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Madison attorney faces reprimand for lying to judge

By: Eric Heisig//September 8, 2014//

Madison attorney faces reprimand for lying to judge

By: Eric Heisig//September 8, 2014//

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The Office of Lawyer Regulation has asked the state Supreme Court to discipline Kyle Hanson, a Madison attorney accused of lying to opposing counsel and a judge.

According to an OLR complaint filed Aug. 6, problems arose when Hanson, of Hanson Law Group, represented Craig and Amy Muenchow in a property dispute.

The couple’s neighbors, David and Rae Schmidt, built a garage on their property in Markesan in 2003, and the construction redirected the flow of water, causing the Muenchow’s cottage to flood. The Muenchows filed suit in 2009. The case was sent to mediation, but the Schmidt’s attorney, Michael Mesirow, filed a motion to dismiss, a motion in limine and a motion for sanctions due to his belief that Hanson’s case lacked expert testimony.

According to the complaint, Green County Circuit Judge Mark Slate’s office set a hearing date for May 8, 2013. In a submission to the court, Mesirow filed paperwork that showed Hanson was served with the motion, and, according to the OLR complaint, the attorneys corresponded about where to send the documents.

But when the hearing date arrived, Hanson did not show up. Slate dismissed the case and granted Mesirow’s motion in limine. On May 14, Hanson wrote to Slate that he did not receive Mesirow’s motions, but later admitted during a status conference that he had.

Later, on a hearing for a motion for reconsideration, Hanson again told the judge that he did not receive the paperwork. The judge denied Hanson’s motion, and ordered Hanson to pay attorney fees and expenses since he engaged in “egregious behavior for their failure to follow procedural rules,” according to the complaint.

Hanson faces two counts of misconduct. The OLR is asking the state Supreme Court to privately reprimand him.

Hanson graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2011. According to his website, he clerked for state Supreme Court Justice David Prosser during law school.

He did not immediately return a phone call Monday morning.

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