By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//July 30, 2014//
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Civil
Professional Responsibility — suspension
Where attorney David V. Moss accepted fees but performed no work from numerous clients, a two-year suspension is appropriate.
“After careful review of this matter, we conclude that the nine-month suspension sought by the OLR and recommended by the referee is an insufficient sanction for Attorney Moss’s misconduct. Although Attorney Moss had a license to practice law in Wisconsin for only slightly more than three years before his license was suspended, during that short timeframe he engaged in repeated misconduct where he took fees from clients, failed to perform the work for which he was retained, failed to communicate with the clients regarding the status of their matters, and failed to return fees and client files upon request. The incident in which Attorney Moss was brandishing a handgun during a client meeting is disturbing. We believe that a two-year suspension of his license to practice law in Wisconsin is a sanction more commensurate with the misconduct at issue in this case.”
Per Curiam.
Attorneys: For Complainant: Spoke, Julie Marie, Madison; For Respondent: Moss, David, Poulsbo, Wash.