Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Christopher E. Meisel

¶ 1. Attorney Christopher E. Mei-sel has appealed Referee Hannah Dugan's recommendation that his license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for two years for 15 counts of misconduct, which included converting approximately $175,000 from two estates and two guardianship proceedings. Attorney Meisel stipulated to all counts of misconduct but asserts that, rather than a two-year suspension, a five-month suspension of his law license is an adequate sanction.

¶ 2. Upon careful review of this matter, we uphold the referee's findings of fact and conclusions of law. We conclude, however, that…