IACP)
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)
- Wisconsin Chapter of AFCC
- Supreme Court of Wisconsin District 9 Disciplinary Committee
Recipient of the Dolphin Award from the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin
The CFLCW Dolphin Award grew out of an effort of a group of collaborative professionals in California as they sought to develop a symbol for their work. They selected a dolphin that was the centerpiece of a unique wall hanging that contained the challenge of Breath Deep, Fly High, Seek Peace. CFLCW adopted that symbol as the centerpiece of its first Dolphin Award given in 2005 to those members who through extraordinary and unselfish service to the council exemplify the best effort in meeting that challenge.