Former attorney who drove off after kids fell out of car to learn suspension

By: Michaela Paukner, [email protected]//January 31, 2020//

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A former Sheboygan attorney who drove off after his kids fell out of his car will learn of the Office of Lawyer Regulation’s penalty for his actions on Tuesday.

Robert Horsch is now serving a three-year-and-six-month sentence in the Jackson Correctional Institution in Black River Falls. He pleaded guilty to felony courts of child neglect and OWI after he was driving high on cough medication with five of his kids in the car. His 3-year-old and 22-month-old fell out of the van’s rear door without Horsch knowing, and he kept driving.

The OLR is asking for a three-year law license suspension related to the felony charges, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court plans to announce its decision on disciplinary action on Tuesday. Horsch’s license has been suspended since June 2014 for failing to pay bar dues, certify trust information and comply with continuing-education requirements.

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