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FDCPA Violation – Arbitration Agreement
Synchrony Bank hired GC Services Limited Partnership to collect a debt Francina Smith purportedly owed on her Sam’s Club credit card.
Weekly Case Digests – November 5 – November 9, 2018
Weekly Case Digests - November 5 - November 9, 2018
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
Attorney Brian P. Mularski appeals Referee Jonathan V. Goodman's report recommending that we deny Attorney Mularski's petition for reinstatement of his license to practice law in Wisconsin.
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
We review a stipulation filed pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.12 by the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Adam J. Wiensch.
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.
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
We review the supplemental report filed by Referee John Nicholas Schweitzer, adopting an amended stipulation entered between the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Michele A. Tjader.
OWI – Reasonable Suspicion
Jeffrey Perschke appeals a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration.
Retaliatory Eviction
Orchard Estates, LLC brought an eviction action against Randal Meyer.
Design Consultant Agreement – Arbitration Clause
Kurt and Monika Roots filed a third-party complaint against Mark Udvari-Solner seeking relief based on intentional misrepresentation, violation of WIS. STAT. § 100.18 (2015-16), and equitable contribution or indemnification.
Job Classification – WERC
Karen Rosneck appeals a circuit court order affirming a decision of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) determining that her job is properly classified as a paraprofessional “Library Services Assistant-Advanced,” rather than as a professional “Librarian.”
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Dylan Hayes, by counsel, appeals his judgment of conviction.
Abuse of Discretion – Request for New Counsel Denied
S.R.H. argues that the circuit court erred in denying his request for new counsel or to proceed pro se.
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