In Re the Discipline of McCallum

The Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board (the board) has brought this disciplinary action against respondent, William B. MeCallum, an attorney at law, charging him with failure to timely file his personal income tax returns for the years 1974 and 1975 and neglect in the handling of certain estates and guardianships.

Respondent is 49 years old. He was admitted to the Minnesota bar on October 27, 1958, and currently practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Respondent did not file his state personal income tax returns for the years 1974 and 1975 until the summer of 1977. In November 1977,…