Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Elverman
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided April 8, 2008No. 2006AP1062-DPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
¶ 1. The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) has appealed a referee's report finding Attorney Jeffrey L. Elverman violated former SCR 20:8.4(f) 1 by failing to report co-trustee fees he received as income on his state and federal tax returns for the years 1999 to 2003, thereby violating a supreme court decision regulating the conduct of lawyers, In re Disci plinary Proceedings Against Owens, 172 Wis. 2d 54, 56-57, 492 N.W.2d 157 (1992), and recommending a public reprimand for that misconduct.
¶ 2. The OLR's complaint had also alleged that by receiving $230,000 in co-trustee fees for work…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against WiduleWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
- In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against EisenbergWisconsin Supreme Court · 2004
- Lock v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
- In Re Disciplinary Proceedings Against OwensWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
- In Re Disciplinary Proceedings Against WashingtonWisconsin Supreme Court · 2007
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Office of Lawyer Regulation v. ListerWisconsin Supreme Court · 2010
- Office of Lawyer Regulation v. John J. BalistrieriWisconsin Supreme Court · 2014
- Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Parks (In Re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Daniel Parks)Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2018
- Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Geneva E. McKinleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 2014
- Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Jeffrey L. ElvermanWisconsin Supreme Court · 2014
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