Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Felli

¶ 1. Attorney Jay Andrew Felli has appealed from a referee's report concluding that he engaged in professional misconduct and recommending that his license to practice law in Wisconsin he suspended for a period of 18 months. The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) has cross-appealed, arguing that the referee's findings that there was insufficient evidence to prove three of the counts alleged in the OLR's complaint are clearly erroneous. In addition, the OLR asserts that the recommended 18-month suspension inadequately addresses the severity of the misconduct and that the gravity of the offenses…