Case Title: Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Louis Andrew Stockman

Citation: 2014 WI 113

Docket Number: 2014AP000516-D

State: wisconsin

Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court

Date: 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Document:
2014 WI 113 
 
SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN 
 
 
 
 
 
CASE NO.: 
2014AP516-D 
COMPLETE TITLE: 
In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings 
Against 
Louis Andrew Stockman, Attorney at Law: 
 
Office of Lawyer Regulation, 
          Complainant, 
     v. 
Louis Andrew Stockman, 
          Respondent.   
 
 
 
 
 
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST STOCKMAN 
 
 
OPINION FILED: 
October 7, 2014 
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2014 WI 113
NOTICE 
This opinion is subject to further 
editing and modification.  The final 
version will appear in the bound 
volume of the official reports.   
No.   2014AP516-D 
 
 
STATE OF WISCONSIN  
 
 
   : 
IN SUPREME COURT 
 
 
In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings 
Against Louis Andrew Stockman, Attorney at Law: 
 
Office of Lawyer Regulation, 
 
          Complainant, 
 
     v. 
 
Louis Andrew Stockman, 
 
          Respondent. 
 
FILED 
 
OCT 7, 2014 
 
Diane M. Fremgen 
Clerk of Supreme Court 
 
 
 
 
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.   
¶4 
The OLR's complaint also alleged that by failing to 
notify the OLR of his suspension in Minnesota within 20 days of 
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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. 
¶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). 
 
 
No. 
2014AP516-D   
 
 
 
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