Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Ass'n v. Borchart

LAVORATO, Justice.

We must review the Grievance Commission’s report recommending suspension of D. Keith Borchart’s license to practice law. See Iowa Sup.CtR. 118.10. The commission found that Borchart knowingly and willingly failed to file his state income tax returns. It also found that he falsely stated in client-security questionnaires he filed those returns. See Iowa Sup.CtR. 121.-4(b).

We temporarily suspended Borchart’s license on January 9, 1986. Although the commission recommended a one-year suspension from that date, one member recommended a public reprimand or, at most, a three-month…