Attorney Alan Eisenberg, who had his law license revoked in April 2010, can’t petition for reinstatement until 2017, but he’s not interested.
A lawyer convicted of 14 crimes during a three-year period has been suspended from practicing law for 30 months.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday suspended one attorney and reprimanded another.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court this week suspended Milwaukee attorney Benjamin Harris and publicly reprimanded suspended Chicago attorney Lisa Webber Hicks.
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.
A lawyer violated professional rules of conduct by sending threatening emails to several individuals after the multimillion dollar settlement of his wife’s lawsuit against her former employer, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in imposing a 90-day suspension.
2011AP2356 Andersen v. Monco Law Offices
A federal court could reduce a $363,000 award of sanctions against an attorney based on his inability to pay, the 9th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
2011AP1722 Dorn v. Johnson
10-2835 & 10-3264 Tucker v. Williams
11-2603 MB Financial, N.A., v. Stevens
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday reciprocally disciplined two Illinois attorneys for their 2006 criminal convictions in Green Lake County.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday suspended the law license of Kenosha attorney Mark Milos for 90 days.
10-3408 Heinen v. Northrop Grunman Corp.
2011AP1338 & 2011AP1339 State v. Dylan S.
10-2418 FTC v. Trudeau
10-3430 Sambrano v. Mabus
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals can’t brand an attorney a liar without giving the attorney a chance to challenge that label, according to a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision Tuesday.
2010AP387-CR State v. Nielsen
10-2254 U.S. v. Clark
Snatching defeat from the jaws of certain victory may be a cliché, but sometimes it is too apt not to use, as a recent opinion from the 7th Circuit demonstrates.
Civil Procedure
Discovery; sanctions
Civil Procedure
Sanctions; dismissal
Civil Procedure
Contempt; sanctions
Bankruptcy
Sanctions
Civil Procedure Sanctions; dismissal Where a case is settled, but the plaintiff backs out, the district court may dismiss the lawsuit as a sanction. “We do not render this decision lightly. The settlement agreement that was vacated provided for what on all accounts appeared to be a significant recovery for Lewis; the defendants had even [...]
Civil Procedure Sanctions Where the Court of Appeals orders that sanctions be imposed, the prevailing party need not bring a motion in the circuit court to enforce it. “Morters does not modify the procedure under Wis. Stat. § 806.16, which, as Schapiro acknowledges, on its face allowed the trial court to enter judgment regarding our [...]
Civil Procedure Failure to comply with scheduling order; sanctions Allen Johnson, pro se, appeals a circuit court order granting judgment in favor of Milwaukee Pain Treatment Services, S.C. (Milwaukee Pain). The circuit court found that Johnson’s failure to comply with a scheduling order and his failure to appear at a pre-trial conference constituted egregious conduct [...]
Civil Procedure Sanctions Where the plaintiffs’ attorney failed to file a timely appeal or file new suits in the district court after the case was dismissed without prejudice, failed to comply with court rules, and failed to be admitted to bar, a $5,000 sanction is imposed. “The events recounted in this opinion show that Greco [...]
Civil Procedure Sanctions; safe harbor provision Trevor Richardson appeals from a circuit court order granting Richard Henderson’s motion for sanctions and ordering Richardson to pay $2500 toward Henderson’s attorney fees. Richardson challenges the circuit court’s order on grounds that Henderson and the circuit court did not follow proper procedure under Wis. Stat. § 802.05 and [...]
