In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Converse

¶ 1. Attorney Mark E. Converse has appealed from a referee's report concluding that he engaged in professional misconduct and recommending that his license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for a period of one year.

¶ 2. We conclude that the referee's findings of fact are supported by satisfactory and convincing evidence. We further determine that the seriousness of Attorney Converse's misconduct warrants the suspension of his license to practice law for a period of one year. We also agree with the referee that the costs of the proceeding, which are $4056.34, as of December 12, 2005,…