State Ex Rel. Counsel for Discipline of the Neb. Supreme Court v. Trembly

This is an attorney discipline case in which the only question before this court is the appropriate sanction. Kent J. Trembly admits to receiving a felony conviction for filing a false individual income tax return in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. The referee recommended Trembly be suspended from the practice of law for 18 months. However, after our de novo review of the record, we conclude a 3-year suspension from the practice of law is the proper sanction.

BACKGROUND

Trembly was admitted to the practice of law in the State of Nebraska on September 28, 1994. At all…