Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Richard A. Kranitz

¶ 1. In this disciplinary proceeding, we review a stipulation pursuant to SCR 22.12 1 between the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Richard A. Kranitz. In the stipulation, Attorney Kranitz agrees with the OLR's position that his misconduct that resulted in a federal felony conviction for conspiracy to commit securities fraud warrants the imposition of a two-year suspension of his license to practice law in Wisconsin.

¶ 2. After fully reviewing the stipulation and the facts of this matter, we accept the stipulation and impose the two-year suspension jointly requested by the…