Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Joseph M. Capistrant

¶ 1. We review Referee Daniel L. Icenogle's recommendation that the court suspend the Wisconsin law license of Attorney Joseph M. Capistrant for a period of 90 days for professional misconduct. The referee also recommended that Attorney Capistrant pay the costs of the proceeding, which total $574.94 as of June 1, 2015.

¶ 2. Because no appeal has been filed, we review the referee's report pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.17(2). After conducting our independent review of the matter, we agree with the referee that, based on Attorney Capistrant's failure to answer the complaint filed by the…