Ohio State Bar Ass'n v. Tekulve

In Cleveland Bar Assn. v. Stein (1972), 29 Ohio St. 2d 77, 278 N. E. 2d 670, this court recognized the need for consistency in the imposition of discipline in cases of willful failure by an attorney to file an income tax return. We therefore rejected the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline that a public reprimand issue, and imposed the discipline of indefinite suspension, stating, at page 81:

“One of the fundamental tenets of the professional responsibility of a lawyer is that he should maintain a degree of personal and professional integrity that meets…