A Milwaukee lawyer is faced with a 60-day license suspension for fabricating a motion and disappearing on his clients. According to an Office of Lawyer Regulation complaint, Willem J. Noorlander began committing various violations in 2015.
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Virginia lawyer faces reciprocal punishment for whistleblower attempt
The Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation is considering reciprocal discipline for a Virginia lawyer who shared confidential information about a nonprofit group that's under government investigation.
Read More »OLR: Former Sheboygan lawyer drove off after kids fell out of car
A former Sheboygan attorney is faced with a three-year license suspension after two of his kids fell out of his car while he was driving high on cough medication.
Read More »Fond du Lac ex-lawyer who asked to have license revoked denied reinstatement
A former Fond du Lac attorney who asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to revoke his own license will not see his license reinstated.
Read More »OLR: Wausau attorney blaming missing $33K on delayed mail, IRS
A Wausau attorney could lose his license for allegedly stealing more than $33,000 from a client.
Read More »Wisconsin courts suspend Minnesota lawyer’s license in second reciprocal punishment
Wisconsin courts slapped a Minnesota lawyer who has an already lengthy disciplinary history with a second reciprocal punishment on Tuesday. Tracy Eichhorn-Hicks' Wisconsin license suspension resulted from her violation of attorney-ethics rules in Minnesota.
Read More »Minnesota attorney could receive second Wisconsin reciprocal punishment
A Minnesota attorney with a lengthy disciplinary history will learn Tuesday if he'll receive reciprocal punishment in Wisconsin for a second time.
Read More »Case against Portage lawyer dismissed following his unexpected death
The Office of Lawyer Regulation has dropped its investigation into attorney Douglas Kammer following his death on Sept. 11.
Read More »Fox Valley lawyer faced with license suspension for sexual assault, 3 felony convictions
After a misdemeanor sexual-assault conviction and three felony charges related to a high-speed chase with law enforcement, a Fox Valley lawyer is faced with a 90-day suspension of his law license.
Read More »Portage lawyer faced with suspension over complex trustee case
A Portage lawyer is faced with the suspension of his law license over 11 alleged violations of attorney-ethics rules for his actions in a complicated trustee case.
Read More »Oregon lawyer publicly reprimanded in Wisconsin
A lawyer is being publicly reprimanded in Wisconsin as a reciprocal disciplinary measure for failing to protect a client’s interests in the state of Oregon.
Read More »High court revokes license of Milwaukee lawyer who treated clients like ‘cash cow’
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has revoked the license of a Milwaukee lawyer who, according to a court-appointed referee, treated his clients like a “cash cow.”
Read More »Supreme Court suspends two lawyers’ licenses (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to release opinions on Friday in two lawyer-discipline cases.
Read More »Maine lawyer faced with suspension of Wisconsin license
A Maine lawyer is faced with the suspension of his Wisconsin law license as a reciprocal disciplinary measure for failing to report professional misconduct in Maine.
Read More »Attorney pleads guilty to courthouse parachute jump
A Chicago-area attorney has been sentenced to 12 months court supervision and 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty to parachuting off a 10-story courthouse under construction.
Read More »Menard, lawyer for the ‘average Joe,’ accused of stealing $700,000
The Milwaukee attorney Robert Menard, who billed himself as a lawyer for the "average Joe," is accused in a 14-count criminal complaint of stealing from his former law partner, his uncle and various clients.
Read More »Supreme Court dismisses ethics case against former DA
The state Supreme Court has dismissed allegations of ethics violations against former Kenosha County District Attorney Robert Zapf.
Read More »Justices bar judge from bench for 3 years for harassment
The state Supreme Court has barred a former Fox Crossing municipal judge from serving on the bench for three years after his clerk accused him of harassment.
Read More »Decision coming Wednesday in former Kenosha DA’s disciplinary case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hand down a decision Wednesday in a lawyer-discipline case accusing a former Kenosha County district attorney of failing to disclose a police officer’s planting of evidence in a murder investigation.
Read More »Chicago lawyer faces license suspension in Wisconsin
A Chicago lawyer is faced with a six-month license suspension in Wisconsin over misconduct he committed in his home state.
Read More »High court: 3-year suspension, no revocation for Dane County lawyer-turned-contractor
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the license of a former Dane County lawyer who now runs a construction company.
Read More »High court suspends Milwaukee attorney convicted of embezzling thousands from estate
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Milwaukee trusts-and-estates attorney over misconduct that got him convicted of embezzlement.
Read More »Referee recommends 60-day suspension for Milwaukee attorney
A referee is recommending that a Milwaukee lawyer be suspended for 60 days over misconduct in two divorce cases.
Read More »Attorney fighting recommended license suspension, psychological exam
A Price County attorney is challenging a referee’s recommendation that her license be suspended and that she undergo either a psychological or psychiatric assessment.
Read More »OLR, Kenosha attorney appealing referee’s recommendation for license suspension
Both parties in a lawyer-discipline case are appealing a referee’s recommendation that a Kenosha lawyer's license be suspended for five months for breaking eight attorney-ethics rules.
Read More »Ex-Bayfield County DA facing misconduct charges
An Ashland attorney faces a public reprimand over alleged misconduct while he was a prosecutor in Bayfield County.
Read More »Pewaukee attorney faces second license revocation
A Pewaukee attorney faces his second law license revocation.
Read More »Kenosha lawyer faces 9-month license suspension
A Kenosha lawyer faces a nine-month license suspension over allegations that he violated more than a dozen attorney-ethics rules.
Read More »High court suspends Walworth County attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently suspended the license of a Walworth County attorney.
Read More »High court suspends Minnesota attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently suspended a Minnesota attorney’s license for misconduct he committed in his home state.
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