ABA completes evaluation of Board of Attorneys Professional
Responsibility
September 8, 1999
The American Bar Association's (ABA) evaluation of the Board of
Attorneys Professional Responsibility (BAPR) was filed with the Clerk of
the Supreme Court today, Wednesday, September 8, 1999, and is available
in that office (Tenney Building, second floor).
Supreme Court BAPR Hearing
Sept. 13, 1999 - The Wisconsin Supreme Court will
hold a public hearing to address the current structure of the state's
lawyer discipline system and hear ways it might be restructured to
better serve the public, the legal system and lawyers.
This Supreme Court Rules Hearing will be held Tuesday, September 14,
1999, at 9 a.m. in the Supreme Court Hearing Room, 119 Martin Luther
King, Jr., Blvd.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hold its scheduled administrative
conference on Wednesday, September 15, 1999, at 9 a.m. in the supreme
court hearing room.
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The ABA's Center for Professional Responsibility, which assists
judges and lawyers around the nation in developing, coordinating and
strengthening discipline programs, offered to conduct the review and
evaluation. The Wisconsin Supreme Court, at its June 8, 1999,
conference, voted to accept the offer. A team of experts from the ABA
and an experienced disciplinary counsel from another jurisdiction
visited Wisconsin in July to interview BAPR staff and board members, as
well as judges and people who have been on both sides of grievances
against attorneys, and others.
The Center provided its last consultation to the Wisconsin Supreme
Court in 1986, under then-Chief Justice Nathan S. Heffernan.
The report is one piece of a comprehensive review of BAPR's
structure. The Supreme Court will also hold a public hearing at 9 a.m.
on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1999, in the Hearing Room at 119 Martin Luther
King, Jr., Blvd. The hearing will focus on the current structure of
Wisconsin's lawyer discipline system and ways it might be restructured
to better serve lawyers, the legal system and the public. The Court will
hear concerns and ideas from invited guests, including the deans of both
Wisconsin law schools and a representative of the Center for
Professional Responsibility. It also invites comments, either in writing
or in person, from any individual.
