Future 15: Tiffany Woelfel

GREEN BAY – After graduating from Xavier High School in Appleton, Tiffany Woelfel went to the University of Minnesota for business, where she double majored in international business and public and non-profit management.

“I also double minored in German and leadership studies. After graduation, I joined Teach for America and moved to Mississippi. I spent two years teaching sixth grade math at Holly Springs Intermediate School. While I loved working with kids, I realized that I wasn’t passionate about teaching. I also realized that I wanted to be back in the Midwest to build whatever future career I had,” Woelfel recalled.

“At that point, I decided to try law school. Participating in mock trial during high school had sparked an interest in the law, but, candidly, I didn’t really understand what being a lawyer was like. While I got into a variety of law schools, I knew how crippling law school debt was becoming and I worried about leaving law school with six figures of debt.

“Luckily for me, I was still eligible for in-state tuition and the University of Wisconsin offered me a very competitive scholarship. Despite the fact that law school and being a lawyer is nothing like mock trial or what you see in Legally Blonde or Law and Order, I ended up excelling. Law school involves a lot of issue spotting, solving problems, reading, writing and research.”

After law school, Woelfel spent two years as a clerk for federal district court judges.

“A judicial law clerk is like a judge’s lawyer. We help the judges manage their dockets, including helping them research, preparing memos for them, helping with a judge’s written work and offering them general support with their cases,” she added.

“I had the tremendous honor of clerking first for Senior Judge Joe B. McDade in the Central District of Illinois for a year. I then had the great honor of clerking for then-Chief Judge William C. Griesbach of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, here in Green Bay.

“After my clerkship with Judge Griesbach concluded, I wanted to stay in Northeast Wisconsin. It is where I grew up, where my parents still live and where I wanted to establish a career. I joined the Green Bay office of then-Davis and Kuelthau, a Wisconsin law firm, and embarked upon a career of civil litigation in August 2018.

“As a civil litigator, I help businesses navigate difficult situations. This could be everything from a simple contract dispute or collection matter, to more complex issues, like patent and trademark infringement or employment discrimination allegations. As a litigator, my area of ‘expertise’ is navigating the court system and, more broadly, dispute resolution. I work to find the best solution for my client, whether that be outside of the court system or as their advocate in the court system. This allows them to get back to what matters most to them.”

In October 2022, Davis Kuelthau merged with Smith Amundsen — a Chicago-based firm —to form Amundsen Davis.

Last February, she became an income partner.

“Over the past few years, I’ve gotten to take on the role of mentor to younger associate attorneys and paralegals in our office,” she added.

“In addition to my work with clients, the firm has encouraged me and supported me to get involved in our communities. I joined the Board of Directors for the Young Lawyers Division of the Wisconsin State Bar and eventually entered the presidential cycle (president-elect, president, past president).

“Additionally, I’ve had the opportunity to get involved with several local nonprofits, including Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin and the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center.

Leading up to the 2025 Future 15 & Young Professionals Awards banquet on Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Oneida Casino Hotel, we will be highlighting the finalists in each edition of the Press Times.