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The Court entered the following order on
this date:
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Attorney Robert J. Parent has filed a
petition for consensual license revocation
under SCR 22.19(3). He was admitted to
practice law in Wisconsin in 1982 but his
license was suspended on October 31, 2002
for failure to pay State Bar dues; on
November 12, 2002, by order of this court,
for willful failure to respond or cooperate
in an Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR)
grievance investigation and because his
continued practice of law was a threat to
the public and to the administration of
justice; and on June 2, 2003 for failure to
comply with continuing legal education
reporting requirements.
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OLR is currently investigating Parent in
fifteen matters. The primary matter involves
a federal criminal conviction for depositing
a forged check, for which he is currently
incarcerated in a federal prison facility.
The other allegations concern: (1) his cash
withdrawals from a representative payee
account; (2) multiple instances of his lack
of diligence and failure to communicate with
his clients on the closing of his office;
(3) multiple instances of his failure to
either return his client files or advance
payments of fees; and, (4) multiple
instances of his lack of cooperation with
OLR grievance investigations.
In his petition, Parent acknowledges that
he cannot successfully defend himself
against these allegations of professional
misconduct, that he is aware of his right to
a formal hearing and his opportunity to
defend against these allegations, and that
he voluntarily waives the right to such a
formal hearing.
OLR has responded and recommends that the
petition be granted.
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IT IS ORDERED that the petition for
consensual license revocation of Attorney
Robert J. Parent is granted. The revocation
of his license to practice law in Wisconsin
shall be effective on the date of this
order. To the extent he has not already done
so, he must comply with SCR 22.26 relating
to activities following license revocation.
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