Attorney Disciplinary Hearing

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WI Supreme Court

Case Name: Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Diane R. Caspari

Case No.: 2020 WI 49

Focus: Attorney Disciplinary Hearing

We review a stipulation pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.12 between the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Diane R. Caspari. The stipulation states that Attorney Caspari committed three counts of misconduct arising out of her failure to make payments to Clinical Psychology Associates, which conducted evaluations into criminal cases which had been assigned to Attorney Caspari by the Office of the State Public Defender (SPD). The stipulation requests that this court impose a 90-day suspension of Attorney Caspari’s license to practice law in Wisconsin and that she be ordered to pay restitution.

Upon careful review of the matter, we accept the stipulation, impose the requested discipline and order restitution. Because the matter has been resolved by means of a stipulation, without the need for the appointment of a referee, we impose no costs on Attorney Caspari.

License Suspended

Concur:

Dissent:

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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.