Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate and Trust Administration; Business Law

Education: B.S., University of Wisconsin – Madison, 1995

J.D., University of Minnesota Law School; (cum laude) 1999

Admitted To Practice:
Wisconsin Supreme Court

Bar Associations:
American Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin, Minnesota State Bar Association, Marathon County Bar Association

Civic Activities:
Camp HOPE, Counselor
Camp HOPE, Director
Legal Assistance to Military Personnel, Volunteer
Junior Achievement, Project Business Consultant
Legal Assistance at the Marathon County ADRC, Volunteer
United Way, Group Leader
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of North Central Wisconsin, Big Brother
Marathon County Public Library Foundation, Board of Directors

 Background information: Alan L. Hougum grew up in Edgar, Wisconsin, just off of County Road N. He attended undergraduate school at UW-Madison, and worked as a forklift driver and a textbook salesman in Texas between semesters to pay for school. After graduating cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School, Alan returned to central Wisconsin to practice in the areas of Estate Planning and Elder Law. In 2013, Alan opened Hougum Law Firm, LLC in Wausau.  A satellite office in Rhinelander opened in 2021. Alan has been practicing law for more than twenty years, and currently resides in Wausau with his wife and two children.

Sarah J. Reed grew up in Phillips, Wisconsin. She attended undergraduate school at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire where she majored in political science and minored in pre-law.  After working at a reputable law firm in Phillips after graduation, Sarah went on to attend Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Sarah has been working in the Wausau area as an attorney since 2019.  Sarah currently resides in Weston, Wisconsin with her husband and two dogs.