In Re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Elliott

Attorney disciplinary proceeding; attorney’s license revoked.

The Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility (Board) appealed from the referee’s recommendation that the license of Wilford W. Elliott to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for two years as discipline for misconduct. That misconduct consisted of Attorney Elliott’s having improperly influenced the testimony of his client during cross-examination at trial and his having commingled trust monies with his office account and converted those funds to his own use. The Board took the position that the misconduct, in light of prior…