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2023-11 Disciplinary proceeding against Jeffrey L. Murrell
2023-11
Disciplinary proceeding against Jeffrey L. Murrell
On August 23, 2023, the Wisconsin Supreme Court entered an order addressing a petition by OLR requesting that Attorney Jeffrey L. Murrell, Milwaukee, be found to have a medical incapacity and that conditions be imposed on his continued practice of law. Disciplinary Proceedings against Murrell, 2023 WI 62.
The Court adopted and approved a stipulation between OLR and Murrell, wherein Murrell acknowledged that he has a medical incapacity that at times substantially prevents him from performing the duties of an attorney to acceptable professional standards and agreed to the imposition of conditions on his practice of law. The Court imposed the recommended conditions, which require Murrell to: (a) enter a contract to participate in the Wisconsin Lawyer Assistance Program (WisLAP) monitoring program for a period of three years; (b) Obtain follow-up care with his mental health providers as recommended by WisLAP; (c) Immediately self-report to OLR any police contact, arrests, or criminal charges; and (d) Arrange repayment of $6,500 to Wisconsin Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection for a payment the Fund made to reimburse a family who hired Murrell to represent their son. The Court’s order further provides that OLR may request the immediate summary suspension of Murrell’s license if he fails to comply with the monitoring condition. If Murrell fails to comply with the other three conditions, the order allows OLR to seek an order to show cause why Murrell’s license should not be summarily suspended.
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