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.
Walworth County lawyer with long disciplinary history to be punished again
A Walworth County lawyer is on his way to receiving his seventh disciplinary action from the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Lawyer blames opioid addiction for misconduct, referee disagrees
A northern Wisconsin lawyer blamed 18 counts of misconduct on his opioid addiction, but a referee in the Office of Lawyer Regulation's case against him disagreed, saying the two matters are unrelated.
Stevens Point attorney loses license for 60 days for fabricating motion
A Stevens Point attorney will lose his law license for 60 days for fabricating a motion and disappearing on his clients.
Supreme Court to decide punishment for 2 attorneys’ misconduct
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide this week on punishment for two attorneys charged with misconduct.
Reilly of Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown sees law license suspended for 60 days
The law license of a prominent attorney at Milwaukee firm Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown has been suspended for 60 days because of misconduct in two divorce cases.
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