Byline: Derek Hawkins
WI Supreme Court
Case Name: Office of Lawyer Regulation v. James C. Ritland
Case No.: 2021 WI 36
Focus: Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
This disciplinary matter comes to the court on Attorney James C. Ritland's appeal and the Office of Lawyer Regulation's (OLR) cross-appeal of a report and recommendation of Referee Allan Beatty. After holding an evidentiary hearing, the referee concluded that the OLR had proven the sole misconduct charge asserted in its complaint; namely, that Attorney Ritland's conduct resulting in...