In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Lex

¶ 1. We review the recommendation of the referee that Attorney Joseph T. Lex be publicly reprimanded for professional misconduct consisting of his intentional failure to file Wisconsin income tax returns timely for several years. We determine that the recommended public reprimand is the appropriate discipline to impose for Attorney Lex's professional misconduct.

¶ 2. Attorney Lex was licensed to practice law in Wisconsin in 1966 and practices in the Milwaukee area. He was disciplined once previously for professional misconduct when, in 1987, the court publicly reprimanded him for neglect of a…