Wendy Gebauer has over four decades of experience partnering with the attorneys of the GHN’s Children’s Law Team. Her career has concentrated on serving birth mothers, adoptive parents and licensed child welfare agencies in various aspects of the adoption process. Wendy assists in document preparation and personal communications, including meeting with clients through each step of the complex adoption process, as well as crisis management.
Areas of Law
- Adoption (independent, agency, international, interstate)
- Surrogacy
- Step-parent
- Foster Care
- Guardianship
- Paternity
Attorneys
Organizational Affiliations
- Co-chair, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys Paralegal National Conference
- The Coalition for Children, Youth, and Families
- Gift of Adoption Fund
- Chosen
- The Paralegal Association of Wisconsin, Inc.
- Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute “Angel in Adoption” recipient 2014
- International Women’s Series Honoree 2019
- Mission Champion Award presented by the Coalition for Children, Youth and Families 2021
- Unsung Hero Award by Wisconsin Law Journal 2006
- Hales Corners Lutheran Church
- Eagle River Historical Society’s 100 Exceptional Women