Termination of Parental Rights

By: Derek Hawkins//June 10, 2019//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. A.M.

Case No.: 2019AP475-NM; 2019AP476-NM

Officials: Dugan, J.

Focus: Termination of Parental Rights

A.M. appeals from orders terminating her parental rights and from postdisposition orders denying her request to discharge appointed counsel and proceed pro se on appeal. Attorney Carl W. Chesshir filed a no-merit report concluding that further proceedings would lack arguable merit. See WIS. STAT. RULES 809.107(5m), 809.32. Upon review of the records and the nomerit report, this court concludes that A.M. could pursue an arguably meritorious challenge to the circuit court’s orders denying her request to discharge counsel and to represent herself on appeal. IT IS ORDERED that the no-merit report is rejected and these matters are converted to appeals on the merits.

Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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