Milwaukee attorney convicted of embezzlement granted reinstatement.

Byline: Michaela Paukner, mpaukner@wislawjournal.com

A Milwaukee attorney convicted of embezzling thousands of dollars froman estate has been reinstated to practice law in Wisconsin.

Daniel W. Morse, a solo practitioner, pleaded guiltyin 2018 to three criminal charges for embezzling more than $25,000 belonging to an estate. TheWisconsin Supreme Court suspended his law license for one year forthe misconduct.

The high court grantedhis petition for reinstatement on March 2, following a hearing in October and a referee's recommendation for reinstatement submitted in November.

According to the state Supreme Court's opinion, the referee found that Morse fully complied with the terms of his suspension, understood the gravity of his misconduct and made restitution.

"The referee said Attorney Morse is very knowledgeable about his specific area of practice, and if, in the future, an issue at the periphery of his...

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