Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Kelsay

¶ 1. We review the referee's recommendation that Attorney Kevin Kelsay receive a *18public reprimand for professional misconduct. We conclude that a public reprimand is insufficient to address the seriousness of Attorney Kelsay's professional misconduct, and we hereby suspend Attorney Kelsay's license to practice law in Wisconsin for a period of six months. We agree that Attorney Kelsay should be required to pay the costs of the proceeding.

¶ 2. Attorney Kelsay was admitted to practice law in Wisconsin in 1984. His license to practice law in Wisconsin is presently under suspension. In October…