Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Goldstein

1. PER CURIAM.

¶ Attorney Russell Goldstein appeals from a referee's report recommending that his license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for a period of four months, for violations of supreme court rules governing diligence, lawyer-client communications, and fee arrangements in six separate client matters. We adopt the referee's findings and conclusions and agree that a four-month suspension is appropriate discipline given the facts of this case.

¶ 2. Attorney Goldstein was admitted to practice in Wisconsin in 1951. He is primarily a solo practitioner in the Milwaukee area. In 2000…