Milwaukee lawyer receives 2nd suspension in less than 1 month
A Milwaukee attorney has received his second law-license suspension in less than one month, marking his fifth disciplinary action in the state.
Retired Quarles & Brady partner James Friedman appointed OLR referee
Retired Quarles & Brady partner James D. Friedman has been appointed as a referee for lawyer disciplinary matters.
OLR asks for 60-day suspension as reciprocal discipline for lawyer’s disbarment
The Office of Lawyer Regulation is requesting a 60-day suspension as reciprocal discipline for an lawyer's disbarment in Minnesota.
Court suspends former Doyle legal counsel’s law license for 1 year
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the law license of former Gov. Jim Doyle's chief legal counsel and deputy chief of staff for one year.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday conditionally reinstated a former attorney's law license about 17 years after it was revoked.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 […]
Milwaukee attorney with series of ethics violations to be punished Wednesday
A Milwaukee criminal-defense attorney hit with a series of attorney-ethics violations will learn of his latest punishment next week.
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.
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