Legal Opinion

Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Robert W. Horsch

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided December 21, 2017No. 2015AP001928-DPublished

1Concurring in part, dissenting in part 1

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2Concurring in part, dissenting in part · AbrahamsonShirley S. Abrahamson, J.

A criminal conviction of OWI by a Wisconsin licensed lawyer does not in and of itself automatically constitute professional misconduct. See State v. Adent, 2016 WI 19, ¶ 18, 367 Wis. 2d 372, 877 N.W.2d 364 (Abrahamson, J., dissenting). Although I agree with many parts of the per curiam, I conclude that imposing a 60-day suspension in light of Attorney Horsch's prior disciplinary history, including a private reprimand for a criminal conviction of OWI, third offense, is an insufficient sanction.

3Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Leonard G. AdentWisconsin Supreme Court · 2016