Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics & Conduct v. O'Brien

CARTER, Justice.

This is a review of the findings and recommendation of the court’s grievance commission with respect to allegations of professional misconduct against attorney Brien Patrick O’Brien (respondent). The grievance commission found that respondent violated the Iowa Code of Professional Responsibility for Lawyers in connection with his failure to file Iowa income tax returns for the years 1997 and 1998 when required to do so. That failure resulted in his criminal conviction for fraudulent practices in the third degree, an aggravated misdemeanor. The commission found that this course…