Medve v. Walakovits

BROSKY, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order holding an attorney in contempt of court. The event which precipitated the contempt order was counsel’s late appearance at a pre-trial settlement conference. A novel issue of law is presented here: whether the element of intent necessary for a finding of contempt can be met by proof of recklessness. The trial court, in the person of Judge Mellenberg, did not address the case in precisely these terms. Nonetheless, we affirm the contempt order.

Appellant contends that his tardiness was the product of an oversight, rather than an intentional act; and…