Personal injury attorney sentenced to prison for failure to pay taxes
An Oshkosh personal injury attorney was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for not paying taxes between 2007 and 2009.
OLR seeks license revocation for attorney under IRS investigation (UPDATE)
A Greenfield attorney and investment advisor, who is under federal investigation for potential wire and mail fraud, may lose her law license in Wisconsin.
Attorney convicted of sexually assaulting wife
A Stevens Point attorney was convicted Wednesday of repeatedly sexually assaulting his wife in 2012 and 2013.
Suspended attorney faces 7 counts of misconduct
A suspended Wisconsin attorney who moved to Florida now faces disciplinary action for allegedly mishandling client money and ignoring requests for information from both her clients and investigators.
Boyle denies OLR’s misconduct allegations
Gerald P. Boyle is denying six charges of alleged professional misconduct levied by the Office of Lawyer Regulation.
Eau Claire attorney facing suspension for fee dispute
An Eau Claire criminal defense attorney is facing a possible suspension after not responding to a State Bar request to resolve a fee dispute between himself and a client, according to a disciplinary complaint filed Monday.
Suspended attorney facing more penalties
A former Madison criminal defense attorney is facing disciplinary action for allegedly mishandling cases and practicing law while suspended.
Cedarburg attorney suspended again
A longtime Milwaukee-area attorney has been suspended for a year after representing clients while he was barred from practicing law.
Suspended Minn. attorney gets same discipline in Wis.
A Minneapolis attorney suspended in Minnesota for bringing a claim in bad faith and making harassing and bullying statements toward opposing counsel has received the same discipline in Wisconsin.
Minn. attorneys up for suspension in Wis.
A pair of attorneys who were disciplined in Minnesota for misrepresenting themselves to clients and fumbling legal work now face similar sanctions in Wisconsin.
OLR files complaint against attorney who called judge racist (UPDATE)
The president of a controversial religious group who called a Minnesota bankruptcy judge a racist in a court filing could lose her license in Wisconsin for that and other behavior over the past few years.
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Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property