In Re Hopper

Frederick Conger Hopper, a licensed attorney, did not file Illinois income tax returns for 1974 and 1975. In 1977 he paid the taxes due for those years, along with interest and penalties. On April 17, 1978, he pleaded guilty to wilful failure to file his 1974 and 1975 State income tax returns in violation of sections 502 and 1301 of the Illinois Income Tax Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 120, pars. 5-502, 13-1301), and was fined $1,000.

On August 30, 1978, the Administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission filed a complaint reciting the conviction and charging Hopper…