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

HARRIS, Justice.

We granted the committee permission to appeal from the commission’s dismissal of these attorney disciplinary proceedings. On review we agree with the committee’s contention that respondent’s misconduct warrants a suspension.

The respondent would not emerge blameless under either version of the facts. Under both views there was, for several years, a wholesale failure to comply with the income tax laws and one wrong certification that tax returns were filed. The committee contends we are faced with an almost routine failure to file tax returns. Respondent attorney concedes his…