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State’s high court hands out attorney discipline (access required)

POSTED: Friday, May 17th, 2013 at 2:15 pm

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday handed out a suspension, license revocation and reinstatement.

Eisenberg: ‘They can’t unlawyer me’ (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 at 12:20 pm

BY: Caley Clinton, caley.clinton@wislawjournal.com

Attorney Alan Eisenberg, who had his law license revoked in April 2010, can’t petition for reinstatement until 2017, but he’s not interested.

Attorney suspended for 20 counts of misconduct (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, April 30th, 2013 at 11:18 am

BY: Caley Clinton, caley.clinton@wislawjournal.com

A lawyer convicted of 14 crimes during a three-year period has been suspended from practicing law for 30 months.

State Supreme Court dismisses complaint against family-law practitioner (access required)

POSTED: Friday, March 22nd, 2013 at 2:43 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

A veteran Milwaukee family-law practitioner has been cleared of ethics-violation charges regarding reimbursements he sought for his attendance and service at numerous American Bar Association events.

Justices publicly reprimand Middleton trial lawyer Arellano (access required)

POSTED: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 at 2:31 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices have publicly reprimanded Victor Arellano, a well-known, Madison-area trial lawyer.

State high court revokes repeat offender’s law license (access required)

POSTED: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 at 1:49 pm

BY: Caley Clinton, caley.clinton@wislawjournal.com

Following years of professional misconduct and suspensions, attorney Joan Boyd had her license to practice law revoked Thursday.

State justices reprimand lawyer with history of misconduct (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 at 12:40 pm

BY: Dan Shaw, dan.shaw@wislawjournal.com

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday publicly reprimanded a Larsen lawyer with a history of professional misconduct.

Harassment trial set for former DA Kratz

POSTED: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 at 11:26 am

BY: Associated Press

A former Wisconsin prosecutor accused of sending racy text messages to a domestic abuse victim is due back in court next week to settle sexual harassment allegations.

Wis. justices suspend, reprimand attorneys (access required)

POSTED: Thursday, January 24th, 2013 at 1:52 pm

BY: Caley Clinton, caley.clinton@wislawjournal.com

The Wisconsin Supreme Court this week suspended Milwaukee attorney Benjamin Harris and publicly reprimanded suspended Chicago attorney Lisa Webber Hicks.

Shorewood attorney suspended after theft charges (access required)

POSTED: Friday, December 7th, 2012 at 12:21 pm

BY: Jonathan Anderson

A lawyer who stole a candy bar, video games and nearly $1,000 of merchandise was sanctioned by the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday.

Wisconsin Supreme Court sanctions attorney in default judgment (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 at 11:23 am

BY: Jonathan Anderson

The Wisconsin Supreme Court entered a default judgment Tuesday against attorney Evan Read, the latest sanction against the Milwaukee lawyer since his license was temporarily suspended in 2010.

Wisconsin Supreme Court reprimands Glendale attorney for misconduct (access required)

POSTED: Friday, November 30th, 2012 at 12:47 pm

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

The state Supreme Court on Friday publicly reprimanded Glendale attorney Vladimir Gorokhovsky for professional misconduct.

State’s high court sanctions Elm Grove lawyer Phillips for 3rd time (access required)

POSTED: Thursday, November 29th, 2012 at 2:09 pm

BY: Jonathan Anderson

Embattled Elm Grove lawyer Mark Phillips was publicly reprimanded Thursday by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the third professional-discipline sanction against the attorney since 2006.

Milwaukee attorney Kostich has license temporarily suspended (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 at 1:31 pm

BY: Jonathan Anderson

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily suspended the law license of Nikola Kostich, the court’s fourth sanction against the Milwaukee attorney.

Wisconsin Supreme Court sanctions 2 attorneys for misconduct (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, November 21st, 2012 at 2:19 pm

BY: Jonathan Anderson

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday sanctioned two attorneys for professional misconduct. Both attorneys were disciplined for failing to cooperate with Office of Lawyer Regulation investigations.

Quarles’ Friedman PAVEs way to success (access required)

POSTED: Friday, November 2nd, 2012 at 1:24 pm

BY: JESSICA STEPHEN

As a new attorney, Jim Friedman heard colleagues’ stories about Charles L. Goldberg, a Marquette University Law School alumnus who went on to head the State Bar of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Bar and Fellows of the American Bar Foundation.

Professional Responsibility — Suspension (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 at 11:44 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2012AP1395-D OLR v. Stockman

State’s high court suspends attorney’s license (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 at 11:13 am

BY: Jonathan Anderson

Illinois attorney Tommy Payne received a six-month disciplinary suspension Tuesday from the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Professional Responsibility — suspension (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 at 10:14 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2012AP1044-D OLR v. Payne

State Supreme Court to consider 3 lawyer discipline cases (access required)

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday in the first of three lawyer-discipline cases scheduled for review this month.

State’s high court revokes suspended attorney’s license (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 at 1:33 pm

BY: Caley Clinton, caley.clinton@wislawjournal.com

James Cyril Kotz, an Illinois lawyer whose license to practice in Wisconsin has been suspended since 2006, had his license revoked Tuesday by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Former Cannon & Dunphy attorney reprimanded for dispute with firm (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 at 1:09 pm

BY: Caley Clinton, caley.clinton@wislawjournal.com

Pewaukee attorney James J. Gende II received a public reprimand from the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday as the result of disputes with Gende’s former employer, Cannon & Dunphy SC.

Professional Responsibility — public reprimand (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 at 11:27 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2008AP1205-D OLR v. Gende

Professional Responsibility – revocation (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 at 11:25 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2012AP1326-D OLR v. Kotz

Wisconsin justices weigh in on lawyers paying non-lawyer colleagues (access required)

POSTED: Thursday, September 20th, 2012 at 1:29 pm

BY: DOLAN MEDIA NEWSWIRES

The Wisconsin Supreme Court held recently that a law firm could pay a paralegal a percentage of the gross proceeds from cases on which the paralegal worked.

State’s high court revokes Madison attorney’s license for fraud (access required)

POSTED: Friday, August 17th, 2012 at 11:56 am

BY: Amy Karon, amy.karon@wislawjournal.com

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday revoked the license of David Stokes, a Madison attorney convicted in 2011 of felony theft by fraud.

Report: Suspend ex-Wis. DA Kratz’s license for 4 months

POSTED: Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 at 9:50 am

BY: Associated Press

A special referee is recommending a less severe punishment for a former Wisconsin prosecutor accused of sexual harassment.

Professional Responsibility — public reprimand — suspension (access required)

POSTED: Thursday, July 19th, 2012 at 10:00 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2011AP2736-D OLR v. Webber Hicks

State’s high court suspends attorney’s license for 6 months (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, July 18th, 2012 at 2:31 pm

BY: Amy Karon, amy.karon@wislawjournal.com

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday retroactively suspended attorney Daynel Hooker’s license for six months, effective March 1, 2011.

Professional Responsibility — suspension (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, July 18th, 2012 at 12:41 pm

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

2011AP737-D OLR v. Hooker

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