ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COM'N OF MARYLAND v. Atkinson

RAKER, Judge.

The Attorney Grievance Commission (AGC), through Bar Counsel, charged Rena Vaughn Atkinson, Respondent, with several violations of the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct, arising out of her failure to pay federal and state income taxes for the years 1986 through 1996. Pursuant to Maryland Rule 16-709(b), we referred the charges to Judge E. Allen Shepherd, of the Circuit Court for Princes George’s County, to conduct a hearing and make findings of fact and proposed *648conclusions of law. After hearing evidence, Judge Shepherd filed a memorandum opinion in which he made detailed…