Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Ernesto Chavez

¶ 1. On November 25, 2014, the Honorable William Eich, the referee in this matter, issued a report recommending that Attorney Ernesto Chavez be declared in default and that his license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for a period of one year for 41 counts of professional misconduct. The referee also recommended that Attorney Chavez pay restitution to one client and to the Wisconsin Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection (Fund), which made payments to three other clients. The referee further recommended that Attorney Chavez be required to pay the full costs of this proceeding, which are…