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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
High court reinstates Milwaukee-area attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has reinstated the law license of a former Mequon workers’ compensation lawyer.
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.
Milwaukee lawyer faces license revocation
A Milwaukee lawyer faces the revocation of his law license over 38 alleged ethics violations.
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?
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.
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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Case Digests
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- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
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