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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has revoked the license of a Milwaukee lawyer who, according to a court-appointed referee, treated his clients like a “cash cow.”

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Weekly Case Digests – August 19, 2019 – August 23, 2019

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to release opinions on Friday in two lawyer-discipline cases.

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A Maine lawyer is faced with the suspension of his Wisconsin law license as a reciprocal disciplinary measure for failing to report professional misconduct in Maine.

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Lonnie Ayotte appeals a judgment of the circuit court entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration, as a fourth offense, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 346.63(1)(b) (2015-16).

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Armond Hill appeals an order on certiorari affirming the respondent’s decision to revoke his probation.

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In 2016, James Culver was on extended supervision that had been imposed in 2008 when he was sentenced for OWI, as a fifth offense, and with minors in his vehicle, pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 346.65(2)(f).

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This case returns to us following remand and arises from claims brought by Jeffrey Riggert under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) against John Reed.

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Angela Strunsee (formerly Angela La Bri) and Jeffrey La Bri were divorced in the Washington County Circuit Court.

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Gilbear H. Valdez, Jr., appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion.

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The State appeals from an order dismissing six felony counts against Medford B. Matthews, III, leaving one misdemeanor count of sexual intercourse with a child.

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This case involves a challenge by Garfield Baptist Church to the City of Pewaukee’s charges for use of its storm water management system.

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This case involves the siting of a cell tower in the middle of a rural area in the Town of Cedarburg.

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BMO Harris Bank National Association (BMO) appeals from an order awarding compensatory damages ($239,249), punitive damages ($478,498), and attorney’s fees ($113,940) to Mohns Inc. arising out of BMO’s conduct in relation to a construction loan for a condominium project for which Mohns served as the general contractor.

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This case concerns whether frustration of purpose relieved a party of duties under a contract (as the circuit court held), and whether stipulated damages in that contract were an unreasonable and unenforceable penalty.

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If drywall and flooring could talk, it'd probably have a dark story to tell about Wisconsin's ongoing construction boom.

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Pranke Holding, LLC (Pranke Holding) appeals an order of the trial court dismissing its claim against the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT).

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Kenneth K. Gordon appeals his judgments of conviction for endangering safety by using a dangerous weapon and felony intimidation of a witness.

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Jerry Slack, Jr., appeals from a judgment convicting him of armed robbery and an order denying his postconviction motion.

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Johnalee A. Kawalec was a power of attorney for a former family member with whom she later held a joint bank account.

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David B. Munzinger appeals an order of the circuit court dismissing his appeal of a judgment rendered by the Milwaukee Municipal Court which found him guilty of operating while under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI).

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Gregory C. Mallett, pro se, appeals from an order of the circuit court that reviewed a decision of the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC).

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Larry Reed, Jr., appeals from a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdicts, convicting him on one count of arson and one count of first-degree recklessly endangering safety.

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Adam Anderson appeals both a judgment convicting him of resisting an officer and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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Jovan Mull was convicted of first-degree reckless homicide after a jury trial.

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Millard Reno Bandy, Sr., appeals the circuit court judgment convicting him of three counts of knowingly violating a domestic abuse injunction and one count of battery to an injunction petitioner.

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This appeal is the latest installment in a longstanding intrafamilial dispute between Jay Link; Jay’s brother, Troy Link; and their father, John (Jack) Link.

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Glenn Lewellen, a dirty cop with the Chicago Police Department (CPD), arrested Refugio RuizCortez for possessing cocaine.

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Seventeen years after Eleazar Corral Valenzuela (Corral) was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member in Illinois state court, the United States filed a civil complaint to revoke his naturalized citizenship and cancel his certificate of naturalization.

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Nowhere does the Constitution’s promise of due process mean more than in a criminal trial.

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