Discipline decision looks at issue of sex with client's wife.

• Date: 05 November 2007
• Author: Ziemer, David

Byline: David Ziemer

If you've practiced law for any length of time, you come across disciplinary decisions by the Supreme Court concerning attorneys you've dealt with, and you say, "It's about time somebody did something about 'that guy.'

"Other times, you feel bad for the attorney, and you hope he gets his life back together. But then you come across a decision like OLR v. Inglimo, 2007 WI 126, decided last month. An opinion like this is best read not at the office, but at home, as a guilty pleasure.

Remarkably, the decision actually contains several fine legal delineations between what does, and does not, violate the Rules of Professional Responsibility. However, any attorney who needs to cite these distinctions to defend his conduct should probably find a new line of work.Fifteen counts were lodged by the OLR against attorney Michael R. Inglimo, of Superior, several of which were garden variety violations for failure to maintain proper trust account records, and...