Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 1-9 - General
Chapter ATCP 1 - Administrative Orders And Contested Cases
Subchapter IV - General Provisions
Section ATCP 1.12 - Party may appear by attorney

(1) GENERAL. In any contested case, a party may be represented by an attorney who is authorized to practice law in this state. An attorney retained to represent any party in a contested case shall immediately give notice of that representation to the department and to all other parties to the contested case.

(2) ACTIONS BINDING. Actions and omissions by a party's attorney in a contested case are binding on that party, as if the party had taken or omitted those actions directly.

(3) SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS. If a party in a contested case is represented by an attorney, a document served on that attorney is deemed to be served on that party.