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Attorney suspended for 20 counts of misconduct
A lawyer convicted of 14 crimes during a three-year period has been suspended from practicing law for 30 months.
Read More »State high court hands out sanction, reprimand to attorneys
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday suspended one attorney and reprimanded another.
Read More »Wis. justices suspend, reprimand attorneys
The Wisconsin Supreme Court this week suspended Milwaukee attorney Benjamin Harris and publicly reprimanded suspended Chicago attorney Lisa Webber Hicks.
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court sanctions 2 attorneys for misconduct
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday sanctioned two attorneys for professional misconduct. Both attorneys were disciplined for failing to cooperate with Office of Lawyer Regulation investigations.
Read More »Lawyer suspended for sending threatening emails
A lawyer violated professional rules of conduct by sending threatening emails to several individuals after the multimillion dollar settlement of his wife’s lawsuit against her former employer, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in imposing a 90-day suspension.
Read More »Civil Procedure – discovery – sanctions — dismissal
2011AP2356 Andersen v. Monco Law Offices
Read More »9th Circuit: Poor attorney’s sanctions could be reduced
A federal court could reduce a $363,000 award of sanctions against an attorney based on his inability to pay, the 9th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Read More »Civil Procedure – discovery – sanctions — default judgment
2011AP1722 Dorn v. Johnson
Read More »Civil Procedure — sanctions
10-2835 & 10-3264 Tucker v. Williams
Read More »Civil Procedure — wrongful removal — sanctions
11-2603 MB Financial, N.A., v. Stevens
Read More »State’s high court disciplines 2 Ill. attorneys
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday reciprocally disciplined two Illinois attorneys for their 2006 criminal convictions in Green Lake County.
Read More »Kenosha attorney has license suspended for 90 days
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday suspended the law license of Kenosha attorney Mark Milos for 90 days.
Read More »Civil Procedure — sanctions
10-3408 Heinen v. Northrop Grunman Corp.
Read More »Juveniles – truancy — sanctions
2011AP1338 & 2011AP1339 State v. Dylan S.
Read More »Consumer Protection; Sanctions
10-2418 FTC v. Trudeau
Read More »Civil Procedure — sanctions
10-3430 Sambrano v. Mabus
Read More »State Supreme Court sides with SPD on sanction issue
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals can’t brand an attorney a liar without giving the attorney a chance to challenge that label, according to a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision Tuesday.
Read More »Appellate Procedure — sanctions
2010AP387-CR State v. Nielsen
Read More »Criminal Procedure – Sanctions
10-2254 U.S. v. Clark
Read More »After two appeals, $11.7 million judgment reduced to $3
Snatching defeat from the jaws of certain victory may be a cliché, but sometimes it is too apt not to use, as a recent opinion from the 7th Circuit demonstrates.
Read More »10-3538 & 10-3539 e360 Insight, Inc., v. The Spamhouse Project
Civil Procedure Discovery; sanctions
Read More »10-2755 Kasalo v. Harris & Harris, Ltd.
Civil Procedure Sanctions; dismissal
Read More »2010AP1640 & 2010AP2630 Nelson v. Furrer
Civil Procedure Contempt; sanctions
Read More »10-3732 In re Golf 225, Inc.
Bankruptcy Sanctions
Read More »10-1453 Lewis v. School District #70
Civil Procedure Sanctions; dismissal Where a case is settled, but the plaintiff backs out, the district court may dismiss the lawsuit as a sanction. “We do not render this decision lightly. The settlement agreement that was vacated provided for what on all accounts appeared to be a significant recovery for Lewis; the defendants had even admitted liability on the FMLA ...
Read More »2010AP2308 Schapiro v. Pokos
Civil Procedure Sanctions Where the Court of Appeals orders that sanctions be imposed, the prevailing party need not bring a motion in the circuit court to enforce it. “Morters does not modify the procedure under Wis. Stat. § 806.16, which, as Schapiro acknowledges, on its face allowed the trial court to enter judgment regarding our December 2009 judgment in this ...
Read More »2010AP2328 Milwaukee Pain Treatment Services S.C. v. Johnson
Civil Procedure Failure to comply with scheduling order; sanctions Allen Johnson, pro se, appeals a circuit court order granting judgment in favor of Milwaukee Pain Treatment Services, S.C. (Milwaukee Pain). The circuit court found that Johnson’s failure to comply with a scheduling order and his failure to appear at a pre-trial conference constituted egregious conduct and determined that Johnson’s acts ...
Read More »10-2013, 10-2042 & 10-3026 Lee v. Cook County
Civil Procedure Sanctions Where the plaintiffs’ attorney failed to file a timely appeal or file new suits in the district court after the case was dismissed without prejudice, failed to comply with court rules, and failed to be admitted to bar, a $5,000 sanction is imposed. “The events recounted in this opinion show that Greco is a menace to his ...
Read More »2010AP1765 Richardson v. Henderson
Civil Procedure Sanctions; safe harbor provision Trevor Richardson appeals from a circuit court order granting Richard Henderson’s motion for sanctions and ordering Richardson to pay $2500 toward Henderson’s attorney fees. Richardson challenges the circuit court’s order on grounds that Henderson and the circuit court did not follow proper procedure under Wis. Stat. § 802.05 and that the court’s award of ...
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