Case Title: Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Eric A. Stearn

Citation: 2004 WI 73

Docket Number: 2004AP001183-D

State: wisconsin

Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court

Date: 2004-06-08T00:00:00Z

Document:
2004 WI 73 
 
 
 
SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN 
 
 
 
 
 
CASE NO.: 
04-1183-D 
COMPLETE TITLE: 
 
 
In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings 
Against Eric A. Stearn, Attorney at Law: 
 
Office of Lawyer Regulation,  
          Complainant, 
 
     v. 
 
Eric A. Stearn,  
          Respondent. 
 
 
 
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST STEARN 
 
 
OPINION FILED: 
June 8, 2004   
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2004 WI 73 
 
 
SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTICE 
This order is subject to further 
editing and modification.  The 
final version will appear in the 
bound volume of the official 
reports.   
 
 
 
No.  04-1183-D  
 
 
In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings 
Against Eric A. Stearn, Attorney at Law: 
 
Office of Lawyer Regulation,  
          Complainant, 
 
     v. 
 
Eric A. Stearn,  
          Respondent. 
 
FILED 
 
JUN 8, 2004 
 
Cornelia G. Clark 
Clerk of Supreme Court 
Madison, WI 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Court entered the following order on this date: 
 
Attorney Eric A. Stearn has filed a petition for consensual 
license revocation under SCR 22.19.  Attorney Stearn’s Wisconsin 
law license was suspended on November 7, 2003 based on criminal 
convictions for homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and 
causing great bodily harm by intoxicated use of a vehicle.  He 
is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence.   
 
Attorney Stearn is currently the subject of an Officer of 
Lawyer Regulation (OLR) misconduct investigation.  Attorney 
Stearn submits under SCR 22.19(2) that he cannot successfully 
defend against the misconduct allegations, which include the 
OLR’s assertion that Stearn’s convictions establish conduct that 
reflects adversely on Stearn’s honesty, trustworthiness or 
fitness as a lawyer in other respects, contrary to SCR 
20:8.4(b).   
 
The OLR supports Attorney Stearn’s petition for consensual 
license revocation.   
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IT IS ORDERED that the petition for consensual license 
revocation is granted.   
 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the license of Eric A. Stearn to 
practice law in Wisconsin is revoked effective the date of this 
order.   
 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Eric A. Stearn shall comply with 
the requirements of SCR 22.26 relating to activities following 
revocation.   
 
 
Cornelia G. Clark 
Clerk of Supreme Court 
 
 
 
 
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