Court Opinion

ID: 9703788
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 00:07:41.988874+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:13:36.895445
License: Public Domain

SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, J.
(concurring). For the first time, the court expressly sets forth several factors it considers in ordering restitution in disciplinary matters. This is a welcome sign that guidelines that are *119much needed will be developed. See In re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Guenther, 124 Wis. 2d 476, 483, 369 N.W.2d 700 (1985) (Abrahamson, J., concurring). I believe the court should go even further. As I have written previously, I favor the court promulgating rules in regard to restitution for referees and this court to use in considering and awarding restitution. Published rules are more readily accessible than a series of court decisions; rule-making procedures would give the court an opportunity to examine all aspects of restitution and would give the public, members of the bar, referees and the Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility an opportunity to offer suggestions.