Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Grogan

Summary

The Wisconsin Supreme Court reviewed a referee's stipulated findings that Attorney William J. Grogan committed six counts of professional misconduct involving improper use and management of a client trust account and failure to cooperate with an investigation. The court imposed a 60-day license suspension, reinstatement conditions, and $6,425.53 in costs.

Holdings

1. The court approved and adopted the referee's stipulated findings of fact and conclusions of law establishing six counts of professional misconduct involving trust-account violations and failure to cooperate with the Office of Lawyer Regulation.
2. A 60-day suspension of Grogan's license to practice law was warranted by the seriousness of his repeated trust-account violations and failure to cooperate with the disciplinary investigation.
3. The court imposed the recommended reinstatement conditions and ordered Grogan to pay $6,425.53 in proceeding costs.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the referee's stipulated findings and conclusions established six counts of professional misconduct.
2. Whether a 60-day suspension of Grogan's Wisconsin law license was an appropriate sanction for the misconduct.
3. Whether the recommended reinstatement conditions and proceeding costs should be imposed.

Disposition

other