In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Wagner

This matter is before us upon the recommendation of the Board of Governors of the Oregon State Bar that Franz E. Wagner, a member of the Oregon State Bar, be suspended from the practice of law in the state of Oregon for a period of one year.

The defendant has not filed a petition seeking a review of the recommendation of the board. Our duties, however, require a review of the record, and this we have carefully done.

The charge of unprofessional conduct stems from the defendant’s failure to file a federal income tax return for the years 1952, 1953 and 1954, as required by the laws of the United…