Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Walter W. Stern, III

¶ 1. We review, pursuant to SCR 22.17(2), 1 the report of the referee, Richard C. Ninneman, recommending the court suspend Attorney Walter W. Stern, Ill's license to practice law for a period of two years for professional misconduct resulting in his federal criminal conviction for conspiring to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h). 2 No appeal has been filed.

¶ 2. We approve and adopt the referee's findings of fact and conclusions of law. We conclude that the seriousness of Attorney Stern's misconduct warrants a two-year license suspension. The Office of Lawyer…