In Re Gibbs

This is an original action for disbarment brought under Admission and Disciplinary Rules 24, 25, 26 and 27, charging the respondent with having been convicted of a felony, with being an unfit person to practice law by reason thereof and by reason of having violated his oath of office and canons 29 and 32 of professional ethics for the practice of law adopted by the American Bar Association in 1908. The essence of all charges stems from Respondent’s having *694been convicted, on a plea of nolo contendere, of having wilfully and knowingly attempted to evade income taxes due and owing by him to the…