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A Minnesota lawyer faces suspension in Wisconsin over misconduct in his home state.
Tagged with: Brian Campbell Fischer office of lawyer regulation OLR
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Wis. Supreme Court suspends Maryland lawyer
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently suspended the Wisconsin law license of a Maryland attorney for committing misconduct in his home state.
Tagged with: Joseph Laumann office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »Milwaukee attorney faces license suspension
A Milwaukee attorney is being faced with a 60-day license suspension.
Tagged with: Gary Grass office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »Douglas County attorney faces license suspension
A Douglas County attorney faces a license suspension over allegations that he broke nine attorney-ethics rules.
Tagged with: Jesse Johansen office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »Former chief counsel for Doyle faces suspension
A Dane County attorney who once worked for Gov. Jim Doyle's administration is faced with a 90-day suspension of his law license.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Stanley Davis
Read More »Neenah attorney faces 6-month license suspension
A Neenah attorney faces a 6-month license suspension for jumping bail, a felony conviction and practicing law while his license was suspended.
Tagged with: David Templeton office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »High court slaps La Crosse attorney with suspension instead of reprimand
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided to discipline a La Crosse County attorney using a 60-day suspension instead of the public reprimand a referee recommended.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Sonja Davig
Read More »High court doles out less discipline for Lake Geneva lawyer
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declined to adopt a recommendation that it suspend a Lake Geneva attorney’s license three times longer than what lawyer-regulators had requested.
Tagged with: David Schiltz office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »Attorney faces discipline in Wisconsin over Minnesota misconduct
A Minnesota lawyer faces discipline in Wisconsin over misconduct he committed in his home state.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Tracy Eichorn-Hicks
Read More »La Crosse attorney challenging suspension recommendation
A La Crosse attorney is challenging a referee’s recommendation that his law license be suspended for six months and he pass an exam before being reinstated.
Tagged with: Don Harman office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »Committee seeking response to proposed changes to lawyer-ethics rules, disciplinary process
A committee convened by the Wisconsin Supreme Court is proposing various changes to the state’s lawyer-discipline procedures and rules, such as letting referees dole out license suspensions in certain circumstances without cases having to go before the high court.
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Read More »High court suspends Fond du Lac attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a Fond du Lac attorney’s license for 14 months.
Tagged with: Daniel Parks office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »Referee to high court: Suspend La Crosse attorney, require exam for reinstatement
A referee is recommending that the Wisconsin Supreme Court suspend a La Crosse attorney’s law license for six months and require him to undergo an exam.
Tagged with: Donald Harman office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »Ex-Jackson County DA responds to misconduct allegations
A former Jackson County district attorney is challenging allegations that he engaged in criminal behavior that violated attorney-ethics rules.
Tagged with: James C. Ritland Law Office James Ritland office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »Attorney agreeing to discipline in Wisconsin over misconduct in Maryland
A Maryland attorney is agreeing to undergo disciplinary measures in Wisconsin for misconduct he committed in his home state.
Tagged with: Joseph Laumann office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »Dahmer’s attorney’s law license suspended indefinitely (UPDATE)
In a rare step, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended the law license of a Mequon attorney, finding that he is medically incapable to defend himself in a pending lawyer-discipline proceeding.
Tagged with: Gerald Boyle Jeffrey Dahmer office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »Referee: Saukville attorney didn’t violate ethics rule
The Office of Lawyer Regulation won’t appeal a referee’s report finding that a Saukville attorney in fact hadn't violated an attorney-ethics rule that the agency had alleged he had broken.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Perry Lieuallen
Read More »Referee: La Crosse attorney violated attorney-ethics rules
A referee has found that a La Crosse attorney violated three attorney-ethics rules while working on a divorce case.
Tagged with: Donald Harman office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »Referee: 90-day suspension for Oshkosh lawyer
A referee is recommending that an Oshkosh lawyer be suspended for 90 days.
Tagged with: Melinda Alfredson office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »Eau Claire attorney challenging misconduct allegations
An Eau Claire attorney is denying allegations of misconduct brought by the state’s lawyer regulation agency earlier this year.
Tagged with: Michael Rajek office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »Fitchburg mayor reprimanded for legal work
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has reprimanded the mayor of Fitchburg's for his legal work on behalf of two clients.
Tagged with: Jason Gonzalez office of lawyer regulation OLR Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »High court publicly reprimands Madison lawyer
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a Madison attorney who is also the mayor of Fitchburg.
Tagged with: Jason Gonzalez office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »Wauwatosa lawyer responds to misconduct allegations, gets attorney
A Wauwatosa lawyer who faces a year-long suspension is admitting to taking money from his firm and committing professional misconduct.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Robert Moodie
Read More »Referee recommends triple sanctions for Lake Geneva attorney
A referee is recommending that a Lake Geneva attorney’s license be suspended three times longer than what lawyer-regulators had requested.
Tagged with: David Schiltz office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »Referee: Lawyer ‘thumbing his nose’ at high court
A referee is recommending that the Wisconsin Supreme Court revoke a Green Bay attorney’s license and order him to pay $40,000 worth of restitution.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Paul Boltz
Read More »Milwaukee attorney agrees to give up law license
A Milwaukee attorney charged with 19 ethics violations wants to surrender his law license.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Rick Esenberg Thomas Vaitys
Read More »Stipulation could mean less discipline for Oshkosh attorney
An Oshkosh attorney and the Office of Lawyer Regulation have reached an agreement that could mean she might get a shorter license suspension.
Tagged with: Melinda Alfredson office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »High court publicly reprimands Milwaukee attorney
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a Milwaukee lawyer for improperly billing a client.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Thomas Napierala
Read More »Referee recommends less discipline for Milwaukee attorney
A referee is recommending that a Milwaukee attorney be privately reprimanded for a third time instead of being publicly reprimanded.
Tagged with: Christopher Hartley office of lawyer regulation OLR
Read More »High court publicly reprimands Madison attorney
The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to publicly reprimanded a Madison attorney for failing to return unearned fees and surrender a client's file, among other misdeeds.
Tagged with: Michele Tjader office of lawyer regulation OLR
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