Successful trial attorney Daniel Rottier, president of the personal injury law firm Habush, Habush & Rottier, was arrested earlier this month at his $5 million Maple Bluff home, for allegedly hitting his wife with a cane.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Wednesday, citing a Dane County criminal complaint, reported that Rottier, 62, arrived at his home drunk at about 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 7, a night he was supposed to take his kids to a movie.

As he and wife, Frankie Kirk, argued about his drinking, Rottier drew back his cane and hit her on the back as she turned away, leaving a seven-inch welt.

Kirk was treated at their home, and Maple Bluff police took Rottier to the Dane County Jail where his blood alcohol level was measured at 0.13.

Rottier was charged on Feb. 13 with misdemeanor battery. He's scheduled for a plea hearing on Friday.