In re Pardue

ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

LPER CURIAM. *

This attorney disciplinary proceeding arises from formal charges instituted by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Hobart O. Pardue, an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Louisiana. The charges primarily arise from respondent’s conviction for one count of willfully making and subscribing a false tax return.1

UNDERLYING FACTS

On April 6, 1995, respondent pled guilty in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana to one count of willfully making and subscribing a false tax return in…