By: Derek Hawkins//July 5, 2017//
WI Supreme Court
Case Name: Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Philip A. Shepherd
Case No.: 2017 WI 66
Focus: Disciplinary proceeding
We review a report filed by Referee John B. Murphy concluding that Attorney Philip A. Shepherd committed ten counts of misconduct as alleged in the Office of Lawyer Regulation’s (OLR) complaint. The referee determined that a public reprimand was appropriate discipline for Attorney Shepherd’s misconduct. The referee also recommended that Attorney Shepherd should be directed to pay restitution in two client matters and should be assessed the full costs of the proceeding, which are $1,887.96 as of March 8, 2017. After careful review of the matter, we conclude that the referee’s findings of fact are supported by clear, satisfactory, and convincing evidence. We adopt the referee’s conclusions of law. We agree that the appropriate discipline for Attorney Shepherd’s misconduct is a public reprimand, and we agree that Attorney Shepherd should be required to pay restitution as recommended, and shall bear the full costs of this proceeding.
Affirmed
Dissent: Abrahamson, A.W. Bradley
Concurring: Abrahamson, A.W. Bradley