Title: Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Bruce Nash
Citation: 2003 WI 25
Docket Number: 2003AP000273-D
State: Wisconsin
Issuer: Wisconsin Supreme Court
Date: April 22, 2003

2003 WI 25 
 
 
 
SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN 
 
 
 
 
 
CASE NO.: 
03-0273-D 
 
 
COMPLETE TITLE: 
 
 
In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings  
Against Bruce Nash, Attorney at Law: 
 
Office of Lawyer Regulation,  
 
Complainant, 
 
v. 
Bruce Nash,  
 
Respondent. 
 
 
 
 
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST NASH 
 
 
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April 22, 2003   
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2003 WI 25 
 
 
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.  03-0273-D 
 
 
In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings  
Against Bruce Nash, Attorney at Law: 
 
Office of Lawyer Regulation,  
 
          Complainant, 
 
     v. 
 
Bruce Nash,  
 
          Respondent. 
 
FILED 
 
APR 22, 2003 
 
Cornelia G. Clark 
Clerk of Supreme Court 
Madison, WI 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Court entered the following order on this date: 
 
On January 30, 2003, the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) 
filed a disciplinary complaint against Attorney Bruce Nash 
asking this court to impose reciprocal discipline identical to 
that imposed on Attorney Nash by the Illinois Supreme Court.  
That court suspended Attorney Nash’s Illinois law license for 
one year, effective March 22, 2001.  On February 12, 2003, this 
court issued an order to show cause directing Attorney Nash to 
show cause in writing by March 5, 2003 why the imposition of the 
identical discipline imposed by the Illinois Supreme Court would 
be unwarranted.  Attorney Nash failed to respond to the order to 
show cause; 
 
Attorney Nash was admitted to practice law in Wisconsin in 
1987 and he became licensed to practice law in Illinois.  His 
license to practice law in Wisconsin is currently under 
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suspension for failure to pay dues and for failure to comply 
with continuing legal education (CLE) requirements; 
 
The one-year suspension in Illinois was based on Attorney 
Nash’s failure to complete legal work for which he had been paid 
a retainer and using moneys advanced by his clients for personal 
or business expenses; 
 
SCR 22.22(3) provides that this court shall impose the 
identical discipline or license suspension unless the procedure 
in the 
other 
jurisdiction 
was so 
lacking 
in 
notice or 
opportunity to be heard as to constitute a due process 
violation; there was such an infirmity of proof establishing the 
misconduct that this court should not accept as final the 
misconduct finding; or the misconduct justifies substantially 
different discipline here.  Neither OLR nor Attorney Nash 
contend, nor does this court find, that any of these three 
exceptions exist; 
 
Accordingly, 
 
IT IS ORDERED that the license of Bruce Nash to practice 
law in the state of Wisconsin be suspended for one year, 
effective the date of this order; 
 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this suspension does not affect 
the existing suspensions for failure to comply with CLE 
requirements which would also have to be satisfied in order for 
Attorney Nash’s license to practice law in Wisconsin to be 
reinstated; 
 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Attorney Nash shall comply, if 
he has not already done so, with the requirements of SCR 22.26 
pertaining to activities following suspension. 
 
 
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