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ATTORNEY disciplinary
proceeding. Attorney's license revoked.
¶1 PER CURIAM. This is a reciprocal
discipline matter. We review the
stipulation entered by Attorney Yuri Bernard
Nielsen and the Office of Lawyer Regulation
(OLR) for the imposition of discipline
reciprocal to that imposed by the Supreme
Court of Arizona. After our review of the
matter, we accept the stipulation. By
virtue of having been disbarred by the
Supreme Court of Arizona for professional
misconduct, Attorney Nielsen is subject to
reciprocal discipline in Wisconsin pursuant
to SCR 22.22. We revoke Attorney Nielsen's
license to practice law in Wisconsin. The
OLR does not seek costs, and no costs will
be imposed in this matter.
¶2 Attorney Nielsen was admitted to
practice law in Wisconsin in 2005. He was
also admitted to practice law in Arizona.
His current Wisconsin license status
is "active" and in "good standing."
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¶3 On May 2, 2013, the Supreme Court of
Arizona disbarred Attorney Nielsen for
misappropriation of trust funds and failure
to provide an accounting of trust accounts
and related client records. The Supreme
Court of Arizona found that these actions
violated Rule 42, ERs 1.3, 1.4, 1.15, 8.1,
8.4(c), along with various sections of Rule
43 and Rule 54 of the Arizona Rules of the
Supreme Court.
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¶4 On August 5, 2013, the OLR filed a
complaint alleging that, by virtue of the
Arizona disbarment, Attorney Nielsen was
subject to reciprocal discipline in
Wisconsin. On September 25, 2013, pursuant
to SCR 22.12 the OLR and Attorney Nielsen
entered into a stipulation whereby they
stipulated to the revocation of Attorney
Nielsen's license to practice law in
Wisconsin, reciprocal to the discipline
imposed in Arizona.
¶5 Attorney Nielsen agrees that the
facts alleged in the OLR's complaint and the
documents from the Arizona proceeding
attached thereto form a basis for the
discipline requested. The parties aver that
the stipulation did not result from plea
bargaining. Attorney Nielsen states that 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 Nielsen states that he fully
understands the misconduct allegations; he
fully understands the ramifications should
the court impose the stipulated level of
discipline; he fully understands his right
to contest this matter; he fully understands
his right to consult with counsel; his entry
into the stipulation is made knowingly and
voluntarily; and his entry into the
stipulation represents his decision not to
contest the misconduct alleged in the
complaint or the level and type of
discipline sought by the OLR's director.
¶6 Upon our review of the matter, we
accept the stipulation and impose discipline
identical to that imposed by the Supreme
Court of Arizona.
¶7 IT IS ORDERED that the license of
Yuri Bernard Nielsen to practice law in
Wisconsin is revoked, effective the date of
this order.
¶8 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Yuri
Bernard Nielsen shall comply with the
provisions of SCR 22.26 concerning the
duties of a person whose license to practice
law in Wisconsin has been revoked.
¶9 ANNETTE KINGSLAND ZIEGLER, J., did
not participate.
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