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A Colorado attorney is facing the revocation of his Wisconsin license for behavior that got him disbarred in his home state.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Philip Kleinsmith
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Referee: 6-month suspension for Oak Creek attorney
A referee is recommending that an Oak Creek attorney’s license be suspended for six months.
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Read More »Despite calls for reprimand, high court suspends Sheboygan lawyer’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a Sheboygan attorney’s license for 60 days, taking sterner disciplinary steps than the Office of Lawyer Regulation or a referee had recommended.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Robert Horsch
Read More »High court revokes Baraboo attorney’s license, orders him to pay thousands in restitution
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has revoked the license of a Baraboo family attorney at his request and ordered him to pay thousands in restitution to some clients.
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Read More »High court disciplines Appleton attorney for second time this year
The Wisconsin Supreme Court disciplined an Appleton patent attorney for a second time this year.
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Read More »High court dismisses misconduct charges against Milwaukee attorney
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has dismissed a complaint the Office Lawyer of Regulation filed this year against a Milwaukee attorney. The OLR had alleged in a complaint filed last year that Benjamin Harris had committed four counts of misconduct stemming ...
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Read More »Referee: Suspended lawyer should pay more than $7K in restitution
A referee is recommending that a suspended lawyer out of Milwaukee pay more than $7,000 back to a client.
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Read More »High court orders lawyer-turned-contractor to file statement or risk dismissal of disciplinary appeal
A former Dane County lawyer who now runs a construction company could lose his opportunity to challenge a recommendation that his law license be revoked.
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Read More »Arizona attorney faces discipline in Wisconsin
An Arizona attorney faces discipline in Wisconsin over professional misconduct he admitted to committing in his home state.
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Read More »High court suspends lawyer for forging judge’s signature
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the license of an Appleton lawyer who fabricated a court order and forged a judge’s signature on it.
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Read More »High court revokes Mass. lawyer’s Wisconsin license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has revoked the license of a Massachusetts attorney whose license was indefinitely suspended in his home state earlier this year.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Ronald Brandt Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »OLR seeking default judgement against Beaver Dam attorney
The Office of Lawyer Regulation is asking for a Beaver Dam attorney to be found in default for failing to file an answer to misconduct charges.
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Read More »Referee: Plymouth attorney should get second chance to challenge misconduct charges
A lawyer from Plymouth could get another chance to challenge allegations that he broke 21 attorney-ethics rules.
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Read More »Milwaukee attorney wants leniency from court in disciplinary proceeding
A Milwaukee attorney who faces a three-year suspension is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to dole out less punishment than what lawyer-regulators are asking for and what a referee might recommend. The Office of Lawyer Regulation filed a complaint against the ...
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Read More »Beloit attorney responds to misconduct allegations
A Beloit attorney facing a two-month license suspension is admitting to allegations of misconduct but contending that she does not need to pay restitution to clients. The Office of Lawyer Regulation filed a complaint in September charging Suzanne Kitto with five ...
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Read More »Kenosha attorney facing 2-year suspension wants misconduct allegations dismissed
A Kenosha attorney is denying allegations that he committed nine counts of misconduct.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Terry Constant
Read More »Former Stafford Rosenbaum partner admits to misconduct charges
A Madison lawyer facing allegations of converting money belonging to her former employer is admitting to those allegations. The Office of Lawyer Regulation filed a complaint in June charging Amie Trupke with breaking two rules of attorney conduct while she ...
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Read More »Green Bay attorney lawyers up to fight misconduct charges
A Green Bay lawyer has lawyered up and is denying allegations that he committed 28 counts of misconduct. The Office of Lawyer Regulation filed a complaint in September against Cole White of White Law Offices, alleging that White had violated ...
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Read More »Walworth County lawyer wants OLR complaint dismissed, points finger at successor counsel
An East Troy lawyer facing a 60-day suspension over six charges of misconduct wants the Wisconsin Supreme Court to dismiss the charges and instead suggested that lawyer-regulators investigate a lawyer a client had hired to replace him. The allegations stem ...
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Read More »Fitchburg mayor challenging recommendation for public reprimand
A Madison attorney who is also the mayor of Fitchburg is challenging a recommendation that he be publicly reprimanded. The Office of Lawyer Regulation filed charges last year against Jason Gonzalez, who was then an alderman. The OLR alleged Gonzalez ...
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Read More »High court revokes Milwaukee attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended the license of a Milwaukee lawyer who failed to respond to dozens of allegations of misconduct.
Tagged with: Durrani Law Firm office of lawyer regulation OLR Sergio Magaña Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »High court publicly reprimands Green Bay attorney, rebukes referee
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a former Green Bay attorney, but also took to task the referee who presided over the disciplinary proceedings.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Tiffany Luther Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »OLR to give two trust account seminars in 2018
The Office of Lawyer Regulation will be taking time in April and September next year to give seminars on managing trust accounts.
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Read More »High court sends Plymouth attorney’s disciplinary case back to referee
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is sending a Plymouth attorney’s disciplinary case back to a referee. The Office of Lawyer Regulation last year charged Daniel Rostollan with 21 counts of misconduct involving three clients. The Office of Lawyer Regulation alleged that ...
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Read More »Referee: Oshkosh attorney should pay more than $12K
A referee has agreed that a personal-injury attorney from Oshkosh should pay the majority of the nearly $17,000 spent on his disciplinary proceedings. The OLR filed charges in 2015 against George Curtis, alleging seven counts of misconduct. Some of the ...
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Read More »Suspended lawyer pleads not guilty to embezzlement, forgery
A suspended Waukesha County lawyer accused of embezzlement and forgery appeared for the second time in court on Monday. The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office charged Matthew MacLean, of Hartland, in October with one count of embezzlement of more than ...
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Read More »High court slaps attorney with 4-month suspension
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Madison attorney who, among other things, was criminally convicted for bringing an inmate pepper and toothbrushes.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Steven Cohen
Read More »Referee: Madison lawyer should pay more than $12K for proceeding
A referee is recommending that a Madison lawyer pay more than $12,000 for his disciplinary proceeding.
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Read More »Ex-Milwaukee personal-injury lawyer to make case for reinstatement
An ex-Milwaukee lawyer who spent time in jail after embezzling money from his law firm will be presenting evidence at a coming hearing as he argues that his license to practice law should be reinstated. The Wisconsin Supreme Court revoked ...
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Read More »Suspended lawyer appears in court over embezzlement, forgery charges
A suspended Waukesha County lawyer appeared in court Friday, facing felony charges for misappropriating money from his former employer.
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