WisBar News
October 06, 1999
Court seeks comment on discipline system
After an eight-hour public hearing on Sept. 14 and an administrative conference the following day, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has issued a court order requesting further public comment on the structure of the state's lawyer discipline system and the Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility (BAPR), the agency that regulates the system.
Court seeks comment on discipline system
October 6, 1999
After an eight-hour public hearing on Sept. 14 and an administrative
conference the following day, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has issued a
court order requesting further public comment on the structure of the
state's lawyer discipline system and the Board of Attorneys Professional
Responsibility (BAPR), the agency that regulates the system.
BAPR has wrestled with administrative and procedural issues for
approximately two years. Last spring the supreme court accepted an ABA
offer to evaluate the system. The ABA's report called for a major
overhaul of the lawyer discipline system.
The order outlines several principles that the supreme court justices
agreed upon at the administrative conference and identified issues that
the court is seeking further comment on. Written comments will be
accepted by court until Jan. 4.
