Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings

By: Derek Hawkins//November 7, 2018//

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WI Supreme Court

Case Name: Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Ryan P. Thompson

Case No.: 2018 WI 97

Focus: Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings

We review the report and recommendation of Referee James W. Mohr, Jr., concluding that Attorney Ryan P. Thompson committed 16 counts of professional misconduct and recommending the court suspend his law license for 15 months, order him to pay restitution to one client, A.K., and impose the costs of this proceeding on him.

Upon careful review of this matter, we uphold the referee’s findings of fact and conclusions of law and agree that a 15-month suspension is an appropriate sanction for Attorney Thompson’s misconduct. We further agree that Attorney Thompson should pay restitution to A.K. in the amount of $1,000. We also find it appropriate to impose the full costs of this proceeding on Attorney Thompson, which are $7,370.73 as of August 24, 2018.

Affirmed

Concur:

Dissent:

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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