Disciplinary Proceedings Against Bengston

3 Citing cases

  1. Disciplinary Proc. Against Bengston

    380 N.W.2d 673 (Wis. 1986)   Cited 1 times

    The court suspended her license for six months, commencing March 1, 1984, for having misrepresented to a client over a period of ten years that she had been pursuing that client's personal injury claim and that she had reached a settlement in the matter. Disciplinary Proceedings Against Bengston, 116 Wis.2d 650, 342 N.W.2d 744 (1984). Attorney Bengston was again the subject of a disciplinary proceeding in 1985, in which it was determined that she had neglected a legal matter by failing to file an action on behalf of her clients or otherwise protect their claim against the running of the statute of limitations.

  2. Disciplinary Proceedings Against Camacho

    375 N.W.2d 204 (Wis. 1985)   Cited 3 times

    Further, case law has explicitly made that standard applicable to attorney disciplinary proceedings. Disciplinary Proceedings Against Bengston, 116 Wis.2d 650, 651, 342 N.W.2d 744 (1984). We accept the referee's findings of fact. They were, for the most part, based on the referee's assessment of the credibility of the witnesses, and on review we will not interfere with that determination.

  3. Disciplinary Proceedings Against Bengston

    370 N.W.2d 269 (Wis. 1985)   Cited 2 times

    The referee recommended that the suspension be consecutive to the six-month suspension of her license imposed by the court in a prior disciplinary proceeding. Disciplinary Proceedings Against Bengston, 116 Wis.2d 650, 342 N.W.2d 744 (1984). We accept the referee's findings and conclusions, which were based on a stipulation of the parties.