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ATTORNEY disciplinary
proceeding. Attorney's license
suspended.
¶1 PER CURIAM. We review a
stipulation filed by the Office of Lawyer
Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Jon E. Stanek
pursuant to SCR 22.12 requesting this court
to suspend Attorney Stanek's license to
practice law in Wisconsin as reciprocal
discipline identical to that imposed by the
Supreme Court of Minnesota.
¶2 According to the stipulation,
Attorney Stanek became licensed to practice
law in Wisconsin in 2005, and practices in
Eau Claire. He has no prior Wisconsin
disciplinary history.
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¶3 In the stipulation Attorney Stanek
acknowledges that on November 26, 2012, the
Supreme Court of Minnesota suspended his
Minnesota law license for 30 days for
failing to comply with the terms of a
consent agreement for conditional admission
and making false statements to the director
of Minnesota's Office of Lawyers
Professional Responsibility during a
disciplinary investigation. The Supreme
Court of Minnesota found that those actions
violated Rules 3.4(c), 8.1(a) and (b), 8.4
(c) and (d), and 25 of the Minnesota Rules
of Professional Conduct.
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¶4 Attorney Stanek states in the
stipulation that he does not claim that any
of the conditions listed in SCR 22.22(3)(a)-
(c) prevent the imposition of reciprocal
discipline in this case. Attorney Stanek
and the OLR jointly request that Attorney
Stanek's license to practice law in this
state be suspended for 30 days. The
stipulation properly provides that it did
not result from plea bargaining. Attorney
Stanek says he does not contest the facts
and misconduct alleged by the OLR or the
discipline that the OLR director is seeking
in this matter. Attorney Stanek represents
that he fully understands the misconduct
allegations; fully understands the
ramifications should the court impose the
stipulated level of discipline; fully
understands his right to contest this
matter; and fully understands his right to
consult with counsel. He further avers that
his entry into the stipulation was made
knowingly and voluntarily and represents his
decision not to contest the misconduct
alleged or the type of discipline sought by
the OLR director.
¶5 Based upon our independent review,
we determine that the SCR 22.12 stipulation
should be accepted and Attorney Stanek's
license to practice law in Wisconsin should
be suspended for 30 days as reciprocal
discipline to that imposed by the Supreme
Court of Minnesota. Since Attorney Stanek
entered into a stipulation and there was no
need to appoint a referee, we agree that
costs should not be imposed in this case.
¶6 IT IS ORDERED that the license of
Jon E. Stanek to practice law in the State
of Wisconsin is suspended for a period of 30
days, effective June 13, 2013.
¶7 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Jon E.
Stanek shall comply with the provisions of
SCR 22.26 concerning the duties of a person
whose license to practice law in Wisconsin
has been suspended.
¶8 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that
compliance with all conditions of this order
is required for reinstatement. See SCR
22.28
(2).
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