High court to decide whether to suspend DePere attorney’s license

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide on Tuesday whether to suspend the license of a DePere attorney.

The Office of Lawyer Regulation in December 2015 charged attorney Ty Willihnganz with four counts of misconduct relating to his representation of client who was a defendant in a civil case in Brown County Circuit Court.

According to the complaint, Willihnganz’s license was administratively suspended in June 2013 for failing to report the completion of continuing-legal education requirements. The OLR alleged that Willihnganz failed to notify his client, opposing counsel and Brown County Circuit Court officials in writing that his license had been suspended. He also continued practicing, appearing at conferences on behalf of his client and sending letters and documents to opposing counsel.

Also, Willihnganz gave a deposition in the case and lied about not having been professionally disciplined after 2004. He had also been privately reprimanded in 2008.

In its complaint, the OLR had asked for a 60-day suspension of his license.