Attorney Joseph Kaupie of Wausau, WI; ethical gremlin

The state of Wisconsin presented Joseph J. Kaupie with a law license in 1999 after he graduated from Southern Methodist University Law School.

The Office of Lawyer Registration (OLR) found Joey guilty of the following misconduct.

• Had no contact with client regarding client’s appeal
• Failed to cooperate with ethics investigators (Up yours, said Joey!)
• Failed to file statement of transcript in appellate brief
• Failed to send client’s file to successor counsel
• Failed to perform meaningful work to advance client’s appeal
• Failed to respond to multiple orders from court of appeals

As a consequence of his misconduct, the Wisconsin Supreme Court punished Joey by gifting him with a complimentary 5-month suspension of his law license.  

As we speak (ca. January 2016), Joey practices at 3504 Golf View Drive in Wausau,