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ATTORNEY disciplinary
proceeding. Attorney's license
suspended.
¶1 PER CURIAM. This is a reciprocal
discipline case. On March 7, 2014, the
Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) filed a
complaint and motion pursuant to Supreme
Court Rule (SCR) 22.22 asking that this
court suspend the license of Attorney Louis
Andrew Stockman for a period of six months
as reciprocal discipline identical to that
imposed by the Minnesota Supreme Court.
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¶2 Attorney Stockman was admitted to
practice law in Wisconsin in 1999. He was
previously admitted to practice law in
Minnesota in 1993. On October 10, 2012,
Attorney Stockman's Wisconsin law license
was suspended for a period of five months as
a result of discipline reciprocal to that
imposed in Minnesota. See In re
Disciplinary Proceedings Against Stockman,
2012 WI 110, 344 Wis. 2d 26, 821 N.W.2d
249. His Wisconsin license remains
suspended.
¶3 The OLR's complaint noted that on
February 8, 2013, the Minnesota Supreme
Court suspended Attorney Stockman's license
to practice law in that state for a period
of six months for misconduct consisting of
neglecting and failing to communicate with
two clients; failing to respond to
communication from opposing counsel,
including discovery requests; making a false
statement to opposing counsel; failing to
properly supervise another lawyer in his law
firm; failing to comply with and making
false statements regarding his compliance
with the notice requirements for a previous
suspension from the practice of law;
displaying signage and utilizing law firm
and other designations falsely implying that
he continued to be licensed to practice law
while he was suspended; engaging in the
unauthorized practice of law; and
contracting for legal advertising in various
telephone directories that would be
distributed during the period of his
suspension.
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¶4 The OLR's complaint also alleged
that by failing to notify the OLR of his
suspension in Minnesota within 20 days of
the effective date of its imposition,
Attorney Stockman violated SCR 22.22(1).
¶5 On April 15, 2014, this court issued
an order directing Attorney Stockman to show
cause why the imposition of the identical
discipline to that imposed by the Minnesota
Supreme Court would be unwarranted.
Attorney Stockman has not responded to the
order to show cause.
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¶6 Under SCR 22.22(3), in reciprocal
discipline matters, this court shall impose
the identical discipline unless one of the
enumerated exceptions is shown. There is no
indication that any of those exceptions
apply in this case.
¶7 IT IS ORDERED that the license of
Louis Andrew Stockman to practice law in
Wisconsin is suspended for a period of six
months, effective the date of this order.
¶8 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Louis
Andrew Stockman shall comply with the
requirements of SCR 22.26 pertaining to the
duties of a person whose license to practice
law in Wisconsin has been suspended.
¶9 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that
compliance with all conditions of this order
is required for reinstatement. See SCR
22.29(4)(c).
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