Legal Opinion · Dissent

Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Butler

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided April 4, 2012No. 2010AP3013-DPublished

1DissentPatience Drake Roggensack, J.

¶ 28. (dissenting). I dissent because I would reject the parties' stipulation asking this court to suspend Benjamin C. Butler's license to practice law in Wisconsin for 30 days as reciprocal discipline to that imposed by Illinois for his admitted acts of criminal conduct that occurred in Wisconsin, and I would require the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) to apply Wisconsin's Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys to Attorney Butler's misconduct.

¶ 29. Attorney Butler's conviction was the result of a plea bargain. The criminal act which he admitted committing constitutes one count of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against SoldonWisconsin Supreme Court · 2010
  2. In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against GeorgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Office of Lawyer Regulation v. ComptonWisconsin Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against GralWisconsin Supreme Court · 2007

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