In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against O'Byrne

¶ 1. We review the recommendation of the referee that Attorney Christopher L. O'Byrne's license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for 60 days for professional misconduct in the handling of an estate. The referee also recommended that Attorney O'Byrne be required to pay the costs of the proceeding.

¶ 2. We determine that the seriousness of Attorney O'Byrne's professional misconduct warrants a suspension of his license to practice law for 60 days.

¶ 3. Attorney O'Byrne was admitted to practice law in Wisconsin in 1986 and practices in Port Washington. In 1994 Attorney O'Byrne consented to…