Professional Responsibility — public reprimand

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Wisconsin Supreme Court

Civil

Professional Responsibility — public reprimand

Where attorney Elizabeth A. Ewald-Herrick was convicted of four OWI offenses and voluntarily resigned her law license, public reprimand is appropriate.

“After having independently reviewed the record, we adopt the referee’s findings of fact. See In re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Eisenberg, 2004 WI 14, ¶5, 269 Wis. 2d 43, 675 N.W.2d 747. We also agree with the referee that those factual findings demonstrate that Attorney Ewald-Herrick committed a criminal act (fourth offense OWI) that reflected adversely on Attorney Ewald-Herrick’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects. See SCR 20:8.4(b); see also In re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Brandt, 2009 WI 43, ¶¶42-45, 317 Wis. 2d 266, 766 N.W.2d 194 (holding that a pattern of multiple OWI convictions can demonstrate a serious lack of respect for the law that reflects adversely on an attorney’s ‘fitness as a lawyer in other respects’ under SCR 20:8.4(b) and can support a public reprimand). We also agree that a public reprimand is appropriate discipline for Attorney Ewald-Herrick’s misconduct in this matter. See Brandt, 317 Wis. 2d 266, ¶45.”

2013AP948-D OLR v. Ewald-Herrick

Per Curiam.

Attorneys: For Complainant: Weigel, William J., Madison; Hendrix, Jonathan E., Madison; For Respondent: Ewald-Herrick, Elizabeth, Hartland