In re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Bengston

Attorney disciplinary proceeding; attorney's license suspended.

The referee recommended that the license of Attorney Noreen G. Bengston to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for a period of twelve months, deemed to have commenced September 1, 1984, for unprofessional conduct. That conduct consisted of Attorney Bengston's failure to pursue a client's personal injury claim, in violation of SCR 20.32(3), misrepresentations to her client that she had settled the matter, in violation of SCR 20.04(4), and misrepresentations to the district professional responsibility committee investigating the…