► Attorney Douglas Batt of Milwaukee; ethical gremlin |
Attorney Douglas Batt of
The state of
The Office of Lawyer Registration (OLR) found Doug guilty of the following misconduct.
· Wrote check on insufficient account (rubber)
· Recordkeeping errors regarding trust account
· Improperly deposited earned fees and rent income into trust account
· Audit discovered several trust account recordkeeping deficiencies
· Failed to identify source of deposits to transaction register
· Failed to identify client associated with deposits or disbursements
· Failed to regularly reconcile trust accounts as required to do
As a consequence of his misconduct, the Wisconsin Supreme Court punished Doug by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.
As we speak (ca. November 2014), Doug practices with the Law Offices of Douglas E. Batt at
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