Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings

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WI Supreme Court

Case Name: Office of Lawyer Regulation v. James Toran

Case No.: 2018 WI 26

Focus: Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings

Attorney James Toran appeals a report filed by Referee John A. Fiorenza concluding that Attorney Toran committed three counts of professional misconduct and recommending that Attorney Toran should be ordered to pay restitution and that his license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for one year. Attorney Toran entered into a stipulation whereby he admitted to the alleged misconduct and agrees to pay restitution. He argues that a lesser sanction is warranted.

We adopt the referee’s findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation regarding restitution, but we conclude that a 60-day suspension of Attorney Toran’s license to practice law is a sufficient sanction for his misconduct. As is our usual practice, we also agree that Attorney Toran should be required to pay the full costs of this proceeding, which are $2,188.05 as of February 6, 2018.

Affirmed

Concur:

Dissent:

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