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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has reinstated an attorney who had been suspended for two years in 2014

The referee commented that during the reinstatement hearing, Attorney Moss testified with sincerity regarding his previous disciplinary issues, took responsibility for his actions, and apologized on the record to his clients. The referee noted that Attorney Moss testified he had been diagnosed with a bi-polar disorder in March of 2014 and that he controls this condition under the supervision of a doctor with prescribed medication and regular sessions with a counselor. The referee said that while he understands the frustration of the former client who opposed Attorney Moss’s reinstatement, all available evidence in the record indicates that Attorney Moss has changed from the individual the former client encountered and the record demonstrates that Attorney Moss, with the help of medication and under a doctor’s supervision, now has the moral character to practice law.

Going forward

The referee noted that Attorney Moss has represented that if his license to practice law is reinstated, he would potentially seek employment in Seattle, Washington to practice
immigration law. One of the attorneys who testified on Attorney Moss’s behalf at the reinstatement hearing said he would offer Attorney Moss such employment. In addition, the referee noted that Attorney Moss testified he may return to Wisconsin to practice law in Green Bay in the areas of water law, permitting, land use, immigration, and criminal law.

(Mike Frisch)