Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Smith

Attorney disciplinary proceeding; attorney's license suspended, conditions imposed.

We review the recommendation of the referee that the license of Attorney Darryl E. Smith to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for three months as discipline for his use of illegal drugs over a five-year period, which culminated in his criminal conviction in 1993 of three drug-related misdemeanors, for which he was fined and ordered to perform community service. In addition to the license suspension, the referee recommended that the court impose conditions on Attorney Smith's continued practice of law…