In Re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Washington

¶ 1. We review the report and recommendation of the referee following the entry of a stipulation by the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Hazel J. Washington. As requested by the stipulation, the referee recommended that Attorney Washington's license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for one year, effective February 3, 2006, the date on which Attorney Washington's license was summarily suspended due to her criminal conviction.

¶ 2. On January 10, 2007, after reviewing the referee's recommendation, this court issued an order directing the parties to show cause why the…