OLR recommends Green Bay attorney pay full cost of disciplinary proceedings

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The Office of Lawyer Regulation is recommending that a Green Bay attorney charged with 10 counts of misconduct pay the full cost of her disciplinary proceeding.

The recommendation stems from charges the agency filed against Tiffany Luther about two years ago, alleging misconduct that arose from her involvement with a California debt-settlement company. The OLR had sought to have her license suspended for 18 months but later revised its complaint to allege 10 charges of misconduct.

Luther and the OLR reached a stipulation in May. Luther agreed that she had committed the misconduct and the OLR agreed to seek a private reprimand instead of an 18-month suspension of her law license.

The referee Jonathan Goodman accepted the stipulation in June, noting that Luther, who graduated from Marquette University Law School in 2000, had no disciplinary history.

Goodman will also weigh in on what costs Luther ought to pay for the proceeding. The OLR, in a statement filed July 18, is recommending that Luther pay $7,414.04, including $378. 86 in referee fees and $3,054.50 for a court reporter. According to the statement the OLR counsel spent little time on the manner after it filed the amended complaint.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will review Goodman’s findings and issue a final decision in the matter.