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Mequon lawyer arrested for spitting on teen, kneeing police officer in groin
A Mequon lawyer was arrested twice over the weekend for first spitting in a teenage protester's face and then kneeing a police officer in the groin when he tried to put her in handcuffs.
Court reinstates former lawyer’s license 17 years after revocation
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday conditionally reinstated a former attorney's law license about 17 years after it was revoked.
Court suspends Milwaukee attorney’s license for keeping doctor’s payment
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is suspending the Milwaukee attorney Diane Caspari's law license for keeping payments that should have gone to a doctor hired in two State Public Defender cases.
Worker’s comp lawyer Menard’s law license revoked for ‘far-reaching, deplorable conduct’
The Milwaukee worker's compensation attorney Robert Menard is seeing his law license revoked for what has been described as "far-reaching deplorable conduct" tied to ongoing federal felony-theft lawsuits.
Court finds Milwaukee lawyer’s ‘lack of diligence’ warrants license suspension
A Milwaukee criminal-defense attorney will lose his law license for five months in his latest punishment from the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Supreme Court set to rule on former Doyle legal counsel’s disciplinary case
Gov. Jim Doyle’s chief legal counsel and deputy chief of staff will soon learn if he’ll have his law license suspended for a second time because of misconduct. The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to release its decision in the Office of Lawyer Regulation’s case against Stanley Davis of The Davis Group on Thursday. The OLR […]
Attorney threatened with license revocation for latest dozen counts of misconduct
A western Wisconsin attorney with a lengthy disciplinary history could lose his law license for good for his latest dozen counts of misconduct.
Milwaukee lawyer accused of keeping $25,000 settlement secret from client
A Milwaukee lawyer could lose her law license for six months for keeping a $25,000 insurance settlement secret from her client, among other misconduct violations.
Chicago attorney faced with reciprocal law license suspension for fatal crash
A Chicago attorney who lost his Illinois law license after a fatal drunken-driving crash may receive a reciprocal punishment in Wisconsin.
Disbarred Florida attorney makes case to practice in Wisconsin
A Florida attorney who was disbarred for misconduct is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to give him a chance to practice law in Wisconsin.
Court split on 6-month suspension for Milwaukee-area attorney
A Milwaukee-area attorney's misconduct case turned on Wednesday into an argument about mandatory minimums for lawyer misconduct. The Wisconsin Supreme Court was split on the appropriate punishment for Robert Moodie, a former senior partner at Hippenmeyer, Reilly, Moodie & Blum in Waukesha.
Walworth County attorney’s license suspended in 7th disciplinary action
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has taken its seventh disciplinary action against a Walworth County attorney, suspending his law license for 60 days.
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