¶5 Following the jury's verdict in the criminal case, the OLR moved pursuant to SCR 22.20 for a summary suspension of Attorney Dudas' Wisconsin law license. On May 21, 2014, this court granted the motion and suspended Attorney Dudas' law license until further order of the court.

¶7 Attorney Dudas pursued postconviction relief in the criminal case. The parties filed a joint request for a stay of the disciplinary proceeding and the continuance of Attorney Dudas' summary suspension pending postconviction and appellate proceedings in the criminal case. On January 12, 2015, this court granted the request, holding the disciplinary proceeding in abeyance and continuing the summary license suspension.

¶8 Attorney Dudas filed an appeal of his criminal convictions in December 2016. The appeal was pending in the Wisconsin court system for years. During that time, the OLR and Attorney Dudas, through counsel, communicated about the status of the appeal and whether Attorney Dudas would file an SCR 22.19 petition for consensual license revocation or stipulate to the revocation of his license as sought by the OLR. The OLR communicated to Attorney Dudas that should revocation be imposed, it would request this court to order the revocation to commence on May 21, 2014, the date the underlying related summary suspension had commenced.

¶11 The stipulation states that Attorney Dudas answers the OLR's disciplinary complaint by entering a no contest plea, and he agrees that this court may use the allegations of the disciplinary complaint as an adequate factual basis for a determination of misconduct. He states he enters into the stipulation to resolve the pending proceeding and enters the no contest plea to the misconduct allegation for purposes of professional discipline only. He states he reserves his right to pursue collateral challenges to his criminal convictions in state or federal courts. The stipulation avers that neither Attorney Dudas nor the OLR intend that the stipulation will impact future litigation in Attorney Dudas' criminal matter.

¶12 The stipulation goes on to state that it does not result from plea-bargaining. It notes that the OLR's position on sanction has remained constant throughout the proceeding.

¶13 Attorney Dudas represents and verifies that he fully understands the misconduct allegation; that he fully understands the ramifications should this court impose the stipulated level of discipline; that he fully understands his right to contest this matter; that he fully understands his right to consult with counsel and that he has had the benefit of advice of counsel throughout the proceeding; that his entry into the stipulation is made knowingly and voluntarily; and that his entry into the stipulation represents his decision not to contest the allegations in the complaint or the level and type of discipline sought by the OLR's director.

¶14 Having reviewed the stipulation and the OLR's memorandum in support of the stipulation, we approve the stipulation and adopt the stipulated facts and legal conclusions of professional misconduct. Given the extreme seriousness of the felony criminal convictions that underlie the misconduct allegation contained in the OLR's complaint, we agree that the revocation of Attorney Dudas' license to practice law in this state is an appropriate level of discipline. Consistent with this court's treatment of discipline imposed in proceedings that are filed following an SCR 22.20 summary suspension, we agree that it is appropriate to set the commencement date of the revocation for May 21, 2014, the effective date of the underlying SCR 22.20 summary suspension. See, e.g., In re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Washington, 2007 WI 65, 301 Wis. 2d 47, 732 N.W.2d 24; In re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Chvala, 2007 WI 47, 300 Wis. 2d 206, 730 N.W.2d 648. In its memorandum in support of the stipulation, the OLR states the public will not be put at risk by a retroactive revocation commencement date since Attorney Dudas' Wisconsin law license will remain revoked unless and until he is able to prove his fitness to regain his license in a reinstatement proceeding. Since this matter was resolved without the need for the appointment of a referee, no costs will be imposed.

¶15 IT IS ORDERED that the license of David G. Dudas to practice law in Wisconsin is revoked, retroactive to May 21, 2014.