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· 2/2/1994

Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Beaver

Citations

  • 510 N.W.2d 129
  • 181 Wis. 2d 12
  • 58 A.L.R. 5th 855
  • 1994 Wisc. LEXIS 11

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  • holding that an offensive personality claim must relate to conduct that reflects adversely on a person's fitness as a lawyer
  • concluding that an ethical rule was not unconstitutionally vague because its prohibition was “understandable by a person who has been licensed as an officer of the court,” keeping in mind “[t]he context in which [the] provision is promulgated and the cases to which it has been applied”
  • upholding Wisconsin's \offensive personality\ statute against a similar vagueness challenge in part because of the context in which the phrase is used and the knowledge of ethical standards imputed to attorneys
  • upholding Wisconsin’s “offensive personality” statute against a similar vagueness challenge in part because of the context in which the phrase is used and the knowledge of ethical standards imputed to attorneys

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Judges: Per Curiam

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