A Call For Study Still Falls On Deaf Judicial Ears

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ordered a 60-day suspension of an attorney who had defaulted in the bar disciplinary proceeding.

Judge Abrahamson concurred but raised a number of points, including

The third issue is one that I have raised numerous times. The OLR disciplinary system is about 15 years old. I repeat my numerous requests that the court review the lawyer disciplinary system and the Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys. The instant case presents issues that should be considered in such reviews. See, e.g., Rule Petition 14-06 (Abrahamson, J., concurring); and Rule Petition 15-01 (Abrahamson, J., dissenting); In re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Johns, 2014 WI 32, 353 Wis. 2d 746, 847 N.W.2d 179 (Abrahamson, C.J., dissenting); In re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Kratz, 2014 WI 31, 353 Wis. 2d 696, 851 N.W.2d 219 (Abrahamson, C.J., concurring; Prosser, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part).

 Judge Ann Walsh Bradley dissented and would order the attorney to make restitution to a client. (Mike Frisch)