Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Louis Andrew Stockman

2014 WI 113
SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN
CASE NO.: 2014AP516-D
COMPLETE TITLE: In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings
Against
Louis Andrew Stockman, Attorney at Law:
Office of Lawyer Regulation,
Complainant,
v.
Louis Andrew Stockman,
Respondent.
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST STOCKMAN
OPINION FILED: October 7, 2014
SUBMITTED ON BRIEFS:
ORAL ARGUMENT:
SOURCE OF APPEAL:
COURT:
COUNTY:
JUDGE:
JUSTICES:
CONCURRED:
DISSENTED:
NOT PARTICIPATING:
ATTORNEYS:
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STATE OF WISCONSIN : IN SUPREME COURT
In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings
Against Louis Andrew Stockman, Attorney at Law:
Office of Lawyer Regulation, FILED
Complainant,
OCT 7, 2014
v.
Diane M. Fremgen
Clerk of Supreme Court
Louis Andrew Stockman,
Respondent.
ATTORNEY disciplinary proceeding. Attorney's license
suspended.
¶1 PER CURIAM. This is a reciprocal discipline case.
On March 7, 2014, the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) filed a
complaint and motion pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.22
asking that this court suspend the license of Attorney Louis
Andrew Stockman for a period of six months as reciprocal
discipline identical to that imposed by the Minnesota Supreme
Court.
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¶2 Attorney Stockman was admitted to practice law in
Wisconsin in 1999. He was previously admitted to practice law
in Minnesota in 1993. On October 10, 2012, Attorney Stockman's
Wisconsin law license was suspended for a period of five months
as a result of discipline reciprocal to that imposed in
Minnesota. See In re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Stockman,
2012 WI 110, 344 Wis. 2d 26, 821 N.W.2d 249. His Wisconsin
license remains suspended.
¶3 The OLR's complaint noted that on February 8, 2013,
the Minnesota Supreme Court suspended Attorney Stockman's
license to practice law in that state for a period of six months
for misconduct consisting of neglecting and failing to
communicate with two clients; failing to respond to
communication from opposing counsel, including discovery
requests; making a false statement to opposing counsel; failing
to properly supervise another lawyer in his law firm; failing to
comply with and making false statements regarding his compliance
with the notice requirements for a previous suspension from the
practice of law; displaying signage and utilizing law firm and
other designations falsely implying that he continued to be
licensed to practice law while he was suspended; engaging in the
unauthorized practice of law; and contracting for legal
advertising in various telephone directories that would be
distributed during the period of his suspension.
¶4 The OLR's complaint also alleged that by failing to
notify the OLR of his suspension in Minnesota within 20 days of
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the effective date of its imposition, Attorney Stockman violated
SCR 22.22(1).
¶5 On April 15, 2014, this court issued an order
directing Attorney Stockman to show cause why the imposition of
the identical discipline to that imposed by the Minnesota
Supreme Court would be unwarranted. Attorney Stockman has not
responded to the order to show cause.
¶6 Under SCR 22.22(3), in reciprocal discipline matters,
this court shall impose the identical discipline unless one of
the enumerated exceptions is shown. There is no indication that
any of those exceptions apply in this case.
¶7 IT IS ORDERED that the license of Louis Andrew
Stockman to practice law in Wisconsin is suspended for a period
of six months, effective the date of this order.
¶8 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Louis Andrew Stockman shall
comply with the requirements of SCR 22.26 pertaining to the
duties of a person whose license to practice law in Wisconsin
has been suspended.
¶9 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that compliance with all
conditions of this order is required for reinstatement. See
SCR 22.29(4)(c).
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