Angela Bakke

Angela Bakke helps clients when family, debt, and planning issues feel hard to manage at once. With more than 12 years of legal experience, she provides clear guidance from the firm’s Sun Prairie office. Her work focuses on practical solutions for people facing serious legal choices today, grounded in sound judgment.

Angela earned a B.S. in Justice and Social Inquiry from Arizona State University in 2007 and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2010. During law school, she interned for the State Public Defenders Office in Milwaukee, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and Midwest Environmental Advocates, gaining experience.

Angela’s family law practice includes divorce, legal separation, paternity, child custody and placement, child support, spousal support, stepparent adoptions, marital property agreements, and cohabitation agreements. She handles traditional, mediated, and collaborative divorce matters. In disputes, she looks for areas of compromise that clients may not see immediately under stress.

Angela’s bankruptcy practice includes chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankruptcies. She also provides basic estate planning services, including Last Will & Testaments, Power of Attorneys for Finances, Power of Attorneys for Health Care, and Advanced Directives. Her work provides clients with clear legal guidance in stressful financial, family, and planning matters.

Angela also represents the City of Sun Prairie as its municipal prosecutor. In private practice, she uses steady counsel and practical planning to help clients understand their options. Her experience across family law, bankruptcy, and estate planning allows her to guide clients when legal needs overlap or become more complex.

Angela Bakke brings focused legal experience to clients facing family, debt, and planning concerns. She also served as a volunteer attorney for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. With years of practice in Sun Prairie, she offers careful professional support for clients seeking informed decisions and a clear path forward.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Forward Legal Services, LLC
• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin

Licensed State

• Wisconsin

Education

• University of Wisconsin Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Arizona State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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