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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a Plymouth attorney's law license for two years.
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High court publicly reprimands Arizona lawyer
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded an Arizona lawyer for misconduct he committed in his home state.
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Read More »Green Bay attorney faces revocation, may need to cough up $40K
A Green Bay attorney faces the revocation of his law license over allegations that he, among other things, mishandled more than $40,000 in client money.
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Read More »Price County attorney faces 6-month suspension
A Price County attorney is facing a six-month suspension of her law license over allegations that she lied to her employer about going to a conference and submitted altered travel receipts for the trip.
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Read More »High court suspends Oak Creek attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the license of an Oak Creek attorney for six months.
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Read More »High court revokes Beaver Dam lawyer’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to revoke the license of a lawyer alleged to have taken thousands of dollars from his ward’s estate.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Richard Steffes
Read More »Oral arguments cancelled in Madison lawyer’s challenge of year-long license suspension (UPDATE)
After cancelling oral arguments in a disciplinary case involving an eminent-domain lawyer out of Madison, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is now scheduled to hear arguments in only two cases on Wednesday.
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Read More »Referee: Beloit attorney should be suspended
A referee is recommending a two-month license suspension for a Beloit attorney who admitted to using thousands of dollars from her trust account to pay her taxes and rent.
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Read More »High court shortens Milwaukee lawyer’s license suspension
The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a Milwaukee attorney on Thursday for two months, declining to adopt a referee’s recommendation for a year-long license suspension.
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Read More »Suspended lawyer gets jail time for embezzlement
A Milwaukee County judge has sentenced a suspended lawyer from Hartland to time in jail for embezzling money from his former employers.
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Read More »Waukesha County attorney to be sentenced Tuesday
A Hartland lawyer charged with taking thousands of dollars from his former employer is scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday.
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Read More »Milwaukee attorney responds to misconduct allegations
A Milwaukee attorney who faces revocation of his law license has responded to allegations that he violated the state’s lawyer-ethics rules 20 times.
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Read More »High court reinstates Milwaukee-area attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has reinstated the law license of a former Mequon workers’ compensation lawyer.
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Read More »Referee: Milwaukee attorney should be suspended retroactively
A referee is recommending that a Milwaukee lawyer who is on probation for stealing money from an estate be retroactively suspended from practicing law for that behavior.
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Read More »Milwaukee lawyer faces license revocation
A Milwaukee lawyer faces the revocation of his law license over 38 alleged ethics violations.
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Read More »High court to make rare examination of prosecutors’ ethical duties in discovery
Should Wisconsin prosecutors be held to a higher ethical standard than their constitutional obligation to disclose evidence to criminal defendants?
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Read More »Beaver Dam attorney asking high court to revoke his law license
A Beaver Dam lawyer is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to revoke his license.
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Read More »No reinstatement for ex-Rhinelander attorney
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has denied reinstatement to a former Rhinelander attorney whose license the justices suspended for nearly two years.
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Read More »Colorado attorney agreeing to revocation of Wisconsin license
A Colorado attorney is agreeing to have his Wisconsin license revoked for conduct that got him disbarred in his home state.
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Read More »Arizona lawyer agreeing to discipline in Wisconsin
An Arizona attorney won’t be fighting disciplinary measures in Wisconsin over misconduct he admitted to committing in his home state.
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Read More »Referee recommends 6-month suspension for retired Madison-area lawyer
A referee is recommending that a retired Madison-area attorney be suspended for six months, three months less than what lawyer-regulators had asked for.
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Read More »Madison lawyer, OLR asking court to OK year-long suspension
A Madison lawyer and the Office of Lawyer Regulation are asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to approve an agreement that includes a year-long suspension.
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Read More »Referee: Madison attorney should pay back clients, get public reprimand
A referee is recommending that a Madison attorney be publicly reprimanded and pay $34,500 back to three clients.
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Read More »Misuse of the disciplinary system: When squealing isn’t appealing
Remember when you were a kid and tattling was an art form? Perhaps you were the tattle-tale, never hesitating to rat out a classmate for flooding the sink again, or to throw your brother under the bus for breaking a ...
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Read More »Wausau attorney faces public reprimand
A Wausau attorney faces a public reprimand over allegations that he mishandled client money.
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Read More »High court suspends Oshkosh personal-injury attorney
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the license of an Oshkosh attorney for four months.
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Read More »Beloit attorney, OLR reach agreement
A Beloit lawyer who has admitted to allegations of professional misconduct has reached an agreement with lawyer-regulators.
Tagged with: office of lawyer regulation OLR Suzanne Kitto
Read More »Referee: Eau Claire attorney should be suspended
A referee is recommending that an Eau Claire attorney’s license be suspended over allegations that he broke five attorney-ethics rules while representing a couple in a bankruptcy case.
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Read More »Appleton attorney faces year-long suspension
An Appleton attorney who faces a year-long suspension of his law license is admitting that he committed some of the misconduct lawyer-regulators have charged him with.
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Read More »Milwaukee attorney faced with private reprimand
A Milwaukee attorney faces a private reprimand over two counts of alleged misconduct.
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