Attorney Disciplinary Hearing.

Byline: Derek Hawkins

WI Supreme Court

Case Name: Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Michael M. Krill

Case No.: 2020 WI 20

Focus: Attorney Disciplinary Hearing

This case is before us pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.14(2) and SCR 22.17(2) on a stipulation between the parties, Attorney Michael M. Krill and the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR). In the stipulation, Attorney Krill pled no contest to 24 counts of misconduct as alleged in the OLR's third amended complaint. The referee issued a report recommending, consistent with the stipulation, that the court suspend Attorney Krill's license to practice law for three years, retroactive to August 23, 2017, order Attorney Krill to pay restitution to two clients, make satisfaction of a judgment as a condition of any future reinstatement, and order Attorney Krill to pay the full costs of this proceeding, which total $21,247.90 as of October 23, 2019.

We approve the referee's recommendations with respect to the stipulated findings of fact and conclusions of law and we adopt those findings and conclusions. We...