Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//May 31, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: Milwaukee County v. C.L.-K.

Case No.: 2015AP2031

Officials: BRENNAN, J.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

C. L.-K. appeals the trial court’s order extending her protective placement under Chapter 55,2, 3 claiming that her trial counsel was ineffective in his representation of her at the annual judicial review of the protective placement. She contends counsel was deficient because he failed to object to the review on the grounds that C. L.-K.’s constitutional rights to equal protection were violated when her annual Watts4 review was not completed within one year.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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