When people become addicted to illegal substances, bad things are usually the result. There is the possibility of police involvement leading to arrest and conviction. Addiction problems affect work performance, and if the addict is an attorney, then clients may suffer. Attorney misconduct as a result of illegal drug use therefore often results in disbarment. Such is the case with Stephen Compton.
Compton’s license to practice law was recently suspended for two years. The story is here.
Compton is a Wisconsin attorney from Walworth County who pled guilty last year to felony charges of possession of narcotics and bail jumping. He was sentenced to three years probation, but that did not prevent the state supreme court for suspending his license.
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