Ex-Dahmer attorney faces another suspension
An attorney known for defending the convicted serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer again faces suspension of his law license over charges that include failing to produce bank-account records to investigators and failing to submit fee disputes to arbitration.
OLR seeks 60-day suspension for Madison lawyer
A Madison lawyer is facing a 60-day suspension of her law license for alleged misconduct stemming from her representation of three clients.
High court grants Madison lawyer’s request for license revocation
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has revoked a Madison lawyer’s license — at his request.
Fond du Lac attorney to appeal referee’s recommendation
A Fond du Lac attorney is fighting a recommendation that the Wisconsin Supreme Court publicly reprimand him over several charges of misconduct.
Federal court says ex-lawyer waited too long to appeal order to pay OLR
A federal appeals court has ruled that a district court judge got it right when he refused to let a former La Crosse lawyer appeal a bankruptcy judge’s order to pay for his disciplinary hearing.
Justices to weigh in on attorney charged with taking unearned fees
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be weighing in on the disciplinary case of an Appleton lawyer charged with taking clients’ money without doing work and refusing to refund the money.
Referee: Illinois lawyer tried to evade Wisconsin investigators, too
A referee is recommending that a lawyer disbarred in Illinois for using client money to pay personal expenses should also be disciplined in Wisconsin.
Madison attorney fighting misconduct charges
A Madison attorney who is also a Fitchburg alderman is fighting charges that he broke several rules of attorney conduct.
Justices to hear oral arguments in lawyer-discipline, workers’ comp, contracts cases
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear three cases in March involving appeals in lawyer-discipline and workers’ compensation cases and a certified case involving contracts.
Madison lawyer fighting year-long suspension
A Madison attorney is challenging a referee’s recommendations that her license be suspended for a year and pay thousands in restitution for allegedly filing either frivolous or meritless cases in federal court.
Madison attorney fighting license suspension
A Madison attorney is fighting a recommendation that the Wisconsin Supreme Court should suspend his license two times longer than what lawyer-regulation authorities had requested.
Referee recommends public reprimand for Fond du Lac attorney
A referee is recommending that the Wisconsin Supreme Court publicly reprimand a Fond du Lac attorney over 10 counts of alleged misconduct.
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