In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Widule

¶ 1. Attorney John C. Widule has appealed from the referee's findings of fact and conclusions of law entered after a public hearing following the filing of the Office of Lawyer Regulation's (OLR) complaint on August 10, 2001, alleging that Widule had committed four acts of professional misconduct:

Count 1: Widule had knowingly advanced a factual position without a basis for doing so that was not frivolous in violation of SCR 20:3.1(a)(2).

Count 2: Widule took action on behalf of a client when it was obvious that such action would serve merely to harass or maliciously injure another, in…