Self-Admitted Procrastinator

A “self-admitted procrastinator” has been suspended for 60 days and ordered to submit to supervision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court for failure to properly maintain his trust account

Given the referee’s stated concerns about Attorney Stevens’ persistent pattern of procrastination, we are also convinced that more is needed than a few hours of instruction to ensure that he manages entrusted funds correctly. Like the referee, we believe that Attorney Stevens would benefit from a level of supervision that has been absent in his solo practice. We therefore require that, before resuming practice, Attorney Stevens must identify an attorney approved by the OLR who will monitor his practice of law for a period of two years after he resumes practice, unless he is either employed by a law firm or practicing with another attorney aware of his disciplinary history. Attorney Stevens must pay any reasonable costs associated with such monitoring. We also require Attorney Stevens to furnish quarterly reports to the OLR of activities in his trust account for a period of two years after resuming practice, including furnishing any and all trust, fiduciary, and/or business account records requested by the OLR.

(Mike Frisch)