Carol is the founding shareholder of Wessels & Liebau, LLC, establishing the firm as Wessels Law Office in 2014. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1988, had a brief career in criminal law, and began practicing elder law in 1991. She has received numerous awards and recognitions for her work in elder law. In 2023, she was selected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, which is the highest honor a member can receive. In 2014, she was selected by Best Lawyers™ as the Best Elder Law Attorney in Milwaukee. Feel free to review her Curriculum Vitae by clicking the link below.

Carol particularly appreciates the opportunity to work with individuals who are facing an Alzheimer’s or other dementia diagnosis. Having been a caretaker for her mother, Velma, who had Alzheimer’s, Carol takes particular care in helping families navigate this difficult situation. She gets the most professional enjoyment out of her work as a volunteer board member for the Wisconsin Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, and in 2019, she was recognized by Olympian Bonnie Blair with the Blair Cares award for outstanding volunteer service to the Alzheimer’s Association. She hopes to see an end to Alzheimer's in her lifetime. 

View Carol's full Curriculum Vitae.

For a video that was prepared when Carol received the Leaders in the Law award in 2013, click here.