Office of Lawyer Regulation v. William J. Spangler

¶ 1. We review a report and supplemental report filed by referee James R. Erickson recommending that Attorney William J. Spangler's license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for 60 days for seven counts of professional misconduct involving two client matters. The referee also recommends that Attorney Spangler pay the full costs of the proceeding, which are $6,678.43 as of March 29, 2016.

¶ 2. Upon careful review of the matter, we adopt the referee's findings of fact and conclusions of law. We conclude, however, that rather than the 60-day suspension stipulated by the parties and…