Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics & Conduct v. Runge

LAVORATO, Justice.

Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct alleged, and the Grievance Commission found, that Ronald E. Runge failed to file state income tax returns and pay the taxes on the dates due. Although the commission recommended a ninety-day suspension, we think a six-month suspension is more appropriate. We suspend Runge’s license to-practice law indefinitely, with no possibility of reinstatement for six months from the filing date of this opinion.

Runge has practiced law in Sioux City since 1958. He is a general practitioner. At one time, a small portion of his…