Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Lerose

Attorney disciplinary proceeding; attorney's license revoked.

This is an appeal by the Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility (Board) from the recommendation of the referee that the court suspend the license of Attorney Paul LeRose to practice law in Wisconsin for 18 months as discipline for professional misconduct. That misconduct occurred from 1986 through 1990 and consisted of retaining funds belonging to two law firms where he was employed, one of which pursued criminal proceedings that resulted in his criminal conviction, misrepresenting amounts paid by clients to one of those law…