Title: Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Donald A. Hoffman

State: wisconsin

Issuer: Wisconsin Supreme Court

Document:

2005 WI 154 
 
SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN 
 
 
 
 
 
CASE NO.: 
2005AP1122-D 
 
 
COMPLETE TITLE: 
 
 
In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings 
Against Donald A. Hoffman, Attorney at Law:   
 
 
Office of Lawyer Regulation, 
          Complainant, 
     v. 
Donald A. Hoffman, 
          Respondent. 
 
 
 
 
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST HOFFMAN 
 
 
OPINION FILED: 
November 11, 2005   
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NOT PARTICIPATING: PROSSER, J., did not participate.   
 
 
 
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2005 WI 154
 
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.  2005AP1122-D  
 
 
In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings 
Against Donald A. Hoffman, Attorney at Law:   
 
 
Office of Lawyer Regulation, 
 
          Complainant, 
 
     v. 
 
Donald A. Hoffman, 
 
          Respondent. 
 
FILED 
 
NOV 11, 2005 
 
Cornelia G. Clark 
Clerk of Supreme Court 
Madison, WI 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Court entered the following order on this date: 
 
The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Donald 
A. Hoffman have executed a stipulation pursuant to SCR 22.12 in 
this reciprocal discipline matter.   
 
Hoffman was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1968.  His 
Wisconsin license is on inactive status. See SCR 31.01(5). He 
was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1969.  The complaint filed 
by the OLR alleged that by virtue of having received public 
discipline in Louisiana, see In re Donald Hoffman, No. 03-B-2499 
(La., September 9, 2004), Hoffman is subject to reciprocal 
discipline under SCR 22.22.  The Louisiana Supreme Court imposed 
a three-month suspension of Hoffman’s license to practice law in 
Louisiana, but deferred the suspension.  The OLR complaint also 
alleged that Hoffman had violated SCR 22.22 (1) by failing to 
timely notify the OLR of the suspension of his Louisiana law 
license.  On May 4, 2005, this court issued an order directing 
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Hoffman 
to 
show 
cause 
why 
the 
imposition 
of 
reciprocal 
discipline would not be warranted. 
 
The parties executed a stipulation on May 13, 2005.  
Hoffman maintains that while he does not agree with the outcome 
of the Louisiana proceeding, he does not contend that the 
imposition of reciprocal discipline is unwarranted.   
 
The parties have agreed to a prospective three month 
suspension of Hoffman's license to practice law in Wisconsin.  
We accept this stipulation, as we do not defer license 
suspensions in this state.  See, e.g., OLR v. Morec, 2004 WI 
118, 275 Wis. 2d 279, 684 N.W.2d 667.  Consistent with the OLR's 
request, we will not impose the costs of this proceeding upon 
Hoffman.  Therefore, 
 
IT IS ORDERED that the license of Attorney Donald A. 
Hoffman to practice law in Wisconsin is suspended for three 
months, effective the date of this order, and until the further 
order of this court; and 
 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Attorney Donald A. Hoffman shall 
comply, if he has not already done so, with the requirements of 
SCR 22.26 pertaining to activities following suspension.   
 
Prosser, J., did not participate. 
 
 
No.  2005AP1122-D 
 
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