Legal Opinion
Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Joseph L. Sommers
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided August 5, 2014No. 2012AP001965-DPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
¶ 1. We review, pursuant to SCR 22.17(2),1 the report of Referee John B. Murphy recommending the court suspend Attorney Joseph L. Sommers' license to practice law for a period of 60 days for professional misconduct. This was a default proceeding. No appeal was filed.
¶ 2. We approve and adopt the referee's findings of fact and conclusions of law. We agree that Attorney Sommers' misconduct warrants public discipline, but deem a public reprimand sufficient. We impose the full *251costs of the proceeding on Attorney Sommers, which total $5,033.16 as of August 8, 2013.2
¶ 3. Attorney Sommers was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against WiduleWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
- In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against EisenbergWisconsin Supreme Court · 2004
- State v. EisenbergWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
- In Re Disciplinary Proceedings Against EisenbergWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
- Office of Lawyer Regulation v. SommersWisconsin Supreme Court · 2012
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Joseph L. SommersWisconsin Supreme Court · 2014