SCR 22.29

(1) A petition for reinstatement of a license suspended for a

definite period may be filed at any time commencing three months prior

to the expiration of the suspension period.

(2) A petition for reinstatement of a license that is revoked may

be filed at any time commencing five years after the effective date of

revocation.

(3) A petition for reinstatement shall be filed in the supreme

court. A copy of the petition shall be served on the director and on the

board of bar examiners.

(3m) The petitioner shall file 9 copies of a petition for

reinstatement.

(4) The petition for reinstatement shall show all of the

following:

(a) The petitioner desires to have the petitioner's license

reinstated.

(b) The petitioner has not practiced law during the period of

suspension or revocation.

(c) The petitioner has complied fully with the terms of the order

of suspension or revocation and will continue to comply with them until

the petitioner's license is reinstated.

(d) The petitioner has maintained competence and learning in

the law by attendance at identified educational activities.

(e) The petitioner's conduct since the suspension or revocation

has been exemplary and above reproach.

(f) The petitioner has a proper understanding of and attitude

toward the standards that are imposed upon members of the bar and will

act in conformity with the standards.

(g) The petitioner can safely be recommended to the legal

profession, the courts and the public as a person fit to be consulted by

others and to represent them and otherwise act in matters of trust and

confidence and in general to aid in the administration of justice as a

member of the bar and as an officer of the courts.

(h) The petitioner has fully complied with the requirements set

forth in SCR 22.26.

(j) The petitioner's proposed use of the license if reinstated.

(k) A full description of all of the petitioner's business activities

during the period of suspension or revocation.

(m) The petitioner has made restitution to or settled all claims of

persons injured or harmed by petitioner's misconduct, including

reimbursement to the Wisconsin lawyers' fund for client protection for

all payments made from that fund, or, if not, the petitioner's explanation

of the failure or inability to do so.

(4x) At the time that the petitioner serves a copy of the petition

for reinstatement on the director, the petitioner shall also submit to the

director a completed reinstatement questionnaire.

COMMENT

An attorney seeking reinstatement of a suspended or revoked license is required to

reimburse the Fund for any payments made to injured clients as a result of the attorney's conduct,

or to explain why this is not possible. Fund payment to a client signifies that the lawyer's dishonest

conduct caused a loss that was restored through an assessment against all members of the bar. The

attorney responsible should be required to reimburse the Fund before resuming practice. In cases

where the attorney demonstrates that he or she cannot make full restitution to injured clients and to

the Fund, the Fund will defer its right to reimbursement until the clients have been made whole.

COMMENT

A blank copy of the reinstatement questionnaire may be obtained from the office of lawyer

regulation. The questionnaire is used by the office of lawyer regulation to assist in its investigation.

The questionnaire is not to be filed with the court.

(5) A petition for reinstatement shall be accompanied by an

advance deposit in an amount to be set by the supreme court for

payment of all or a portion of the costs of the reinstatement proceeding.

The supreme court may extend the time for payment or waive payment

in any case in which to do otherwise would result in hardship or

injustice.