OFFICE OF LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY 1500 LANDMARK TOWERS 345 ST, PETER STREET ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55102-1218 ‘TELEPHONE (651) 286-9882 TOLL-FREE 1-800-887-260% Ta MEMORANDUM TO: See Distribution Below FROM: Susan M. Humiston SY~WiG- Director DATE: January 29, 2019 RE: News Release for Immediate Release - In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action against PAUL ROBERT HANSMEIER, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 0387795, Pursuant to your standing request for news releases concerning petitions filed by this Office seeking suspension or disbarment of Minnesota lawyers, a copy of the January 29, 2019, news release concerning the above matter is attached. Attached to the news release is a copy of the petition filed with the Minnesota Supreme Court. ndh Enclosure ce: Paul Robert Hansmeier Distribution: Assignment Editor, KSTP Newsroom (newsreply@kstp.com) Rochelle Olson, Minneapolis Star Tribune (Rochelle Olson@startribune.com) Abby Simons, Minneapolis Star Tribune (asimons@startribune.com) Assignment Editor, Minnesota Public Radio (newsroom@mpr.org) Associated Press, Attention: News Desk (apminneapolis@ap.org) MNN/UPI (newsroom@mnnradio.com) Assignment Desk, KARE 11 (news@kare11.com) Hannah Sayle, Managing Editor, City Pages (hsayle@citypages.com) ‘TY USERS CALL MN RELAY SERVICE TOLL FREE 1-800-697-9528 pips mous govDistribution List January 29, 2019 Page 2 Laura McCallum, Minnesota Public Radio (Imecallum@mpr.org) Seth Leventhal (seth@leventhalpllc.com) Valley News Live (news@valleynewslive.com) Leah Beno, Fox 9 News (Leah Beno@foxtv.com) William J. Wernz (wernz.william@dorseyalumni.com) Barbara Jones, Managing Editor, Minnesota Lawyer (barbara jones@minnlawyer.com) Randy Furst, Minneapolis Star Tribune (rfurst@startribune.com) David Chanen, Minneapolis Star Tribune (david.chanen@startribune.com) Nick Woltman, St. Paul Pioneer Press (nwoltman@pioneerpress.com) Tom Lyden, KMSP Fox 9 (tom.lyden@foxtv.com) Dan Browning, Minneapolis Star Tribune (dbrowning@startribune.com) Christine Stanwood, Valley News Live (christine stanwood@valleynewslive.com) Paul Walsh, Minneapolis Star Tribune (pwalsh@startribune.com) WCCO (tips@weco.com) Jennifer Mayerle, WCCO-TV (jlmayerle@weco.com) Sarah Horner (shorner@pioneerpress.com) Kevin Featherly, Minnesota Lawyer (kfeatherly@minnlawyer.com)OFFICE OF LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY ‘1500 LANOMARK TOWERS 345 ST. PETER STREET SST PAUL, MINNESOTA 55102-1218, TELEPHONE (651) 206-052 TOLL-FREE 1-800-687-3601 RTT ET NEWS RELEASE For immediate release Contact: Susan M. Humiston, Director January 29, 2019 (651) 296-3952 DISCIPLINE OF ATTORNEY SOUGHT, ST. PAUL ~ A petition for disciplinary action seeking disbarment or other appropriate discipline of Woodbury attorney Paul Robert Hansmeier was filed today in the Minnesota Supreme Court by Susan M. Humiston, Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility. The petition was filed upon authorization of a Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board Panel Chair pursuant to Rule 10(d), Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility. A copy of the petition is attached. Hansmeier has 20 days to answer the allegations. The Minnesota Supreme Court will make the final decision on the appropriate discipline to be imposed, if any. Final action can include dismissal of the petition or discipline ranging from reprimand to disbarment. -END- ‘TTY USERS CALL MN RELAY SERVICE TOLL FREE 1-600-807-9528, tpsorsmacourts.gow