Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Jeffrey A. Reitz

Summary

The Wisconsin Supreme Court granted Jeffrey A. Reitz's petition for reinstatement to practice law after a ten-month license suspension. Reinstatement was conditioned on two years of trust-account monitoring by the Office of Lawyer Regulation and payment of $2,701.40 in proceeding costs.

Holdings

1. Reitz established by clear, satisfactory, and convincing evidence that he satisfied all requirements for reinstatement of his Wisconsin law license.
2. Reinstatement was properly conditioned on monitoring of Reitz's trust account by the Office of Lawyer Regulation for two years after he resumed practice; additional attorney supervision or bankruptcy-practice monitoring was unnecessary.
3. Reitz was properly assessed the full costs of the reinstatement proceeding because no extraordinary circumstances justified reducing the costs.
4. In reviewing a referee's report and recommendation, factual findings are adopted unless clearly erroneous and legal conclusions are reviewed de novo.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Reitz established by clear, satisfactory, and convincing evidence that he satisfied Wisconsin's statutory and rule-based requirements for reinstatement of his law license.
2. Whether reinstatement should be conditioned on trust-account monitoring and additional attorney supervision or bankruptcy-practice monitoring.
3. Whether Reitz should be assessed the full costs of the reinstatement proceeding.

Disposition

other