Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Raneda

¶ 1. On November 28, 2011, Referee Hannah C. Dugan issued a report recommending that Attorney J. Manuel Raneda be declared in default, concluding that Attorney Raneda engaged in numerous counts of professional misconduct, and recommending that his license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for one year and that he pay the full costs of this proceeding.

¶ 2. We conclude that the referee's findings of fact are supported by satisfactory and convincing evidence. Since Attorney Raneda failed to present a defense despite being given multiple opportunities to do so, we declare him to be in…