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00-0818-D In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Thomas E. Zablocki, Attorney at Law

By: dmc-admin//November 5, 2001//

00-0818-D In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Thomas E. Zablocki, Attorney at Law

By: dmc-admin//November 5, 2001//

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“The referee, Michael Ash, concluded, and this court agrees, that by representing the wife in the bankruptcy case when his representation was directly adverse to the husband and when his representation of the wife was materially limited by his responsibility to the husband, without obtaining written consent from each client, Mr. Zablocki violated SCR 20:1.7(a) and (b); by failing to notify either the husband or wife by certified mail of his suspension and by failing to notify both the divorce court and the bankruptcy court, before which cases were pending, of his suspension, Mr. Zablocki failed to properly and timely notify a client and two courts of the suspension of his law license and his inability to act in pending matters, he violated SCR 22.26(1)(a) and (b); by failing to refund the portion of the advance fee payment for the bankruptcy that he had not fully earned, he violated SCR 20:1.16(d); and by failing to keep complete records of trust account funds, he violated SCR 20:1.15(e).

“Although Mr. Zablocki’s license to practice law in Wisconsin has already been suspended and has not been reinstated, the actions described above constitute additional misconduct warranting an additional sanction. In order to impress upon him the seriousness of his misconduct, and in order to protect the public, the courts and the legal system from a possible repetition of the same misconduct, and to deter other attorneys from similar misconduct, this court concludes that a public reprimand is appropriate.”

So ordered.

Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility; Per Curiam

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