A Maryland attorney is agreeing to undergo disciplinary measures in Wisconsin for misconduct he committed in his home state.
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Dahmer’s attorney’s law license suspended indefinitely (UPDATE)
In a rare step, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended the law license of a Mequon attorney, finding that he is medically incapable to defend himself in a pending lawyer-discipline proceeding.
Read More »Referee: Saukville attorney didn’t violate ethics rule
The Office of Lawyer Regulation won’t appeal a referee’s report finding that a Saukville attorney in fact hadn't violated an attorney-ethics rule that the agency had alleged he had broken.
Read More »Referee: La Crosse attorney violated attorney-ethics rules
A referee has found that a La Crosse attorney violated three attorney-ethics rules while working on a divorce case.
Read More »Referee: 90-day suspension for Oshkosh lawyer
A referee is recommending that an Oshkosh lawyer be suspended for 90 days.
Read More »Eau Claire attorney challenging misconduct allegations
An Eau Claire attorney is denying allegations of misconduct brought by the state’s lawyer regulation agency earlier this year.
Read More »Fitchburg mayor reprimanded for legal work
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has reprimanded the mayor of Fitchburg's for his legal work on behalf of two clients.
Read More »High court publicly reprimands Madison lawyer
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a Madison attorney who is also the mayor of Fitchburg.
Read More »Wauwatosa lawyer responds to misconduct allegations, gets attorney
A Wauwatosa lawyer who faces a year-long suspension is admitting to taking money from his firm and committing professional misconduct.
Read More »Referee recommends triple sanctions for Lake Geneva attorney
A referee is recommending that a Lake Geneva attorney’s license be suspended three times longer than what lawyer-regulators had requested.
Read More »Referee: Lawyer ‘thumbing his nose’ at high court
A referee is recommending that the Wisconsin Supreme Court revoke a Green Bay attorney’s license and order him to pay $40,000 worth of restitution.
Read More »Milwaukee attorney agrees to give up law license
A Milwaukee attorney charged with 19 ethics violations wants to surrender his law license.
Read More »Stipulation could mean less discipline for Oshkosh attorney
An Oshkosh attorney and the Office of Lawyer Regulation have reached an agreement that could mean she might get a shorter license suspension.
Read More »High court publicly reprimands Milwaukee attorney
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a Milwaukee lawyer for improperly billing a client.
Read More »Referee recommends less discipline for Milwaukee attorney
A referee is recommending that a Milwaukee attorney be privately reprimanded for a third time instead of being publicly reprimanded.
Read More »High court publicly reprimands Madison attorney
The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to publicly reprimanded a Madison attorney for failing to return unearned fees and surrender a client's file, among other misdeeds.
Read More »Justices: ex-Milwaukee lawyer can’t have law license back
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a former Milwaukee personal-injury lawyer’s attempt to get his law license back.
Read More »Justices suspend Appleton attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended an Appleton attorney’s license for 15 months.
Read More »Justices suspend ex-Foley partner’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the license of a former partner at Foley & Lardner.
Read More »Milwaukee criminal-defense attorney hit with more misconduct charges
A Milwaukee criminal-defense attorney who’s already defending himself against several allegations of attorney-ethics violations is facing additional misconduct charges that could lead to a six-month license suspension.
Read More »Milwaukee attorney faces four-month license suspension
A Milwaukee attorney faces a four-month license suspension over allegedly mishandling State Public Defender appointments.
Read More »Former Jackson County DA faces 6-month suspension
A former Jackson County district attorney faces a six-month license suspension for being criminally convicted on two counts of attempted adultery and one count of disorderly conduct.
Read More »DOJ investigating ex-DA over date requests
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is investigating a retired county prosecutor over date requests he allegedly made to women who had cases in his county.
Read More »Milwaukee-area attorney faced with year-long license suspension
A partner at a Wauwatosa-based firm faces a year-long suspension over allegations that he took thousands of dollars that belonged to his firm.
Read More »Justices choose shorter license suspension for Madison-area attorney
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Madison-area attorney for three months for mishandling his former firm’s trust account.
Read More »Court suspends Milwaukee attorney’s license for 18 months
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Milwaukee attorney convicted of stealing money from an estate and declined to make the suspension retroactive.
Read More »Former Godfrey & Kahn lawyer faces 60-day suspension
A Waukesha County lawyer faces a 60-day suspension of his law license over three counts of alleged misconduct.
Read More »Ex-Milwaukee attorney says he needs license back to pay restitution to clients, former employer
The Wisconsin Supreme Court kicked off its first round of oral arguments of its current term on Wednesday.
Read More »Madison-area attorney fighting referee’s revocation recommendation
A Middleton attorney is appealing a recommendation that his Wisconsin law license be revoked.
Read More »Maryland attorney faces discipline in Wisconsin
A Maryland attorney faces discipline in Wisconsin over misconduct he committed in his home state.
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