Legal Opinion · Dissent

Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Addison

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided April 4, 2012No. 2010AP3014-DPublished

1DissentPatience Drake Roggensack, J.

¶ 28 (dissenting). I dissent because I would reject the parties' stipulation asking this court to suspend Steven Walter Addison's license to practice law in Wisconsin for 60 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 Addison's conduct.

¶ 29. Attorney Addison's convictions were the result of a plea bargain. The criminal acts which he admitted committing constitute 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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