Case Title: Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Scott D. Fisher

Citation: 

Docket Number: 2021AP001996-D

State: wisconsin

Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court

Date: 2022-04-19T00:00:00Z

Document:
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SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN 
 
 
 
 
 
CASE NO.: 
2021AP1996-D 
 
 
 
COMPLETE TITLE: 
In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings 
Against Scott D. Fisher, Attorney at Law: 
 
Office of Lawyer Regulation, 
          Complainant, 
     v. 
Scott D. Fisher, 
          Respondent. 
 
 
 
 
 
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST FISHER 
 
 
OPINION FILED: 
April 19, 2022   
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NOTICE 
This opinion is subject to further 
editing and modification.  The final 
version will appear in the bound 
volume of the official reports.   
No.  2021AP1996-D 
 
 
STATE OF WISCONSIN  
 
 
   : 
IN SUPREME COURT 
 
 
In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings 
Against Scott D. Fisher, Attorney at Law: 
 
 
Office of Lawyer Regulation, 
 
          Complainant, 
 
     v. 
 
Scott D. Fisher, 
 
          Respondent. 
FILED 
 
APR 19, 2022 
 
Sheila T. Reiff 
Clerk of Supreme Court 
 
 
 
 
ATTORNEY 
disciplinary 
proceeding.   Attorney's 
license 
suspended.   
 
¶1 
PER CURIAM.   The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) 
and Attorney Scott D. Fisher have filed a stipulation pursuant 
to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.12 that Attorney Fisher's license 
to practice law in Wisconsin should be suspended for one year, 
as discipline reciprocal to that imposed by the Supreme Court of 
Iowa.  After reviewing the matter, we approve the stipulation 
and impose the stipulated reciprocal discipline.  Given the 
comprehensive stipulation, which avoided the need to litigate 
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this matter and to appoint a referee, we impose no costs in this 
proceeding.   
¶2 
Attorney Fisher was admitted to practice law in 
Wisconsin in 2005.  His Wisconsin law license is currently in 
good standing, but inactive.  He was admitted to practice law in 
Iowa in 2007.   
¶3 
The OLR filed a complaint in this matter on November 
17, 2021.  The complaint alleged two counts of professional 
misconduct:  (1) that by virtue of an October 15, 2021, one-year 
suspension of Attorney Fisher's Iowa law license by the Supreme 
Court of Iowa, Attorney Fisher was subject to reciprocal 
discipline in this state, pursuant to SCR 22.22(3), and (2) that 
Attorney Fisher failed to notify the OLR of the Iowa suspension 
within the required time, in violation of SCR 22.22(1). 
¶4 
On February 3, 2022, the OLR and Attorney Fisher filed 
a stipulation in which Attorney Fisher stipulated to the two 
counts set forth in the OLR's complaint.  The OLR filed a 
memorandum in support of the stipulation. 
¶5 
The parties assert that the stipulation was not the 
result of plea bargaining.  In the stipulation, Attorney Fisher 
states that he does not contest the factual assertions and 
misconduct charges alleged by the OLR, nor does he contest the 
discipline requested by the OLR, namely a one-year suspension of 
his license to practice law in Wisconsin.  He represents that he 
fully understands the allegations of misconduct alleged by the 
OLR; that he understands the ramifications of the stipulated 
level of discipline; that he understands his right to contest 
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the allegations of misconduct and his right to consult counsel 
regarding those allegations; and that he entered into the 
stipulation knowingly and voluntarily. 
¶6 
In reciprocal discipline matters, SCR 22.22 mandates 
that this court impose discipline identical to that imposed by 
the other jurisdiction, unless one or more of three exceptions 
apply.  Attorney Fisher does not claim that any exception in SCR 
22.22(3) applies to this matter. 
¶7 
The misconduct that resulted in the Supreme Court of 
Iowa suspending Attorney Fisher's law license involved six 
separate client matters as well as an allegation that Attorney 
Fisher violated the Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct with 
respect to the handling of his client trust account.  The 
misconduct 
alleged 
in 
the 
Iowa 
Supreme 
Court 
Attorney 
Disciplinary Board's 67 page second substituted and amended 
complaint 
against 
Attorney 
Fisher 
included 
revealing 
confidential information of former clients on the internet; 
false statements; frivolous filings; improperly withdrawing from 
a case; conduct prejudicial to justice; and failing to cooperate 
with the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board. 
¶8 
In 
the 
parties' 
stipulation 
and 
the 
supporting 
memorandum filed by the OLR, the parties acknowledge that 
Attorney Fisher is subject to the imposition of reciprocal 
discipline in this state by virtue of the one-year suspension 
imposed in Iowa.  The OLR asks this court to impose a one-year 
suspension of Attorney Fisher's Wisconsin law license as the 
appropriate reciprocal discipline. 
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¶9 
Upon review of this matter, we accept the stipulation 
and impose a one-year suspension of Attorney Fisher's license to 
practice law in Wisconsin, as discipline reciprocal to that 
imposed by the Supreme Court of Iowa.  Because this matter has 
been resolved by means of a stipulation without the appointment 
of a referee and because the OLR has not requested the 
imposition of costs, we do not impose any costs upon Attorney 
Fisher. 
¶10 IT IS ORDERED that the license of Scott D. Fisher to 
practice law in Wisconsin is suspended for one year, effective 
the date of this order. 
¶11 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Scott D. Fisher 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. 
¶12 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that compliance with all 
conditions of this order is required for reinstatement.  See 
SCR 22.28(3). 
 
 
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